Table of Contents

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

2

Executive Summary

 

5

The Importance of Exchange VSS Solutions

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5

Cost of Downtime

 

6

Target Environment

 

6

IBM System Storage™ DS8000 Series

7

IBM System Storage™ DS6000 Series

8

Installing CIM Agent for Windows

10

Installation Overview for Windows

11

Installing the CIM Agent on Windows

 

12

Verifying the CIM Agent Installation on Windows

18

Configuring the CIM Agent for Windows

20

Configuring the CIM Agent to run in Unsecure Mode

24

Verifying the CIM Agent Connection on Windows

25

Error Messages

 

28

DS Open API Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy and Virtual Disk Services

for Windows

 

31

DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Overview

31

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service

31

Microsoft Virtual Disk Service

 

32

DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Installation Overview

33

DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Installation Requirements

33

Hardware Requirements

 

33

Software Requirements

 

34

Verifying the DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Windows Installation

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40

Creating VSS_FREE and VSS_RESERVED Pools for Microsoft VSS

41

Verifying DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Windows

Configuration

 

42

DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS Reconfiguration Commands...... 43

Error Codes Returned by Microsoft VSS and VDS

45

Validate VSS Operations with Vshadow.exe

48

Installing Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers

49

Backup Exec Overview

 

49

Backup Exec Installation Overview

 

49

Backup Exec Installation Requirements

51

The Backup Exec Service Account

53

Installing Backup Exec for Windows Servers

54

Before Starting Backup Exec

 

57

Initial Backup Exec Server Configuration

58

Installing the Remote Agent for Windows Systems

59

Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution

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David West, David Hartman

 

For IBM Storage DS8000/DS6000

 

©Copyright IBM Corp. 2007

 

And Symantec Backup Exec 11d

 

 

 

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