I believe the answer is yes. I know there are two physical servers, DAG, and active/passive cross between them.
I don't think that created any issues for our Exchange manager; we mostly fought problems that were solved by the proxy relationship and administrator role/permission for the clients. The install guide has some steps to test your setup. Something about using the GUI to do "query tdp", "query tsm" and "query exchange". Also several tests for DISKSHADOW to test VSS. Typical IBM documentation suggests doing those tests before you intall TDP. Our guy was following the book, installed TDP then tested VSS.. Good luck with it. ------------------------------------------------ Harold Vandeventer Systems Programmer State of Kansas - Department of Administration - Office of Information Technology Services harold.vandeven...@da.ks.gov (785) 296-0631 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Sheridan, Peter T. Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:58 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: [ADSM-L] TDP 6.3 and Exchange 2010? This is great and thanks for your help. I will give it a try in the next week. By any chance, do you have active/passive Databases in a dag across different physical Exchange servers ? Was wondering if there are different setup requirements for this type of scenario ? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Vandeventer, Harold [BS] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:23 PM To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: [ADSM-L] TDP 6.3 and Exchange 2010? I've not looked for a Redbook, we fought the initial setup for several days, using PMRs to get through several of the steps. The TSM server is 6.2.3.0, running on Windows 2008 R2. The major points that I recall: Created a new Domain, with only one Mgmt Class, thus the default. In that domain: Created a nodename that is used at the BA-Client. Let's call this "ExchangeServer1". Created a second nodename that is used at the TDP-Client. Let's call this "ExchangeServerTDP". ExchangeServerTDP displays ExchangeServer1 as a Proxy Authority: Via the AdminCenter GUI, open ExchangeServerTDP, click Proxy Authority, add ExchangeSever1. Both nodes (ExchangeServerTDP and ExchangeServer1) were given "client owner" authority level in the TSM server Administrators list. Created two schedules: one for C:\EXCFULL.CMD; one for C:\EXCINCR.CMD. Assigned the schedules to ExchangeServerTDP. I didn't do all the TDP install and VSS setup testing; that was done by the Exchange Server admin. I can only work with the TSM Server side details. The TDP install apparently created the excfull.cmd and excincr.cmd files as examples for customization. I recall the Exchange Admin was impressed by the 6.3 TDP GUI and how some initial testing for VSS setup was fairly easy. Our knees were very bloody getting through all of it; and at the moment scheduled backup appears to be successful only if the TDP Scheduler Service has "logon as" set to a domain account that has Exchange permissions. We've not seen that as a requirement in the setup guide. Recall the phrase: Your mileage may vary! Good luck with it. ------------------------------------------------ Harold Vandeventer Systems Programmer State of Kansas - Department of Administration - Office of Information Technology Services harold.vandeven...@da.ks.gov (785) 296-0631 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Sheridan, Peter T. Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:27 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: [ADSM-L] TDP 6.3 and Exchange 2010? Do any of you have a runbook or set of procedures to follow to get TSM setup to backup Exchange 2010 ? I have see the manual/power shell script, etc.. but am still struggling with the setup. Thanks in advance for any help, Pete. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Daniel Sparrman Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:39 AM To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu Subject: [ADSM-L] Ang: [ADSM-L] TDP 6.3 and Exchange 2010? Hi That wont work since you will need domain-level administrator rights to backup Exchange 2010. Either create a new account with domain-level administrator rights and the role "Administrator" in Exchange, or use your existing Administrator account. Local System doesnt have domain-level administrator rights. Regards Daniel Sparrman Daniel Sparrman Exist i Stockholm AB Växel: 08-754 98 00 Fax: 08-754 97 30 daniel.sparr...@exist.se http://www.existgruppen.se Posthusgatan 1 761 30 NORRTÄLJE -----"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> skrev: ----- Till: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Från: "Vandeventer, Harold [BS]" Sänt av: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Datum: 03/12/2012 15:35 Ärende: [ADSM-L] TDP 6.3 and Exchange 2010? Is anyone using TDP 6.3 to run VSS backup against Exchange 2010 DAG? We're fighting a problem where a scheduled backup is reported as "successful" from the TSM server perspective, but according to the TDP/Exchange manager the backup never runs. He doesn't see any corresponding backup history in the TDP GUI. Setting the TDP Scheduler service to Log On As a domain account (not "Local System") seems to let scheduled backup work, but the TDP/Exchange manager wants to avoid password change polices by using Local System as he has for years with Exchange 2007. We've got a PMR open, with no progress other than "try a domain account". ------------------------------------------------ Harold Vandeventer