HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Microsoft Exchange - Manual (Page 21)

2.7 Recovery Manager Requirements
3PAR Recovery Manager 4.1.0 For Microsoft Exchange 2010 User’s Guide
2.7 Recovery Manager Requirements
■ The Mailbox Databases, for which virtual copies are taken, must be online.
■ The same level of software updates is required on all Mailbox Servers.
■ Microsoft Exchange System Management tools is required on the Backup Server.
■ Microsoft .Net Framework V3.5 and above is required (this is a 3PAR VSS Provider
requirement).
■ Visual C++ (2005 Redistributable) Runtime libraries (x64 or x86). This can be automatically
installed by running the Setup.exe program provided with Recovery Manager for
Exchange. (There is a known issue for Recovery Manager for Exchange when running
Setup.exe on Windows 2008. If you have already installed the Visual C++ Runtime library,
it will still ask you to install it again. You may install it again or directly install from the .msi
file.)
■ 3PAR VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows.
■ For DAG configurations on multiple InServs, where they are separated over a long distance,
two Recovery Manager for Exchange backup server for each InServ are needed.
2.8 Recovery Manager Layout
Recovery Manager allow for many types of configurations depending on your environment
setup: a centralized backup configuration and a single host backup configuration as described
in the following sections.
2.8.1 Centralized Backup Configuration
A centralized backup configuration, as shown in Figure 2-2 on page 2.8 allows you to
maximize the resources and performance of the Mailbox Servers through off-host central
control management capabilities. A single Recovery Manager Backup Server installation can
remotely create virtual copies on multiple Mailbox Servers (Recovery Manager agent
NOTE: For software-specific version support, see the latest 3PAR InForm OS
Configuration Matrix, which can be found on the Document Control System
(DCS).