Just a note on licensing, if you are running the exchange DB agent in a cluster it is licensed per active node, although you need a client for each node. So... A cluster with 2 nodes and 1 active requires 2 Netbackup Protect (Client) Licenses but only 1 Exchange Database Option license.
At least that's how we're spending our money w/ Symantec. =P -Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Keating Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 4:24 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] FW: Link To Download Exchange DB Extension -UP DATE >From what I can tell, though I haven't gotten too deep into is, is that the Netbackup for Exchange client is essentially just a Netbackup for Windows client.....Exchange installed on the host is what makes it an Exchange client. So basically, it's just a windows server with Netbackup on it. You need to configure some stuff (accounts) on the Exchange server to make it talk properly to the installed Netbackup client...then you back it up pretty much the same as a windows box, ie, backup C, D, and whatever other drives you have on each physical box, via each individual host's node name, then you backup the Exchange DBs by the virtual name of the cluster. So you can't do a DR of the Exchange app, by installing the windows client on a windows box, then doing a FULL restore to it. You need an exchange server running to accept the restore data, as the restore will talk to the exchange API.....so Exchange has to be installed AND running. I believe, but am not sure if you can install the NBU client first on the bare box, then install Exchange, but I *THINK* you can. You need an Exchange license for every instance of exchange you intend ot backup or restore to. ie. We have a production cluster, a "restore" instance on a different box, an instance in the lab, and one at our DR site that we will restore to in a DR, so we need 4 licences. Paul > > Can you clarify something? In the Exchange Admin Guide for the > > install, it talks about installing the client, but is there a > > REQUIREMENT to install EXCHANGE 2003 FIRSt before installing the > > NetBackup client? _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu