HP 7450 Application Software Suite Microsoft Exchange Media LTU Centralized Backup Configuration

Centralized Backup Configuration

A centralized backup configuration, as shown in Figure 2 (page 14), allows you to maximize the resources and performance of the Exchange servers through off-host central control management capabilities. A single backup server can remotely create virtual copies on multiple Exchange servers and manage all virtual copies on the backup server.

This type of configuration is recommended if you need to manage multiple Exchange servers or are in a clustered environment.

Figure 2 Centralized Backup Configuration

NOTE: The Exchange System Management Tools is required on the Recovery Manager Backup Server for Exchange database for validation purposes. In addition, the Exchange Servers and the Management Tools must use matched release and service pack versions.

NOTE: All the Exchange servers, including the Recovery Manager Backup Server component, must be in the same Windows domain (unless you have configured Recovery Manager to use multiple Active Directory domains).

Single Host Backup Configuration

A single host backup configuration, as shown in Figure 3 (page 15), allows you to manage virtual copies locally on the Exchange server.

14 Overview of Recovery Manager