Software Suite for Microsoft SQL Licenses User guide

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................6
Related Documents...................................................................................................................6
Typographical Conventions........................................................................................................6
Advisories................................................................................................................................7
2 Overview of Recovery Manager...................................................................8
System Requirements.................................................................................................................8
Windows Server Requirements...............................................................................................8
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 or above..........................................................................8
Windows Server 2008....................................................................................................8
Windows Server 2008 R2...............................................................................................8
Additional System Requirements.............................................................................................8
Recovery Manager Requirements................................................................................................9
Running Recovery Manager on a Japanese OS............................................................................9
Features Supported.................................................................................................................10
Features Not Supported...........................................................................................................11
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service....................................................................................11
Supported VSS Components....................................................................................................12
How HP 3PAR VSS Software Works with Microsoft SQL Server.....................................................12
Recovery Manager Layout........................................................................................................13
3 Installation and Deinstallation.....................................................................15
Upgrading to Recovery Manager 4.2.0 for SQL ........................................................................15
Upgrading the Production Server.........................................................................................15
Upgrading the Backup Server..............................................................................................15
Verifying the Upgrade........................................................................................................15
Pre-Installation Steps...............................................................................................................15
Installing Recovery Manager....................................................................................................16
Verifying the Installation...........................................................................................................17
Understanding the Registry......................................................................................................17
Deinstalling Recovery Manager................................................................................................18
4 Configuring Recovery Manager..................................................................19
Configuring the SQL Database.................................................................................................19
Configuring Recovery Manager................................................................................................19
Installation Location............................................................................................................19
Search Path.......................................................................................................................19
Changing the Recovery Manager TCP/IP Port........................................................................19
Changing a Production Server Port from the Backup Server.................................................20
Configuring Recovery Manager Policies................................................................................20
Configuring Mount Functionality..........................................................................................20
Managing SQL Servers across Multiple Active Directory Domains............................................20
Grouping Volumes into Autonomic Groups............................................................................20
Domain Sets.................................................................................................................20
Volume Sets..................................................................................................................21
Host Sets......................................................................................................................21
Testing SQL Connectivity..........................................................................................................21
Troubleshooting SQL Connectivity........................................................................................22
Configuring the Host Computer and the HP 3PAR Storage System.................................................22
Formatting Partitions on a New HP 3PAR VLUN..........................................................................23
Windows Server 2003.......................................................................................................23
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