Administrator Guide

Related concepts

Using Replay Manager Cmdlets on page 62

Installing and Configuring the Verification Service

for Exchange

Replay Manager provides a Verification Service that can be used to verify Exchange data during backup and restore operations. Once

installed, the Verification Service is listed in the Microsoft Management console under Services.

Install the Verification Service for Exchange

Install the Verification Service on a server other than the Microsoft Exchange Server. The Verification server should be mapped to the

Storage Center using iSCSI or Fibre Channel.

NOTE: Different Microsoft Exchange versions are not compatible. To use the Verification Service for more than one

Exchange version, install one instance of the Verification Service for each Exchange version on separate machines. Once

a Verification Service has been used to verify an Exchange Mailbox Database from a different version of Exchange, it

cannot be used to verify an Exchange Mailbox Database from a different version of Exchange.

1. The Replay Manager Verification Service installation package is included in the Replay Manager installation package. Download the

installation package from the Dell EMC support site (www.dell.com/support) if not done already.

2. Unzip the package.

3. Double-click the file to start the installation, and follow the instructions given by the installation wizard.

After installing the Verification Service, configure the Replay Manager to use the Verification Service during backups and restores of

Exchange data.

Related tasks

Configure the Verification Service on page 16

Configure the Verification Service

After installing the Replay Manager Verification Service on the server, configure the Replay Manager to use the Verification Service for

backups and restores of Microsoft Exchange Servers.

1. Start the Replay Manager Explorer, and connect to the Exchange server for which you want to verify backup and restore operations.

2. Click Configure Server, and click the Exchange Verification tab.

3. Specify the following:

• Verification Server Host Name: Enter the host name or IP address of the server on which the Replay Manager Verification

Service is installed.

• Verification Server Service Port: Enter the service port for communications between Replay Manager and the Replay Manager

Verification Service. Unless a conflict would result, use the default service port value of 29176.

• Lower LUN Limit and Upper LUN Limit: Enter a range of LUNs to use for mapping volumes to the Verification Service host. If

no range is specified, Replay Manager uses all available LUNs; Windows allows an upper limit of 254 LUNs.

• Storage Center Server Definition: Select the Verification Server Host Name for each Storage Center.

4. Click Test Server. Replay Manager attempts to locate and validate the host name. When successful, a green indicator button is

displayed with Verification server successfully tested.

5. Click Save.

Using Replay Manager Service on Clustered

Servers

Although the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) is not a cluster-aware service, Replay Manager Service for Windows can be

used in a Windows clustered-server environment.

For general guidelines on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 clusters and storage, see: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831579.aspx

Installing Replay Manager Components