HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software - Manual (Page 44)

2. Select a mailbox database/storage group that is managed by the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager
for Exchange GUI.
3. Click OK.
HP 3PAR 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 HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Policy
HP 3PAR 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 HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Policies Work
The HP 3PAR 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, HP 3PAR 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 HP 3PAR 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.
44 Using the Recovery Manager GUI