Installing SnapManager in an existing Windows cluster

Verify that the Exchange virtual servers and the cluster services are functioning properly by moving the Exchange virtual server from one cluster node to the other and back.

If any errors occur, or if any of the cluster resources do not start properly, resolve the issue before continuing.

Install or upgrade SnapDrive as required.

For details, see your SnapDrive documentation.

From the node that owns the cluster group that contains the Exchange virtual server, create the shared LUNs to hold the Exchange databases and transaction log files, according to your SnapManager data configuration plan.

For details, see your SnapDrive documentation.

Note
These shared LUNs must be physical disk resources in the cluster group that contains the Exchange virtual server that uses them.

Verify that the System Attendant Resource dependencies are set correctly. The System Attendant Resource must depend on all the LUN physical disk resources and the Network Name resource in this cluster group.

Verify that the Exchange virtual servers and the cluster services are functioning correctly by moving the cluster group containing the newly created Exchange virtual server to the other node and back.

Install SnapManager on all nodes, starting with the node that currently owns the cluster resources.

Use either the interactive installation procedure or the unattended installation procedure for a stand-alone Windows host system. Both procedures are described in Installing SnapManager on a stand-alone Windows host system.

Proceed to Chapter 4, Starting SnapManager for the First Time.