SQL Consistency for Replication

As I understood,there are 3 different Consistencies: Crash, File and Application. What we need for SQL is application consistent.

What exactly I need to do for that, just activate “VSS” in VMware Tools AND “quiescing”?

Or do I needto install “vzShadow.exe” on my Windows VM? Or is this just an other method???

Very Important =>

Any experince with backing up AND RESTORING SQL DBs with vRanger? Any inconsistency problems?

I am using it for backup, but I had never a restore case. Usually the SQL admin is using some dumpfiles. But now we want to use the replication process.

Thanx

Pek