Users Guide
Requirement Description
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 with the Hyper-V role installed
NOTE: To successfully back up Hyper-V guests, the Microsoft Windows Server must be
congured with the auto mount feature enabled which is the default.
NOTE: Hyper-V Server is not supported.
NOTE: Virtual Fibre Channel is not supported.
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator A direct iSCSI connection is required to allow Replay Manager to restore components (Local Volumes, SQL
Server, or Exchange Server) running inside a Hyper-V guest using pass-through or a VMware guest using raw
device mapped disks. The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator can be used to provide the required direct iSCSI
connection. For virtual servers, a Storage Center virtual server object with HBAs dened via iSCSI initiator
must exist in order for Replay Manager to restore with pass-through volumes.
Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014
• Microsoft SQL Server 2016
• Microsoft SQL Server 2017
NOTE: The Replay Manager service account requires system administrator privileges in SQL
Server. In Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2014, or SQL
Server 2012, the Local System account does not have system administrator privileges by default.
If you install Replay Manager using the Local System account, make sure it has system
administrator privileges. Alternatively, install Replay Manager using a Windows account that has
SQL Server sysadmin role permissions.
NOTE: Replay Manager Service requires SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to be installed
as part of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and Microsoft SQL Server 2016.
Cluster Shared Volumes
(CSVs)
Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs) are supported only for the following Replay Manager extensions:
• Local Volumes
• Hyper-V Guests
NOTE: On Windows 2008 R2, Replay Manager Local Volumes backup schedules for a cluster
shared volume (CSV) execute on all nodes of the cluster on which a Replay Manager Service is
installed. However, the backup job executes successfully on only one node in the cluster.
NOTE: Backup sets containing CSV and non-CSV volumes are not supported.
Storage Center
• Storage Center 6.7 or later
• The following licenses are required to run Replay Manager:
– Data Instant Replay
– For remote replications of Replays, Remote Instant Replay
– Replay Manager
VMware Backing up and restoring VMware storage requires the following:
• DSITV virtual appliance (version 4.1 or later) running the Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV)
• VMware ESXi Server (version 5.5 to 6.5) managed by the vCenter Server
• Support for FE-SAS (Front End) Volumes and Virtual Machines with RMSV 2.0
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