HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Microsoft Exchange Licenses - Manual (Page 88)

the production system (the Remote Copy primary system), the synchronous mode backup
system, and the asynchronous periodic mode backup system.
Setting Up Remote Copy Volume Groups for Mailbox Databases
1. Identify the virtual volumes that contain the mailbox database and log files to be copied.
2. Create one (and only one) Remote Copy volume group per mailbox database.
3. Add the virtual volumes belonging to the mailbox database files and log files to the primary
Remote Copy volume group, and add the associated secondary virtual volumes to the secondary
volume group on the backup server.
CAUTION: The relationship between mailbox databases and Remote Copy volume groups
is 1:1.
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You must add mailbox database files to a primary Remote Copy volume group for Remote
Copy to function.
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You must add files from only one mailbox database to one primary volume group.
◦ Do not disperse files from one mailbox database over multiple primary Remote Copy
volume groups.
◦ Do not add files from multiple mailbox databases to the same Remote Copy volume
group.
If you do not ensure your system meets these requirements, you run the risk of data corruption
and loss.
4. Synchronize the Remote Copy primary and secondary volume groups.
Recovering a Mailbox Database from a Remote Copy Backup Server
If a mailbox database crashes at the site that holds the production system (the Remote Copy primary
system), you can recover the data from the backup server at the remote site as long as it is set up
in an identical manner to the original production server.
NOTE: If you are performing a promote restore for volumes in a Synchronous Long Distance
Remote Copy relationship, you must manually stop Remote Copy before initiating the volume
promote restore.
1. On the backup server, use Recovery Manager to mount the virtual copy to the production
server.
2. Log onto the production server and stop the Exchange instance and its dependent services.
3. From the mounted virtual copy, manually copy all necessary mailbox database and log files
to the corresponding mailbox database location.
4. Restart the Exchange instance and its dependent services.
5. Log back onto the backup server and unmount the virtual copy.
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