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78 pages, 2.97 Mb
David West, David Hartman
IBM System and Technology Group
August 2007
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Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
Exchange 2003 VSS Backup
Solution for IBM System
Storage™ DS8000/DS6000 and
Symantec Backup Exec 11d
Configuration and Best Practices
Contents
Main
Table of Contents
Exchange Backup and Restore ............................................................ 60
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Executive Summary
The Importance of Exchange VSS Solutions
Cost of Downtime
Target Environment
IBM System Storage DS8000 Series
IBM System Storage DS6000 Series
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Installing CIM Agent for Windows
Installation Overview for Windows
Installing the CIM Agent on Windows
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Verifying the CIM Agent Installation on Windows
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Configuring the CIM Agent for Windows
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Configuring the CIM Agent to run in Unsecure Mode
Verifying the CIM Agent Connection on Windows
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Error Messages
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DS Open API Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy and Virtual Disk Services for Windows
DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Overview
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service
Microsoft Virtual Disk Service
o Providers o Subsystems o Controllers o LUNs o Drives
DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Installation Overview
DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Installation Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
o Enterprise Edition, 32-bit version o Datacenter Edition, 32-bit version
Installing the DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS on Windows
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Verifying the DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Windows Installation
Creating VSS_FREE and VSS_RESERVED Pools for Microsoft VSS
Verifying DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Windows Configuration
DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Reconfiguration Commands
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Error Codes Returned by Microsoft VSS and VDS
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Validate VSS Operations with Vshadow.exe
Installing Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Backup Exec Overview
Backup Exec Installation Overview
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Backup Exec Installation Requirements
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The Backup Exec Service Account
Installing Backup Exec for Windows Servers
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Before Starting Backup Exec
Initial Backup Exec Server Configuration
Installing the Remote Agent for Windows Systems
Information for Microsoft Exchange Cluster Environments
Exchange Backup and Restore
Overview of the Backup Exec Agent for Exchange
Granular Recovery Technology Benefits
Performing Exchange VSS Backups
Set the Default VSS Options
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Configure the Backup Job
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Exchange Off-Host VSS Backups
Media server:
Exchange Server:
Media server and the Exchange Server:
Configuring an Offhost backup
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Best Practices for Using Offhost Backup
Restoring from an Exchange VSS Backup
Restrictions when Restoring from Snapshot Backups
Recovering Mailbox Data with Granular Restore Technology
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Consistency Checks on Excha nge Database and Log Files
Best Practices for Exchange Storage and VSS Backups
Minimizing application impact
Conclusion
Appendix
Solution Component Information Hardware Configuration Host Configuration
HBA Configuration
Storage Subsystem Configuration
Logical Configurations
Switch Configuration
Software Configuration
Microsoft Hotfixes and Patches