A repository database is a normal DBMS database that can be backed up with other data managed by the DBMS. However, since the repository is synchronized from data stored in Meridian Enterprise, the repository database is not at a high risk of loss. It can be easily re-created by resynchronizing it from its source vault either manually or by the next run of the synchronization job scheduled task. However, because full synchronization can take a considerable length of time depending on the size of the source vault, you might want to back up the repository database anyway so that it can be restored more quickly.
When stored in SQL Server, the repository database uses multiple file groups. To ensure that the file groups are correctly restored from a backup, we recommend using the Full Recovery Model for the repository database. Also, if the FILESTREAM option of the repository is enabled, be sure to also back up the FILESTREAM path.
