Cluster Server 7.4.1 Implementation Guide for Microsoft Exchange 2010 - Windows

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (7.4.1)
Platform: Windows
  1. Introducing the VCS agents for Exchange and NetApp
    1.  
      About VCS support for Exchange 2010 and NetApp
    2. About the VCS database agent for Exchange 2010
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        Agent state definitions
    3. About the VCS hardware replication agent for NetApp
      1.  
        About the NetApp Filer agent
      2.  
        About the NetApp SnapDrive agent
      3.  
        About the NetApp SnapMirror agent
    4. How the VCS agents make Exchange highly available
      1.  
        Local cluster configuration
      2.  
        Disaster recovery configuration
    5. Typical Exchange configurations in a VCS cluster
      1.  
        Active-Active failover configuration
      2.  
        Disaster recovery configuration for Exchange
  2. Installing the product and configuring a VCS cluster
    1.  
      About installing the VCS agents
    2. Configuring the cluster using the Cluster Configuration Wizard
      1.  
        Configuring notification
      2.  
        Configuring Wide-Area Connector process for global clusters
  3. Installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
    1.  
      About installing Exchange 2010 in a VCS environment
    2. Before you install Exchange 2010
      1.  
        Configuring Microsoft iSCSI initiator
    3. Managing storage using NetApp filer
      1.  
        Connecting virtual disks to the cluster node
      2.  
        Disconnecting virtual disks from the cluster nodes
    4. Managing storage using Windows Logical Disk Manager
      1.  
        Reserving disks (if you use Windows LDM)
      2.  
        Creating volumes (if you use Windows LDM)
      3.  
        Mounting volumes (if you use Windows LDM)
      4.  
        Unassigning a drive letter
      5.  
        Releasing disks (if you use Windows LDM)
    5. Installing Exchange Server 2010
      1.  
        Creating mailbox databases on shared storage
  4. Configuring the Exchange database service group
    1.  
      About configuring the Exchange service group
    2.  
      Prerequisites for configuring the Exchange database service group
    3. Creating the Exchange database service group
      1.  
        Running SnapManager for Exchange
      2.  
        About the modifications required for tagged VLAN or teamed network
    4. About verifying the service group configuration
      1.  
        Bringing the service group online
      2.  
        Taking the service group offline
      3.  
        Switching the service group
    5. About modifying the Exchange database service group configuration
      1.  
        Prerequisites for modifying an Exchange database service group
      2.  
        Modifying the Exchange database service group
    6.  
      Deleting the Exchange service group
  5. Making a standalone Exchange server highly available
    1.  
      High availability configuration for a standalone server
    2.  
      Moving mailbox databases to shared storage
  6. Deploying Disaster Recovery for Exchange Server
    1.  
      About disaster recovery configuration
    2.  
      Setting up disaster recovery configuration
    3.  
      Configure replication using NetApp SnapMirror
    4.  
      Configure NetAppSnapMirror resources at the primary site
    5.  
      Configure NetAppSnapMirror resources at the secondary site
  7. Removing the software components
    1.  
      About removing the software components
    2. Remove Microsoft Exchange
      1.  
        Removing a node without removing Microsoft Exchange
      2.  
        Removing a node and removing Microsoft Exchange
  8. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About troubleshooting VCS agents for Exchange
    2.  
      VCS logging
    3.  
      VCS Cluster Configuration Wizard (VCW) logs
    4.  
      VCWsilent logs
    5.  
      NetApp agents error messages
  9. Appendix A. Resource type definitions
    1.  
      About resource type definitions
    2. Exchange database agent
      1.  
        Exchange 2010 database agent resource type definition
      2.  
        Exchange 2010 database agent attribute definitions
      3.  
        Dependency graph for an Exchange cluster
  10. Appendix B. Sample Configurations
    1.  
      About the sample configurations
    2.  
      Sample service group configuration

Reserving disks (if you use Windows LDM)

Complete the following steps to reserve the disks on the node on which you are going to perform the application installation.

These steps are required only if you are configuring shared storage. Skip these steps for a non-shared storage configuration.

To reserve the disks

  1. To display all the disks, type the following on the command line:
    C:\>havol -scsitest /l

    Make a note of the disk numbers (Disk# column in the table). You will need it in the next step.

  2. To reserve a disk, type the following on the command line:
    C:\>havol -scsitest /RES:<disk #>

    For example, to reserve disk #4, type:

    C:\>havol -scsitest /RES:4

    Make a note of the disk number and the corresponding signature. You will require these details to identify and reserve the disks during installation and while configuring the service group, on additional nodes in the cluster.