Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Replay Manager Version 8.0 Administrator’s Guide
- About this Guide
- Overview
- Installing Replay Manager Components
- Licensing for Replay Manager
- Install Replay Manager Service for Windows
- Installing Replay Manager Service for VMware
- Install Replay Manager Management Tools
- Install Replay Manager Service for Windows on Windows Server Core
- Installing and Configuring the Verification Service for Exchange
- Using Replay Manager Service on Clustered Servers
- Configure an HTTP Proxy Service
- Getting Started
- Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Using the Replay Manager Explorer
- Understanding Backup Types
- Summary of Backup Set Actions
- Summary of Backup Set Options
- Creating and Running Backups
- Managing Existing Backup Sets
- Managing Restore Points and Restoring Data
- Restoring Data
- Display Restore Points for a Component
- Restore Data to its Original Location
- Restore SQL Server Components without Recovering the Database
- Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on a Volume
- Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on an SMB File Share
- Expose a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
- Expose a Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only)
- Expose a Restore Point Stored on an SMB File Share
- Resync a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
- Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions Only)
- Unmanage an Exposed Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only)
- Unexpose an Exposed Restore Point
- Add a Note to a Restore Point
- Edit a Note for a Restore Point
- Unimport a Restore Point
- Delete a Restore Point
- Prevent a Restore Point from Expiring (Force Keep)
- Allow a Restore Point to be Automatically Expired (Allow Auto-Deletion)
- Transport a Restore Point
- Advanced Recovery Scenarios for SQL Server
- Locating Replays on a Storage Center
- Working with Backup Set Jobs
- Viewing Backup Job Reports
- Replay Manager Best Practices
- Using Replay Manager Cmdlets
- Troubleshooting
Replay Manager Service for VMware
Replay Manager Service for VMware requires the following:
● DSITV virtual appliance version 5.0 or later.
● VMware vCenter Server version 6.5, 6.7, or 7.0.
Replay Manager Service Extensions
The following table lists requirements for using Replay Manager to take Replays.
Requirement Description
Volume Types
● Windows basic volumes are supported.
● Windows dynamic volumes are not supported.
● Storage Center Live Volumes are not supported.
● vVols are not supported for VMware extensions.
SMB File Shares The following criteria must be met to support SMB file shares:
● Both the application server and file server must be running Windows Server 2012, Windows
Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016.
● Only Microsoft SQL Server 2019, Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2016,
Microsoft SQL Server 2014, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 databases, or Hyper-V virtual machines
on SMB 3.x (and later) file shares can be backed up.
● Replay Manager Service for Windows must run as a Windows account that has Administrators
or Backup Operators privileges on both the application server and file server. Also, the Windows
account must have at least read permissions on the file share data that is being backed up.
● File Server VSS Agent Service role must be enabled on the file server.
● Application server and file server must belong to the same domain in Active Directory.
● SMB file share must be valid. That is, the SMB file share must adhere to Microsoft guidelines for
SMB file shares.
Microsoft Exchange
Server
● Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
● Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
● Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
● Microsoft Exchange Server 2019
Replay Manager Service requires the following permissions:
● On the local machine, Administrator privilege
● Organizational Management Role
Microsoft Hyper‐V
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper‐V role installed
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V role installed
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016 with the Hyper-V role installed
● Microsoft Windows Server 2019 with the Hyper-V role installed
NOTE: To successfully back up Hyper-V guests, the Microsoft Windows Server must be
configured 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 defined via iSCSI initiator must exist in order for Replay Manager to restore with pass-through
volumes.
Microsoft SQL Server
● Microsoft SQL Server 2012
● Microsoft SQL Server 2014
● Microsoft SQL Server 2016
10 Overview