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 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.
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.
Using Replay Manager as Part of a Disaster Recovery Plan
Replay Manager can be used in conjunction with Dell Storage Manager to transport snapshots to a Disaster Recovery (DR) site.
As such, Replay Manager can be used as part of a site Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP).
However, because restoring application data is controlled by the application, the specific DRP and the process of activating a
DR site is dependent on the site configuration and the application requirements.
Replay Manager Requirements
The following tables list requirements for installing and using Replay Manager. Requirements are listed for each Replay Manager
component and additional usage requirements are provided specific to the extension type.
Replay Manager Service for Windows
The following table lists requirements for installing the Replay Manager Service for Microsoft Servers.
Requirement
Description
Processor x86-64-bit (AMD64-compatible only, including Intel 64)
NOTE: The Itanium 64-bit architecture is not supported.
Operating System
● Multilingual Interface (MUI) must be installed for localized deployments.
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (including Server Core)
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (including Server Core)
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (including Server Core)
● Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (including Server Core)
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Nano Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server (all
versions) are not supported.
Microsoft .NET Framework Full .NET Framework version 4.6
Privileges On a Windows Server, administrative privilege is required to install Replay
Manager Service. To use Replay Manager Service, a user must belong to the
Administrators group or Backup Operators group. In a cluster environment, a user
must belong to the Administrators group or Backup Operations group on each
node in the cluster.
Related tasks
Install Replay Manager Service for Windows on Windows Server Core on page 16
Overview
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