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[Veritas-bu] FW: Link To Download Exchange DB Extension -UP DATE

2006-09-15 09:00:38
Subject: [Veritas-bu] FW: Link To Download Exchange DB Extension -UP DATE
From: pkeating at bank-banque-canada.ca (Paul Keating)
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:00:38 -0400
That's correct, from what I understand.

As you are backing up the exchange instance, that is one Exchange
License.
However, you are still backing up two "Windows Clients" (the two
physical nodes) so you need regular client licenses for each of those.

Paul

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin, Jonathan (Contractor) [mailto:JMARTI05 at intersil.com] 
> Sent: September 14, 2006 4:55 PM
> To: Paul Keating; veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] FW: Link To Download Exchange DB 
> Extension -UP DATE
> 
> 
>  
> Just a note on licensing, if you are running the exchange DB 
> agent in a
> cluster it is licensed per active node, although you need a client for
> each node.  So... A cluster with 2 nodes and 1 active requires 2
> Netbackup Protect (Client) Licenses but only 1 Exchange 
> Database Option
> license.
> 
> At least that's how we're spending our money w/ Symantec. =P
> 
> -Jonathan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Paul
> Keating
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 4:24 PM
> To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] FW: Link To Download Exchange DB 
> Extension -UP
> DATE
> 
> >From what I can tell, though I haven't gotten too deep into 
> is, is that
> the Netbackup for Exchange client is essentially just a Netbackup for
> Windows client.....Exchange installed on the host is what makes it an
> Exchange client.
> 
> So basically, it's just a windows server with Netbackup on it.
> You need to configure some stuff (accounts) on the Exchange server to
> make it talk properly to the installed Netbackup 
> client...then you back
> it up pretty much the same as a windows box, ie, backup C, D, and
> whatever other drives you have on each physical box, via each 
> individual
> host's node name, then you backup the Exchange DBs by the virtual name
> of the cluster.
> 
> So you can't do a DR of the Exchange app, by installing the windows
> client on a windows box, then doing a FULL restore to it. You need an
> exchange server running to accept the restore data, as the 
> restore will
> talk to the exchange API.....so Exchange has to be installed AND
> running.
> 
> I believe, but am not sure if you can install the NBU client first on
> the bare box, then install Exchange, but I *THINK* you can.
> 
> You need an Exchange license for every instance of exchange you intend
> ot backup or restore to.
> 
> ie. We have a production cluster, a "restore" instance on a different
> box, an instance in the lab, and one at our DR site that we 
> will restore
> to in a DR, so we need 4 licences.
> 
> Paul
> 
> > > Can you clarify something? In the Exchange Admin Guide for the 
> > > install, it talks about installing the client, but is there a 
> > > REQUIREMENT to install EXCHANGE 2003 FIRSt before installing the 
> > > NetBackup client?
> 
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