HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Microsoft Exchange - Manual (Page 43)

2. Select a mailbox database/storage group that is managed by the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager
for Exchange GUI.
3. Click OK.
Recovery Manager takes a few minutes to scan all mailbox databases/storage groups, then
it updates the node tree with your selection. This process might take longer for the first time
you register mailbox databases/storage groups.
NOTE: When using the GUI to register mailbox databases, the mailbox database names
containing invalid characters such as /\\<>:*.\"?| cannot be added to HP 3PAR Recovery
Manager for Exchange for Exchange 2007, 2010, and 2013.
Setting the Recovery Manager Policy
Recovery Manager applies policy settings at the mailbox database/storage group level (or storage
group level for Exchange 2007); therefore, each mailbox database/storage group can have its
own policy. In addition, you can configure individual virtual copies with their own policy settings.
How Recovery Manager Policies Work
The Recovery Manager policy-setting feature allows you to:
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Specify and configure either a numeric-based or expiration-based policy
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Specify a retention time during which the mailbox database/storage group and its virtual
copies cannot be removed (if you have an HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license)
NOTE: Modifications you make to an existing policy are not retroactive. Virtual copies created
under a previous policy (whether numeric-based or expiration-based) retain the policy setting under
which they were created.
In addition, when you switch policy type, the system retains the virtual copies that exist at the time
of the policy change as follows:
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If you switch from an expiration-based policy to a numeric-based policy, the system does not
remove the expiration dates from the existing virtual copies, and these existing virtual copies
expire according to their set expiration date.
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If you switch from a numeric-based policy to an expiration-based policy, the system does not
apply expiration values to the existing virtual copies. These existing virtual copies continue to
reside on the system until you manually delete them or manually set an expiration time for
each individual virtual copy.
Numeric-Based Policies
If you specify a numeric-based policy, you can modify the maximum number of virtual copies
allowed per mailbox database/storage group.
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By default, Recovery Manager allows you to create a maximum of 10 virtual copies per
mailbox database/storage group.
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The numeric-based policy also enables you to set Recovery Manager to automatically remove
the oldest virtual copy for each mailbox database/storage group, after the limit of maximum
number of virtual copies (allowed per Storage group) is reached, before creating a new virtual
copy. If you do not choose to automatically remove virtual copies when required to create a
new virtual copy, you must manually delete old virtual copies before you can create new
copies.
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