SnapManager® 3.1 for Microsoft® Exchange
Installation and Administration Guide

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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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SnapManager® 3.1 for Microsoft® Exchange Installation and Administration Guide

SnapManager® 3.1 for Microsoft® Exchange
Installation and Administration Guide