Using the Configuration Wizard to configure your data store

If you have not already done so, start the SnapManager for Exchange application. To do this, go to the Windows Start menu and select Program Files > SnapManager for Exchange.

Result

The SnapManager for Exchange main window appears.

If you want to view or change the Exchange server managed by SnapManager, do this using the Connect to Exchange Server dialog box. To open this dialog box, go to the SnapManager menu bar and select Action > Connect to Another Exchange.

For more information, see Connecting to a different Exchange server.

Note
To access the Reports on another Exchange server, you must connect using an Exchange server user account that belongs to the Administrators group on that machine. For more information, see Step 2 in Starting SnapManager and connecting to the default server.

If the Configuration Wizard is not already started, click the Configuration Wizard button to start it now.

Result

The Configuration Wizard launches and the Welcome screen appears.

Welcome

To begin the configuration, click Next.

Result

The Database Verification Server screen appears.

Database Verification Server

Use the Database Verification Server screen to specify the Exchange server to be used to perform Exchange database verification.

• If you want to specify the database verification server now, type or browse to an Exchange server in the Verification Server box.

  Note
  If the computer used for database verification does not have Exchange installed, you must put the necessary files on it. For details, see Understanding Windows host system requirements.

• If you want to specify the database verification server later, select the option labeled "Select a verification server later using the Options menu."

  Note
  You do not need to specify a verification server now. To do so later, when you are ready to select a database verification server, select Options > Database Verification Settings (to open the Verification Settings dialog box). For more information, see Selecting the database verification server.

Click Next.

Result

The Where to Move Databases screen appears.

Where to Move Databases

In the Where to Move Databases screen, associate your Exchange storage groups (Stores) or databases with the correct LUNs according to your SnapManager data configuration plan.

For more information about using this window, see Moving databases using the Configuration Wizard.

Example:

In the following example, the SG2 storage group has already been associated with LUN S. When you click the move (<=>) button, the First Storage Group is associated with LUN T, and you can proceed to the next window.

After you associate all databases with a LUN, click Next.

Result

The Where to Move Transaction Logs screen appears.

Where to Move Transaction Logs

In the Where to Move Transaction Logs screen, associate your transaction logs with the correct LUNs according to your SnapManager data configuration plan.

For more information about using this screen, see Moving transaction logs using the Configuration Wizard.

Example:

In the following example, the transaction logs for the First Storage Group have been associated with LUN L. When you click the move (<=>) button, the transaction logs for SG2 will be associated with LUN L also, and you can proceed to the next window.

After you associate all transaction logs with a LUN, click Next.

Result

The Where to Move SMTP and MTA System Files screen appears.

Where to Move SMTP and MTA System Files

In the Where to Move SMTP and MTA System Files screen, determine the location of your SMTP and MTA system files.

Note
The SMTP and MTA system files cannot reside on a LUN that also contains Exchange databases.

For more information about using this screen, see About the SMTP and MTA queue location.

After you determine the location of all listed system files, click Next.

Result

The Where to Put the SnapInfo Directory screen appears.

Where to Put the SnapInfo Directory

In the Where to Put the SnapInfo Directory screen, select the SnapInfo files and the LUN to which you want to move them, and then click the move (<=>) button.

For information about using multiple SnapInfo directories, see About transaction log archiving using NTFS hard links and About multiple SnapInfo directories.

Click Next.

Result

The Add Microsoft iSCSI Service Dependency screen appears.

Add Microsoft iSCSI Service Dependency

If you are installing SnapManager on a stand-alone system that has the Microsoft iSCSI initiator installed, select whether you want to configure your Microsoft iSCSI service as a dependency for the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant.

Note
You are advised to select Yes so that Microsoft Exchange cannot start before the Microsoft iSCSI service is ready to accept connections.

Click Next.

Result

The Configure Automatic Event Notification screen appears.

Configure Automatic Event Notification

Use the Configure Automatic Event Notification screen to configure the automatic event notification options for SnapManager:

• Configure automatic SMTP e-mail notification for event notification.
• Enable Syslog (storage system event log) support.
• Enable AutoSupport for SnapManager.
• Limit event logging to failure events

After you complete the Configuration Wizard, you can also view or change these settings by selecting Options > Notification Settings to access the Auto Notification Settings dialog box. For more detailed information, see Using the Auto Notification Settings dialog box.

Note
You are advised to enable all of the automatic event notification options; this ensures that, if any problems with your SnapManager backups occur, you are alerted and can take corrective action in a timely manner.

Click Next.

Result

The Completing the Configuration Wizard screen appears.

Completing the Configuration Wizard

Review the configuration summary in the Completing the Configuration Wizard window. If the configuration summary is satisfactory, click Finish to display a list of tasks the Configuration Wizard performs, based on the configuration information you specified.

Result

The SnapManager Configuration Wizard displays the task list to be used.

Configurator Status

To migrate your databases and their transaction logs and SnapInfo files to the LUNs you specified, click Start Now.

Result

The SnapManager Configuration Wizard moves the databases and transaction logs to their specified LUNs and displays a task check-off list.

Note
If you are moving the location of Exchange databases in this step, it could take some time to complete.

When the migration finishes successfully, SnapManager displays a message box. This message also reminds you to make a backup immediately.

Click OK to close the message box.

Create a SnapManager backup immediately.

Any time you use the Configuration Wizard to move data from one drive to another, backups performed prior to the move become invalid. After you migrate your databases to a new LUN, always perform an immediate backup.

For information about creating a SnapManager backup, see Backing Up Databases with SnapManager.

In the upper storage group list, select the storage group you want to move.

In the Disk List, select the drive letter for the LUN or local disk you want to move the storage group to.

Click move (<=>).

Result

The selected storage group and disk are now associated, and the storage group files will be moved to that disk when the Configuration Wizard moves your data.

In the upper storage group list, expand the storage group containing the database you want to move and select the database you want to move.

In the Disk List, select the drive letter for the disk you want to move the database to.

Click move (<=>).

Result

The selected database and disk are now associated, and the database file will be moved to that disk when the Configuration Wizard moves your data.

In the Database Location Results, highlight the storage group you want to move and click Reconfigure.

Result

The selected storage group or database is returned to the list of unconfigured databases and you can reassociate it with any available disk.

Note
If the Exchange system file path for a storage group is currently on the database LUN (placed there for a previous version of SnapManager) and then you use the Configuration Wizard to reconfigure a storage group database path or transaction log file path, then the Configuration Wizard automatically moves the system file path to the same LUN as the transaction log file path.

Highlight a storage group or database in the Database Location Results and click Details.

Result

The Storage Group Properties window is displayed for the selected storage group.

To see the file path for the databases in this storage group, highlight the database and click Details.

Result

The current paths and file names for the selected database are displayed, along with the new paths and file names if the location of the selected database has changed.

In the upper storage group list, select the storage group whose transaction logs you want to move.

In the Disk List, select the drive letter for the LUN or local disk you want to move the transaction logs to.

Click move (<=>).

Result

The transaction logs for the selected storage group and LUN are now associated, and the transaction log files will be moved to that LUN when the Configuration Wizard moves your data.

In the Transaction Logs Location Results, highlight the storage group for the transaction files you want to move and click Reconfigure.

Result

The selected storage group is returned to the list of unconfigured transaction logs and you can reassociate it with any available LUN or local disk.

Highlight a storage group in the Transaction Logs Location Results and click Details.

Result

The Properties window is displayed for the selected storage group. The current paths and file names for the transaction logs for the selected database are displayed, along with the new paths and file names if the location of the transaction log files has changed.