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

Unassigning a drive letter

In case of a shared storage configuration, while installing an application on multiple nodes, you must first unassign drive letters and release the disks from one node, and then reserve the disks, mount the volumes using the same drive letters and then install the application on the failover node.

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

Note:

You must run Disk Management on all systems each time you add a shared disk. This ensures each disk has a valid signature written to it, and that the device paths and symbolic links are updated.

Complete these steps to unassign the drive letters from a node.

To unassign drive letter

  1. Log in as Administrator.
  2. Open Disk Management. Type the following at the command prompt:
    C:\> diskmgmt.msc
  3. Right-click the partition or logical drive and click Change Drive Letter and Path.
  4. In the Change Drive Letter and Paths dialog box, click the drive letter and click Remove.