SSERBW_8.2.2 - Documentation Index

Table of Contents

• Welcome
• What's new
  • Updates in previous versions
• Release notes
  • Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 8.2
  • Data Protection for HCL Domino version 8.2
• Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Getting started
    • Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server capabilities
    • Volume Shadow Copy Service framework
      • Data protection in VSS environments
        • VSS backup characteristics
        • VSS backup requirements
        • VSS restore characteristics
        • VSS restore requirements
        • VSS operations in IBM N-series and NetApp environments
    • Data backup processing
      • Database backup types
      • Data backup methods
        • VSS data backups
        • Offloaded VSS backups
        • Database Availability Group backups
      • Policy management with Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server
        • How backups expire based on policy
        • How policy affects backup management on Data Protection for Exchange Server
        • Preferred settings for IBM Storage Protect policies
        • Creating a local backup policy
        • Specifying policy binding statements
        • Binding backups to a policy
        • VSSPOLICY statements for backup types
        • Managing Exchange Database Availability Group (DAG) members by using a single policy
    • Data restore processing
      • VSS fast restore processing
      • VSS instant restore processing
      • VSS backups that are restored to alternate databases
      • Mailbox restore operations
    • Data Protection for Exchange Server with IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM Storwize V7000
      • IBM System Storage requirements
    • Automated IBM Storage Protect server failover for data recovery
  • Installing, upgrading, and migrating
    • Prerequisites
    • Quick installation and configuration of Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server
    • Installing on a local system
    • Silently installing Data Protection for Exchange Server
      • Options in silent installations
      • Creating and testing a silent installation package on a DVD or a file server
      • Batch files usage in silent installations
      • Silent installation error messages
    • Silently installing Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server on Windows Server Core
      • Installing the IBM Storage Protect client
      • Silently installing Data Protection for Exchange Server on Windows Server Core with the setup program
      • Silently installing Data Protection for Exchange ServerData Protection for SQL Server on Windows Server Core with the Microsoft Installer program
    • Validating the digital signature of the client package on Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server
    • Upgrading Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server
    • Data Protection for Exchange Server migration
      • Managing migrated backups to a Database Availability Group node
  • Configuring
    • Proxy node definitions for VSS backups
      • Required node names for basic VSS operations
      • Required node names for basic VSS offloaded backups
    • Specifying configuration parameters for IBM Storage Protect
    • Specifying Data Protection for Exchange Server DAG member name parameters
    • Specifying Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server configuration and options files in non-default locations
    • Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server in Multiple Domain Controller Environments
    • Setting user preferences
      • Data Protection Properties
        • Server Information
        • Server Password
        • Policy Management
        • VSS Policy Binding
        • Managed Capacity
        • Diagnostics
        • General (Exchange)
        • Logging
        • Regional
        • VSS Options
        • Custom Settings
        • MAPI Settings
    • Configuring Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server by using the IBM Storage Protect Configuration Wizard
    • Configuring a Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server remote system to integrate with IBM Storage Protect
    • Configuring Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server by using the Mailbox Restore Only Configuration Wizard
    • Manually configuring Data Protection for Exchange Server for IBM Storage Protect Configuration
      • Configuring the computer that runs the Exchange Server
      • Configuring the IBM Storage Protect server
      • Configuring the system that runs offloaded backups
      • Configuring your system for mailbox restore operations
      • Configuring for mailbox restore operations (Exchange 2016 and later)
      • Configuring mailbox history handling for improved performance
      • Verifying the configuration of Data Protection for Exchange Server
        • Verifying the server configuration from the integrated command line
        • Verifying the Exchange Server is ready to start VSS operations
        • Common errors returned from VSS operations
    • Transitioning Exchange Server backups from IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to IBM Storage Protect
    • Examples of IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM Storwize V7000 configuration scenarios
  • Protecting data
    • Prerequisites
      • Security requirements for backup and restore operations
      • Software requirements for backup and restore operations
      • Software requirements for mailbox restore operations
      • VSS backup methods
      • Database Availability Group backup and restore operations
    • Starting Microsoft Management Console
    • Starting the Data Protection for Exchange Server command-line interface
    • Managing Data Protection for Exchange Server installations remotely
    • Determining managed storage capacity
    • Backing up Exchange Server data
      • Ensuring successful MAPI connections
      • Backing up Exchange Server data by using VSS
      • Mounting Exchange Server backups
      • Deleting Exchange Server backups
    • Restoring Exchange Server data
      • Setting data restore options in Microsoft Management Console
      • Restoring an Exchange Server database
      • Restoring a Database Availability Group database backup
      • Complete restore or replacement of Exchange Server
    • Restoring mailbox data
      • Individual mailbox recovery
      • Restoring mailbox data
      • Restoring mailbox messages interactively with the Mailbox Restore Browser
      • Restoring mailboxes directly from Exchange database files
      • Restoring a deleted mailbox or items from a deleted mailbox
    • Managing remotely
    • Viewing, printing, and saving reports
  • Automating
    • Preparing to use Windows PowerShell cmdlets with Data Protection for Exchange Server
      • Cmdlets for Microsoft Management Console
      • Cmdlets for protecting Microsoft Exchange Server data
    • Automating tasks
    • IBM Storage Protect task scheduler
  • Troubleshooting
    • Diagnosing problems
      • Running Must-Gather scripts
      • Diagnosing VSS issues for Data Protection for Exchange ServerDiagnosing VSS issues
      • Determining that the problem is a Data Protection for Exchange issue or a general VSS issue
    • Resolving reproducible problems
      • Troubleshooting VSS backup and restore operations
      • Troubleshooting mailbox restore errors
      • Troubleshooting VSS and SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000, or DS8000
    • Resolving problems with IBM Support
      • Gathering trace and log filesGathering trace and log files
      • Gathering installation log files to debug installation problems
      • Gathering traces for the Data Protection client when using VSS technology
      • Gathering information about Exchange with VSS before calling IBM
      • Gathering information about Exchange Server with VSS before you call IBM
      • Viewing and modifying system information for Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange ServerViewing and modifying system information
      • Sending support files by email
      • Online IBM support for Data Protection for Exchange ServerOnline IBM support
  • Performance tuning
    • LAN-free data movement
  • Reference
    • Support for Exchange 2016 or later
    • Command-line overview
    • Backup command
      • Backup syntax
      • Backup positional parameters
      • Backup optional parameters
      • Examples: backup command
    • Changetsmpassword command
      • Changetsmpassword syntax
      • Changetsmpassword positional parameters
      • Changetsmpassword optional parameters
      • Example: changetsmpassword command
    • Delete backup command
      • Delete Backup syntax
      • Delete Backup positional parameters
      • Delete Backup optional parameters
    • Help command
      • Help syntax
      • Help optional parameters
    • Mount backup command
      • Mount Backup syntax
      • Mount backup positional parameter
      • Mount Backup optional parameters
    • Query Exchange command
      • Query Exchange syntax
      • Query Exchange optional parameters
    • Query Managedcapacity command
    • Query policy command
    • Query TDP command
      • Query TDP syntax
      • Query TDP optional parameters
      • Examples: query tdp command
    • Query TSM command
      • Query TSM syntax
      • Query TSM positional parameters
      • Query TSM optional parameters
      • Examples: query tsm command
    • Restore command
      • Restore syntax
      • Restore positional parameters
      • Restore optional parameters
    • Restorefiles command
      • Restorefiles syntax
      • Restorefiles positional parameters
      • Restorefiles optional parameters
    • Restoremailbox command
      • Restoremailbox syntax
      • Restoremailbox positional parameters
      • Restoremailbox optional parameters
      • Examples: restoremailbox command
    • Set command
      • Set syntax
      • Set positional parameters
      • Set optional parameters
      • Examples: set command
    • Unmount backup command
      • Unmount Backup syntax
      • Unmount Backup positional parameter
      • Unmount Backup optional parameters
    • Frequently asked questions
• Data Protection for HCL Domino
  • Data Protection for HCL Domino on UNIX, AIX, and Linux systems
    • Overview of Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • How to protect data with Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • Backup NSF databases
        • Domino NSF database backup and transaction log archive
        • Expiration of NSF archived transaction log files
        • NSF backup strategy
      • Backup DB2 enabled Notes databases
        • DB2 enabled Notes database backup
        • Expiration of DB2 backups and transaction log objects
        • DB2 enabled Notes database backup strategy considerations
      • Restore (NSF databases)
        • Domino database restore and activation
        • Restore of archived transaction logs
        • Restore at document level
      • Restore (DB2 enabled Notes databases)
        • Domino DB2 enabled Notes database restore, rollforward, and activation
      • Security
      • Performance
      • Automated failover for data recovery
    • Installation of Data Protection for HCL Domino on a UNIX, AIX, or Linux system
      • Prerequisites for installing Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • Procedures
        • Installing Data Protection for HCL Domino on an AIX system
        • Uninstalling Data Protection for HCL Domino on an AIX system
        • Installing Data Protection for HCL Domino on Linux System x
        • Uninstalling Data Protection for HCL Domino on Linux System x
        • Installing on Linux System z
        • Uninstalling on Linux System z
      • Configuring Data Protection for HCL Domino in quick mode (UNIX, AIX, and Linux)
    • Configuring Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • Configure the Domino Server environment with dominstall
        • Configuring manually with dominstall
        • Configuring in silent mode with dominstall
        • The dominstall command
      • Environment variables
        • Setting environment variables
        • Setting IBM Storage Protect environment variables
        • Setting Bourne and Korn Shell environment variables
        • Setting C shell environment variables
      • Communication
      • Registering with the IBM Storage Protect server
      • Create policy
      • Options and preferences
        • Required options
        • Preferred options
        • More configuration options
        • Option and preference priority
      • DB2 enabled Notes Configuration
      • GUIs used to manage Domino databases
        • Getting started with the Web Client GUI
        • Backing up Domino NSF databases
        • Backing up Domino DB2 enabled Notes databases and DB2 logs
        • Restoring Domino NSF databases
        • Restoring, rollforward, and activating Domino DB2 enabled Notes databases
        • Activating NSF databases
        • Backing up and archiving NSF transaction logs
        • Restoring NSF transaction logs
        • Inactivating archived NSF transaction logs
      • Command-line interface
        • NSF Commands
          • Domdsmc activatedbs
          • Domdsmc archivelog
          • Domdsmc changeadsmpwd
          • Domdsmc help
          • Domdsmc inactivatelogs
          • Domdsmc incremental
          • Domdsmc query adsmserver
          • Domdsmc query dbbackup
          • Domdsmc query domino
          • Domdsmc query logarchive
          • Domdsmc query pendingdbs
          • Domdsmc query preferences
          • Domdsmc resetdatabase
          • Domdsmc restore
          • Domdsmc restorelogarchive
          • Domdsmc selective
          • Domdsmc set
        • DB2 Commands
          • Domdsmc DB2activatedbs
          • Domdsmc DB2archivelog
          • Domdsmc DB2deletealternate
          • Domdsmc fullselective
          • Domdsmc DB2INActivateobjs
          • Domdsmc DB2restore
          • Domdsmc DB2rollforward
          • Domdsmc DB2selective
          • Domdsmc query DB2backup
          • Domdsmc query DB2pendingdbs
          • Domdsmc query DB2rollforward
          • Domdsmc updatedb2pwd
    • Protecting HCL Domino Server data
      • Automating backups
        • Setting up a scheduler scenario
          • Defining a IBM Storage Protect server schedule
          • Running IBM Storage Protect client tasks
          • The IBM Storage Protect client scheduler and associated log files
        • Setting up other schedules
        • Sample command files
      • Recovering from loss of Domino transaction logs for NSF databases
      • NSF databases restore to alternate server and alternate partition
        • Restoring NSF databases to an alternate server
        • Restoring NSF databases to an alternate partition
      • Include and exclude processing
      • Using multiple Domino server partitions
      • Multiple IBM Storage Protect servers
      • Problem determination
      • Migration
        • Migrating in a replicated server environment
        • Migrating in a non-replicated server environment
      • Backing up and restoring Domino databases with DAOS
        • Domino DAOS information
        • Backing up a Lotus Domino database with DAOS
        • Restoring an HCL Domino database with DAOS
        • Disaster recovery for an HCL Domino database with DAOS
    • Reference information
      • Frequently asked questions
      • Best practices for optimizing Data Protection for HCL Domino performance
  • Data Protection for HCL Domino on Windows systems
    • Overview of Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • How to protect data with Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • Backup NSF databases
        • Domino NSF database backup and transaction log archive
        • Expiration of NSF archived transaction log files
        • NSF backup strategy
      • Backup DB2 enabled Notes databases
        • DB2 enabled Notes database backup
        • Expiration of DB2 backups and transaction log objects
        • DB2 enabled Notes database backup strategy considerations
      • Restore (NSF databases)
        • Domino database restore and activation
        • Restore of archived transaction logs
        • Restore at document level
      • Restore (DB2 enabled Notes databases)
        • Domino DB2 enabled Notes database restore, rollforward, and activation
      • Security
      • Performance
      • Automated failover for data recovery
    • Installation of Data Protection for HCL Domino on a Windows system
      • Installation prerequisites
        • Minimum hardware requirements
        • Minimum software and operating system requirements
      • Installing in a Windows environment
        • Installing language packs
        • Configuring Data Protection for HCL Domino in quick mode (Windows)
      • Silent installation of Data Protection for HCL Domino
        • Installing with the Setup executable file
          • Creating batch files
        • Installing Data Protection for HCL Domino with the MSI executable file
        • What to do when an installation fails
        • Creating the package on a DVD or a file server
          • Silent installation package for Data Protection for HCL Domino
        • Setup error messages
    • Configuring Data Protection for HCL Domino
      • Communication
      • Registering with the IBM Storage Protect server
      • Create policy
      • Options and preferences
        • Required options
        • Preferred options
        • More configuration options
        • Option and preference priority
      • GUIs used to manage Domino databases
        • Data Protection for HCL Domino GUI
          • Using the GUI
          • Modifying preferences
          • Running an incremental backup
          • Running a selective backup
          • Restoring a database
          • Activating a database
          • Archiving transaction logs
          • Viewing and restoring archived transaction logs
          • Inactivating transaction logs
        • IBM Storage Protect Web Client GUI and Java client GUI
          • Getting started with the Web Client GUI
          • Backing up Domino NSF databases
          • Backing up Domino DB2 enabled Notes databases and DB2 logs
          • Restoring Domino NSF databases
          • Restoring, rollforward, and activating Domino DB2 enabled Notes databases
          • Activating NSF databases
          • Backing up and archiving NSF transaction logs
          • Restoring NSF transaction logs
          • Inactivating archived NSF transaction logs
      • Command-line interface
        • NSF Commands
          • Domdsmc activatedbs
          • Domdsmc archivelog
          • Domdsmc changeadsmpwd
          • Domdsmc help
          • Domdsmc inactivatelogs
          • Domdsmc incremental
          • Domdsmc query adsmserver
          • Domdsmc query dbbackup
          • Domdsmc query domino
          • Domdsmc query logarchive
          • Domdsmc query pendingdbs
          • Domdsmc query preferences
          • Domdsmc resetdatabase
          • Domdsmc restore
          • Domdsmc restorelogarchive
          • Domdsmc selective
          • Domdsmc set
        • DB2 Commands
          • Domdsmc DB2activatedbs
          • Domdsmc DB2archivelog
          • Domdsmc DB2deletealternate
          • Domdsmc fullselective
          • Domdsmc DB2INActivateobjs
          • Domdsmc DB2restore
          • Domdsmc DB2rollforward
          • Domdsmc DB2selective
          • Domdsmc query DB2backup
          • Domdsmc query DB2pendingdbs
          • Domdsmc query DB2rollforward
          • Domdsmc updatedb2pwd
    • Protecting HCL Domino Server data
      • Automating backups
        • Setting up a scheduler scenario
          • Defining a IBM Storage Protect server schedule
          • Running IBM Storage Protect client tasks
        • The IBM Storage Protect client scheduler and associated log files
        • Setting up other schedules
        • Sample command file
      • Recovering from loss of Domino transaction logs for NSF databases
      • NSF databases restore to alternate server and alternate partition
        • Restoring NSF databases to an alternate server
        • Restoring NSF databases to an alternate partition
      • Include and exclude processing
      • Using multiple Domino server partitions
      • Multiple IBM Storage Protect servers
      • Problem determination
      • Migration
        • Migrating in a replicated server environment
        • Migrating in a non-replicated server environment
      • Backing up and restoring Domino databases with DAOS
        • Domino DAOS information
        • Backing up a Lotus® Domino database with DAOS
        • Restoring an HCL Domino database with DAOS
        • Disaster recovery for an HCL Domino database with DAOS
    • Reference information
      • Frequently asked questions
      • Best practices for optimizing Data Protection for HCL Domino performance
  • Validating the digital signature of the client package on Data Protection for HCL Domino on Windows systems
  • ACD messages
    • Data Protection for HCL Domino messages format
    • Data Protection for HCL Domino messages
      • ACD messages
  • Trobleshooting
    • Diagnosing problems
      • Running Must-Gather scripts
• Accessibility
• Compatibility matrix
• PDF files
• Glossary