Placement of Exchange and SnapManager components

When you use the Configuration wizard, you have to specify the placement of several components of Exchange and SnapManager like databases, transaction logs, SnapInfo directories, SMTP, and MTA queues.

Storage Group system path

The path to the directory that contains the Exchange system files for the Storage Group or database

This Storage Group system path is used only for Exchange system files preceding Exchange 2010. SnapManager places system files for a Storage Group on the same LUN that stores the transaction logs for that Storage Group. The system files for a Storage Group must remain where the Configuration wizard places them.

Storage Group databases

The databases in a Storage Group or data store

Database

The paths for the .edb file for the Exchange database

The .edb file stores message and attachment content that is generated by Microsoft Messaging Application Program Interface (MAPI) clients, and message properties such as author, recipients, subject, and priority. The .stm file holds native Internet content (for example, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)).

Note: The .stm file is supported only in Exchange Server 2003.

Transaction log files

The location of the Exchange transaction logs

The transaction logs contain changes made to the Exchange databases since the last backup, enabling an up-to-the-minute restore operation.

SMTP queue path

The directories that are used by the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) queue

MTA queue path

The directories that are used by the Message Transfer Agent (MTA) queue

Note: The MTA queue path is applicable only to Exchange Server 2003. Exchange Server 2007 uses the SMTP queue path for its Hub Transport server role. SnapManager copies the queue database, and updates the database path in a configuration file, to move the queue databases.

SnapInfo directory

Contains SnapManager Backup information, copies of transaction log files, and other data critical to the backup set