Dave;
The Exchange module gets installed on Mercury 2 & 4. All of the Mercury
machines get the regular NetWorker client and regular backups of their C:\
drive, but you back up the active cluster node with the Exchange module. It
is the NetWorker cluster awareness that decides which of Mercurty 2 or 4 to
back up as far as the Exchange data is concerned.
Setting this up isn't too hard, and I can tell you its a lot easier than if
you end up using the NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications because
that one is a beast. I spent weeks trying to get it to work and I never
succeeded in getting it to back up anything, least of all our CCR data, so I
suggest you stick with the regular Exchange Module, which is fairly easy to
set up.
> From: "Werth, Dave" <dave.werth AT garmin DOT com>
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 14:32:25 -0700
> To: Stan Horwitz <stan AT temple DOT edu>, EMC NetWorker discussion
> <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Subject: RE: [Networker] Setting up our new Exchange server
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Horwitz [mailto:stan AT temple DOT edu]
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:14 PM
> To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Werth, Dave
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Setting up our new Exchange server
>
>> From: "Werth, Dave" <dave.werth AT GARMIN DOT COM>
>> Reply-To: EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>,
>> "Werth,
>> Dave" <dave.werth AT GARMIN DOT COM>
>> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 14:06:56 -0700
>> To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
>> Subject: [Networker] Setting up our new Exchange server
>>
>> I'd like to ask some advice on setting up our new Exchange 2007 server. I'm
>> no expert on the subject of Exchange and am suffering some confusion.
>>
>> First the basics. We are still running NetWorker 7.2.2 (I expect to upgrade
>> to 7.5 within a month but not this moment). Our new Exchange server consists
>> of 4 systems and 6 IP addresses (the old server was 1 box). The systems are:
>>
>> MERCURY1 Hub Transport/Client Access
>> MERCURY3 Hub Transport/Client Access
>>
>> MERCURY2 Mailbox Server
>> MERCURY4 Mailbox Server
>>
>> MERCURY Windows cluster of MERCURY 2 & 4
>>
>> MERCURYCCR Exchange Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) on MERCURY 2 & 4
>>
>> As I understand it I need to install the NetWorker Client software on each
>> system individually and I need to install the NetWorker Module for Exchange
>> on
>> MERCURY 2 & 4 separately.
>>
>> Questions: When I tell the Exchange backup group to back this up do I point
>> it at MERCURYCCR? If not, what?
>> I plan on ignoring the clustering aspects until after we
>
> To back up CCR data, you need the NetWorker Module for Microsoft
> Applications, not the Exchange module. I cannot vouch for that module though
> because I don't have experience with it, other than trying it in a test
> environment. I am also not sure if it is supported with NetWorker 7.2.2.
>
> On the other hand, if you just want to back up the Exchange active data,
> then the standard Exchange module on Mercury2 and Mercury 4 will work.
>
> You will also need a cluster license for Windows, although the need for that
> particular license will go away once you upgrade to NetWorker 7.5.x
> ====================================================================
> Stan,
>
> Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, this is kind of a rush job because
> although I knew it was coming I didn't expect it until after Memorial Day then
> they told me Wednesday I need to start backing this up. I just want to get a
> basic backup going and I'll clean it up when I do the upgrade in a week or
> two. I have some follow up questions.
>
> Do I need to run the exchange backup on both Mercury2 and Mercury4 or will it
> be sufficient temporarily to just backup one of them since they replicate each
> other?
>
> Is the CCR data a separate thing from the Exchange data or does it include it?
> In other words if I get the Microsoft Applications Module does it obviate the
> need for the Exchange license and backup?
>
> Can I get away with backing up the Cluster members without a cluster license
> by treating them as stand alone systems or will NetWorker simply refuse to
> back them up without the cluster license because they are clustered?
>
> Thanks, Dave
>
> Dave Werth
> Garmin AT, Inc.
> Salem, Oregon
>
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