Installing SnapManager after creating a new Windows cluster

You can create a new cluster, and install and configure SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange, as part of the cluster.

Before you begin

When you install SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange in a new Windows cluster, consider the following points:

You have two to five systems that you are ready to configure into a Windows cluster.
Microsoft Exchange is not installed on either system.
You are using a LUN as the quorum disk.

Create Exchange System Attendant Resource in the cluster group from the node that owns the cluster group containing the LUN physical disk resources.

Microsoft Management Console 3.0, and Windows PowerShell 1.0 (x86 or x64) must be installed. If Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework is not already installed, SnapManager automatically installs it.

You do not have to use the default cluster group, but whatever group you use, must contain an IP address resource, a network name resource, and at least one physical disk cluster resource (LUN).

Steps

Create the cluster by following the procedure in your SnapDrive documentation for creating a Windows cluster with a virtual quorum disk.
Install and configure Exchange on one node.
Then install Exchange on the remaining nodes.
Note: Exchange virtual servers are not created during this step. See the Microsoft documentation for information about installing Exchange in a cluster.
Using Cluster Administrator, create an Exchange System Attendant resource in the cluster group, on which the LUN physical disk resources are to reside.
That LUN should store the Exchange databases and transaction logs.
During the process you are prompted for an Exchange data directory. This directory is also where the Exchange system files are placed. You can accept the default location now; these system files can be moved in a later step by using the Configuration wizard.
Specify the LUN physical disk resources and the Network Name resource as dependencies for the Exchange System Attendant Resource.
If it is not online, bring the cluster group online, and verify that the Exchange cluster is 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.
You can install SnapManager either in interactive mode, or in unattended mode.
Start SnapManager.