Administrator Guide

Microsoft server that creates and manages Replays. The Replay Manager Service runs as a Microsoft

Windows service to keep track of backup components, backup jobs, and restore points.

Install a Replay Manager Service for Windows (with extensions for the Microsoft VSS-enabled applications

on the server) on each server that will manage Replays of storage components.

Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV)

The Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) is packaged and delivered as part of the Integration

Tools for VMware (CITV). One CITV virtual appliance configured with RMSV connects with one VMware

vCenter server.

Install and configure Replay Manager Service for VMware on a CITV virtual appliance for each vCenter

server that will manage Replays. For instructions, see the Compellent Integration Tools for VMware (CITV)

Administrator’s Guide.

Replay Manager Management Tools

The Replay Manager Management Tools consist of the following:

• Replay Manager Explorer, a graphical user interface for creating and managing Replays.

• Replay Manager Command Set, a snapin to Microsoft Windows PowerShell that provides cmdlets for

scripting Replay Manager functions.

Install a Replay Manager Explorer on one or more PCs that will connect to Replay Manager Services.

Install the Replay Manager Command Set on one or more PCs that will be used to run scripts to manage

Replays.

Verification Service for Microsoft Exchange

If installed, the Verification Service provides verification for Microsoft Exchange backup and restore

processes. Dell recommends installing a Verification Service on a server other than the server that is

hosting Microsoft Exchange. For clustered environments, install the Verification Service on a server

outside the cluster.

NOTE: The Replay Manager Service for Microsoft Servers and Replay Manager Management Tools

can be installed and run on the same server.

Using Replay Manager as Part of a Disaster Recovery Plan

Replay Manager can be used with Enterprise Manager to transport Replay data to a Disaster Recovery

(DR) site. As such, Replay Manager can be used as part of a site DRP.

However, because restoring application data is controlled by the application, the specific DRP and the

process of activating a DR is dependent on the site configuration and the application requirements.