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Installation and Administration Guide
SnapManager® 3.1 for Microsoft® Exchange
Preface
Chapter 1: Understanding SnapManager
SnapManager overview
How SnapManager works with other system components
SnapManager and SnapDrive
SnapManager and VSS
SnapManager and snapshots
How SnapManager works with other backup methods
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install or Upgrade SnapManager
Verifying system requirements
Backing up system resources and data
Planning your Exchange storage requirements
Sample SnapManager configurations
Sample configurations for Exchange 2000 or 2003
Sample configurations for Exchange 5.5
Planning your data sizing requirements
LUN size calculation
Volume size calculation
Single instance sharing ratio calculation
Creating the SnapManager data configuration plan
Chapter 3: Installing or Upgrading SnapManager
Installing SnapManager
Installing SnapManager on a stand-alone system
Installing SnapManager and creating a new Windows cluster
Installing SnapManager in an existing Windows cluster
Performing the basic installation process
Upgrading to SnapManager 3.1 for Microsoft Exchange
Upgrading from SnapManager for Exchange 2000 v1.1 or later
Upgrading from SnapManager for Exchange 2000 v1.0
Upgrading from SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange 5.5
Uninstalling SnapManager
Chapter 4: Configuring the Exchange Data for SnapManager
Understanding the SnapManager Configuration Wizard
Using the Configuration Wizard to configure your data store
Chapter 5: Backing Up with SnapManager Backup
Understanding SnapManager Backup
Tips for using SnapManager Backup
Understanding the backup naming conventions
Performing a backup
Chapter 6: Managing Backups
Verifying databases
Verifying backup databases
Deferred verification
Remote verification
Overriding database verification
Deleting backups
Deleting backups automatically
Deleting backups using the Action menu
Deleting selected backups
Chapter 7: Restoring Databases with SnapManager Restore
Understanding SnapManager Restore
Guidelines for restoring SnapManager backups
Restoring from a SnapManager backup
Chapter 8: Using SnapMirror with SnapManager
Understanding SnapMirror
How SnapManager uses SnapMirror
Scheduling SnapMirror replication for SnapManager backups
Chapter 9: Archiving SnapManager Backups
About archiving
Archiving your SnapManager backups
Using NDMP or dump to archive SnapManager backups
Using a Windows backup utility to archive SnapManager backups
Archiving Exchange backups
Using Run Command After Operation to archive automatically
Chapter 10: Performing Disaster Recovery with SnapManager
Preparing for disaster recovery
Backing up your Exchange environment
Replicating your Exchange environment
Restoring your Exchange environment
Recovering Exchange data using archives
Recovering Exchange data using SnapMirror
Restoring a filer volume using SnapManager backup archives
Recovering a failed Exchange server
Recovering both a failed filer and a failed Exchange server
Recovering a failed filer and server to a replicated environment
Chapter 11: Managing SnapManager Reports
Understanding SnapManager reports
Deleting SnapManager reports
Printing SnapManager Reports
Chapter 12: Configuring SnapManager Notification
Configuring e-mail notification
Configuring filer SysLog and Autosupport
Index
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