IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail, Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server, Version 7.1
Planning
Planning information that regards backup strategies, Tivoli® Storage Manager policy,
available options, and preference settings is provided.
Security requirements Data Protection for Exchange must
be registered to the Tivoli Storage
Manager server and
use the appropriate node name and password when it connects to the Tivoli Storage
Manager server.
Standard Tivoli Storage
Manager security
requirements apply to Data Protection for Exchange.
Backup strategies
Depending on your specific requirements that regard network
traffic, backup window, and acceptable restore times, you might choose
to follow different backup strategies. It is important to understand
all aspects of Exchange Server disaster recovery, and backup considerations
that are recommended by Microsoft.
Refer to your Exchange Server documentation for this information.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 support
When planning to restore Exchange Server 2013 mailboxes,
there is a requirement for MAPI clients to use RPC over HTTPS (also
known as Outlook Anywhere). With Exchange Server 2013, Microsoft does
not support RPC over HTTP.
Specifying Data Protection for Exchange preferences Data Protection for Exchange configuration
parameters are defined in the Data Protection for Exchange configuration
file (tdpexc.cfg and by default).
These configuration parameters determine such preferences as the location
of your log file, how date and time are displayed, and the performance
tuning parameters.
Proxy node definitions (VSS backups)
Since Data Protection for ExchangeVSS backup operations
are implemented through the Tivoli Storage
Manager backup-archive
client, you must use node names specifically for VSS operations
in addition to using a node name for where Data Protection for Exchange is
installed.