HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Microsoft Exchange - Manual (Page 27)

Configuring the Provider
You must use the provider's ProvCfg.exe utility to configure the provider to use the HP 3PAR
Storage System connecting to both the backup and Exchange production server. Use ProvCfg.exe
to register additional storage systems. For more information, see the user guide of the provider.
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If your DAG configuration (or CCR configuration for Exchange 2007) has one HP 3PAR
Storage System, add only that one HP 3PAR Storage System.
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If your DAG configuration (or CCR configuration for Exchange 2007) has two HP 3PAR
Storage Systems at one site, add both HP 3PAR Storage Systems to your backup server.
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If your configuration has two HP 3PAR Storage Systems at two sites, add one HP 3PAR Storage
System to each backup server.
For the appropriate configuration diagrams, see “Backup Configurations ” (page 14) .
Grouping Volumes into Autonomic Groups
You can group virtual volumes into autonomic groups (domain sets, volume sets, or host sets).
Domain Sets
If your Exchange configuration involves multiple mailbox databases (or storage groups for Exchange
2007) that belong to different HP 3PAR Virtual Domains, you can use domain sets to group these
virtual domains into one HP 3PAR Storage System domain set. This configuration enables you to
use just one Recovery Manager backup server to manage all your mailbox databases/storage
groups.
When working with domain sets, keep in mind the following:
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All hosts, users, and virtual volumes must belong to the same virtual domain.
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To create a Remote Copy group for a virtual volume that is in a user-defined domain, the
target virtual volume must be in the same user-defined domain.
To configure domain sets, use CLI commands:
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Ensure you are running HP 3PAR InForm Operating System Software 2.3.1 or higher.
2. Ensure you have access to all domains.
3. Create a domain set that contains all the virtual domains for all the mailbox databases/storage
groups.
4. Move the backup server to a domain within the domain set.
5. Create a Command Provisioning Group (CPG) belonging to the new virtual domain.
6. Create a virtual volume belonging to the CPG you just created.
7. Create a host belonging to the virtual domain.
8. Export the VLUN to the host.
9. On the Recovery Manager backup and production servers, set the user for the VSS provider.
10. Ensure the HP 3PAR Storage System connection is good.
NOTE: For more information on HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) commands, see the
HP 3PAR InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference. For more information on 3PAR VSS
Provider Software, see the 3PAR VSS Provider Software for Microsoft Windows User’s Guide.
Volume Sets
To configure volume sets:
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In a volume set, place one mailbox database/storage group and its log files.
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Do not place one volume in more than one volume set.
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Do not place unrelated volumes in a volume set.
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