Microsoft Exchange Server Writer Specific Configuration; Prerequisites; Writers Specifics - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

VSS writers are either a part of Windows operating system or delivered with
applications. Data Protector automatically detects writers when the VSS backup
specification is created and registers them.
You may check which writers and providers are installed and registered on your
system using the following Windows operating system command:
• For a list of writers: VSSadmin list writers
• For a list of VSS providers: VSSadmin list providers

Microsoft Exchange Server writer specific configuration

A backup of the Microsoft Exchange database is considered successful only when
consistency check of the replicated data files succeeds.

Prerequisites

• When configuring an Exchange Server 2007 LCR environment, ensure that the
original database and the database copy of the Exchange Server have the same
directory and file structure. Failing to do so will result in unsuccessful attempts to
mount the database after restore of an LCR copy to the location where original
database resides.

Writers specifics

This section describes specific information about VSS writers, that you need to take
into account before backing up or restoring the writers.
VSS writers either come with the Windows operating system or with applications.
For a complete list of supported VSS writers and providers, see the latest support
matrices at http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
The Data Protector Microsoft VSS integration does not provide any restore method
for writers requesting a custom restore. If a writer specifies a custom restore method,
it is only possible to restore the writer's data as plain files using the Data Protector
functionality. You can perform the custom restore manually. Refer to the writers
documentation for additional information on the restore methods.
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