Starting SnapManager and connecting to the default server

When you start SnapManager for the first time after either an installation or upgrade, you have to select one or more Exchange servers that you want to manage.

Before you begin

Steps

1. To start SnapManager, go to the Start menu and select Program Files > NetApp > SnapManager for Exchange Management Console.
2. Click SnapManager for Exchange.

   SnapManager prompts you to specify an Exchange server that you want to manage.

3. Click OK.

   The Add Exchange Servers to be Managed window appears.

4. Select an Exchange server from the displayed list, or click Browse to select an Exchange server from the network.
5. Click Add.

   SnapManager prompts you to specify the computer that you want to use for database integrity verification.

6. Click OK.

   The Database Verification Settings window appears.

7. Specify the verification server that you want to use for integrity verification.

   SnapManager prompts you to specify the default mountpoint directory.

8. In the Access LUN in Snapshot window, specify the default mountpoint directory.
   Note: You can also select Automatically assign available drive letter.

9. Click the Override Verification tab if you want to override the existing database verification, and then click Override database verification requirement for restore.
10. If you want to enable verification throttling, in the Verification Throttling tab, click Throttle database checksum verification.
11. Click OK.

After you finish