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
Overview
This section provides an overview of Replay Manager and its components, and lists the installation requirements.
Topics:
• Introduction to Replay Manager
• Replay Manager Requirements
• IPv6 Support
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.
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