IBM DS6000, DS8000 Exchange Off-Host VSS Backups

Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution

For IBM Storage DS8000/DS6000

And Symantec Backup Exec 11d

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11. Select Perform consistency check before backup when using

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot provider.

Symantec recommends that you perform consistency checks before

running snapshot backups.

12. Do not check Continue with backup if consistency check fails.

13. Click Run Now or go to Frequency > Schedule in the left pane to

schedule the job.

14. Schedule or start the backup job.

After a VSS backup job is completed, check the section Backup Set Detail

Information in the job log to make sure Advanced Open File was used

during the backup.

Exchange Off-Host VSS Backups

Offhost backup enables Backup Exec to move backup processing from the

host computer, which is the remote computer that contains the volumes

selected for backup, to the Backup Exec media server. The offhost backup

creates a snapshot of the volume or volumes that are selected for backup on

the remote computer. The snapshots are then imported to the media server,

where they are backed up.

The following requirements must be met to use offhost backup.

• Backup Exec for Windows Servers version 10.0 or later

• Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Option

• Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option

• Agent for Exchange

• Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers version 10.0 or later

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard, Datacenter, or Enterprise

with Service Pack 1 (or later)

• Most recent Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) patches.