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3 TR1059 | V4.0 | Exchange 2013 Data Protection with EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition 4.6 and PS
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Table of contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Audience ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Software information ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2 ASM / ME – Exchange Server integration.............................................................................................................................. 7
3 Overview of HIT groups ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
4 HIT groups in non-DAG environments ................................................................................................................................ 10
5 HIT groups in DAG environments .......................................................................................................................................... 11
5.1 Smart Copy options and backup types ...................................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Smart Copy behavior with Exchange Server ............................................................................................................. 11
5.3 Snapshot Smart Copy ................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.4 Clone Smart Copy......................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.5 Replica Smart Copy ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.6 Smart Copy Schedules ................................................................................................................................................. 13
6 Setup and Configuration Best Practices .............................................................................................................................. 14
6.1 Database File Layout ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
6.2 Storage resource management .................................................................................................................................. 15
7 Creating Exchange Server database Smart Copies ........................................................................................................... 17
7.1 Steps to create Smart Copy sets ................................................................................................................................ 17
7.2 Displaying Smart Copies .............................................................................................................................................. 20
8 Restoring Exchange Server databases with Smart Copies ............................................................................................... 22
8.1 Snapshot Smart Copy restore options ...................................................................................................................... 22
9 Exchange Server database restore scenarios ..................................................................................................................... 23
9.1 Restore all mailbox database restore ........................................................................................................................ 23
9.2 Create recovery mailbox database (RDB) ................................................................................................................. 24
9.3 Single Item Recovery Using Exchange Management Shell ................................................................................... 28
10 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
A Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
B Command line options ........................................................................................................................................................... 34