Hi Daniel, > - Is it possible to do Incremental VSS backups of an exchange database? Yes. When you do this, you get a snapshot of the log LUN. If you keep them as "LOCAL" persistent snapshots, the logs are copied from the snapshot to the source drive at restore time.
> - How do I get FCM to backup to local disk? In the GUI the setting > is always grayed out... You need to purchase FlashCopy Manager in order to create LOCAL backups (persistent snapshots.) What’s the difference between Data Protection for Exchange and FlashCopy Manager? - The packages are essentially the same - The difference is in the capabilities, licensing, and pricing - Deciding to use DP/Exchange or FCM (or both together) is based on your requirements You might want to peruse the DP/Exchange or FCM User's Guide, since there are some best practices, especially when it comes to storing persistent backups on space-efficient snapshot LUNs. DP/Exchange http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v7r1/topic/com.ibm.itsm.mail.exc.doc/t_protect_dpmailexc.html FCM http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v7r1/topic/com.ibm.itsm.fcm.win.doc/t_protect_fcmw.html Thank you, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> wrote on 01/14/2014 10:23:34 AM: > From: "Weidacher, Daniel" <daniel.weidac...@infonova.com> > To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu, > Date: 01/14/2014 10:24 AM > Subject: FCM Exchange 2010 DAG LOCAL Backup > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> > > Hello, > > I have been handed over the task of backing up our MS Exchange 2010 > DAG Environment with TSM and Flashcopy Manager. > I worked out the basic concept of only doing backups of the passive > Databases via an additional DAG node that is only used for these backups. > Now the plan is to do 1 full backup and 6 incremental backups each > week with a retention of one month to a "local" disk (the DAG > Databases and the backups will be on a Storwize V7000), plus a > monthly full backup to TSM with 1 year retention. > > I have no experiance with Exchange, and only have one Node with SQL > Server 2012 FCM 6.4 installed. I know FCM somehow fused with TDP... > Now to cut to the chase: > - Is it possible to do Incremental VSS backups of an exchange database? > - How do I get FCM to backup to local disk? In the GUI the setting > is always grayed out... > > > Any help would be really appreciated... > > Kind Regards, > Daniel > ________________________________ > INFONOVA GmbH > Sitz: Unterpremst?tten bei Graz > Firmenbuchgericht: Landesgericht f?r ZRS Graz > Firmenbuchnummer: FN 44354b > > The information in this email is confidential and may be legally > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, > any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, retention, or any > action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited > and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please > reply to or forward a copy of this message to the sender and delete > the message, any attachments, and any copies thereof from your system. >
