Verifying system requirements

System requirements  

Use the following table to determine the system requirements for SnapManager 3.1 for Microsoft Exchange.

Note
For the most current list of system requirements, see the SnapManager 3.1 for Microsoft Exchange Product Description Page on the NetApp on the Web (NOW) site at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/software/.

For information about compatible versions of SnapManager, SnapDrive, and Data ONTAP, see the SnapManager and SnapDrive Qualification Matrix on the NOW site at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/olio/guides/snapmanager_snapdrive_compatibility.

For information about the system requirements for remote administration, see Remote administration system requirements.

Remote administration system requirements  

If you are installing SnapManager for remote administration only (no verifications will be performed on this machine), use the system requirements listed in the following table.

SnapManager license options  

You can license SnapManager 3.1 for Microsoft Exchange per Exchange server or on the filer.

Per-server licensing

This license is for a specific Exchange server. When you use per-server licensing, no SnapManager license is required on the filer.

Filer licensing

If no server license is detected, SnapManager checks the filer for a SnapManager license when a SnapManager operation is initiated. If the SnapManager license is not enabled on the filer either, the SnapManager operation fails and an error is written to the Windows event log.

License requirements  

Use the following table to determine the licenses required to run SnapManager.

Service account requirements  

The service account used by SnapManager must have proper Exchange permissions for SnapManager to function properly.

There are three predetermined permission levels for Exchange:

• Exchange View Only
• Exchange Administrator
• Exchange Full Administrator

The minimum level required for SnapManager is Exchange Administrator. This requirement can be satisfied using one of these methods:

• Assign Exchange Administrator permissions to the organization object.
• Create an Exchange administrative group and assign the correct permissions to that group.

  Note
  Right-clicking an object in the Exchange System Manager and selecting Delegate Control opens the Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard, which enables you to change that object's permissions.

If you require a greater granularity of control for the SnapManager service account, you can apply Exchange-specific permissions to the object. The minimum Exchange-specific permissions required for SnapManager are

• Read
• Execute
• Read Permissions
• List Contents
• Read Properties
• Administer Information Store
• View Information Store Status

  Note
  The user account or group you are configuring must also be a member of the Exchange server's local administrators group.

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