Before you install Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server, ensure that your system meets the minimum hardware, software, and operating system requirements.
Hardware and software requirements change over time due to maintenance updates and the addition of operating system, application, and other software currency support.
For the latest requirements, review the Hardware and Software Requirements technote that is associated with the level of your Data Protection for Exchange Server program. This technote is available at this web page: TSM for Mail - All Requirement Documents
Follow the link to the requirements technote for your specific release or update level.
If you do not install all of the prerequisites before starting the installation process, the installation process might require a reboot. As part of the installation process, one or more Microsoft C++ redistributable packages are installed, if they are not already installed on the Windows workstation. These packages can also be automatically updated by the Windows Update service. If the packages are updated, the update can cause the system to reboot when you start the installation program.
Additionally, because the Microsoft Visual Studio C++ redistributable package is a shared Windows component, other applications that have dependencies on the package might be stopped or restarted by Windows as part of the installation or upgrade of the C++ redistributable package. Schedule installations and upgrades during a maintenance window when other applications are not be adversely affected if they are stopped or restarted when the C++ redistributable package is installed. Monitor other applications after the installation is complete. If applications stopped and did not restart, restart the applications.
The following hardware is required to install Data Protection for Exchange Server:
If you operation in a virtualization environment with Data Protection for Exchange Server, review these resources.
For more information about virtualization environments that can be used with Data Protection for Exchange Server, see this web page: Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) guest support for Virtual Machines and Virtualization