Preparing to Install or Upgrade SnapManager

Verify your system requirements.

For details, see Verifying system requirements.

Back up system resources and databases.

For details, see Backing up system resources and data.

Determine how many LUNs you need for your SnapManager installation and what data those LUNs will hold.

For details, see Planning your Exchange storage requirements.

Note
Even if you are upgrading a functioning SnapManager system, you might need to add extra LUNs to take advantage of the individual database restore feature. For more information about converting your existing SnapManager system to use individual database restore, see Considerations for converting to individual database restoration.

Calculate the required sizes for the LUNs and volumes to complete your SnapManager data configuration plan.

For details, see Sample SnapManager configurations.

Use the results of Step 3 and Step 4 to create your SnapManager data configuration plan.

For details, see Creating the SnapManager data configuration plan.

Configure or upgrade your filer according to the requirements for SnapDrive.

For information about configuring your filer for SnapDrive, see your SnapDrive documentation.

Configure or upgrade your Windows system for SnapDrive and Exchange.

For details, see your SnapDrive documentation and your Microsoft Windows documentation.

Install or upgrade SnapDrive.

For information about installing or upgrading Snapdrive, see your SnapDrive documentation.

Note
If you are installing SnapManager for remote administration only (no verification), you do not need to install SnapDrive.

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You are installing SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange

Using your filer administration tools and SnapDrive, create the required volumes outlined in the SnapManager data configuration plan you created in Step 5.

You are upgrading SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange

Review your volumes and LUNs against the requirements in the SnapManager data configuration plan you created in Step 5. Use your filer administration tools and SnapDrive to make any necessary changes.

For host systems running Windows Server 2003, install NetApp VSS Hardware Provider.

For details, see the NetApp VSS Hardware Provider Installation and Administration Guide.

After you complete these tasks, you are ready to install or upgrade SnapManager. Proceed to Installing or Upgrading SnapManager.