Administrator Guide

Overview

Introduction to Replay Manager

Replay Manager is a client/server application that creates and manages application-consistent Replays on a Dell Storage Center.

NOTE: Snapshots, Shadow Copies, and Replays: Snapshot is an industry-standard term used for a point-in-time copy;

shadow copy is the term used by the Microsoft VSS for a point-in-time copy; Replay is the term used by Replay

Manager for a point-in-time copy. All the terms—snapshot, shadow copy, Replay—are used interchangeably, depending

on the vendor responsible for creating the point-in-time copy.

Replay Manager creates and manages Replays for the following applications:

• Microsoft Integration:

○ Microsoft Server Local Volumes

○ Microsoft Exchange Server

○ Microsoft SQL Server

○ Microsoft Hyper-V

• VMware Integration:

○ VMware datastores

○ VMware virtual machines

Replay Manager Components

Replay Manager consists of the following components.

NOTE:

The Replay Manager Service for Microsoft Servers and Replay Manager Management Tools can be installed and

run on the same server if the host is running a server operating system.

Replay Manager Service for Windows

The Replay Manager Service for Microsoft Servers, along with all applicable extensions for VSS-enabled applications (Microsoft Exchange

Server, Microsoft SQL Server, or Microsoft Hyper-V), runs on each Microsoft Windows server protected by Replay Manager. The Replay

Manager Service runs as a Microsoft Windows service to manage 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

protected by Replay Manager.

Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV)

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

(DSITV). One DSITV virtual appliance configured with RMSV connects with one VMware vCenter server.

Install and configure Replay Manager Service for VMware on a DSITV virtual appliance for each vCenter server protected by Replay

Manager. For instructions, see the Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware 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.

8 Overview