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Johnny_Bravo
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November 3rd, 2011 08:00
Replication Manager and Exchange 2003 VM
Hi,
I am looking at using replication manger to replicate my Exchange 2003 mailbox server to DR site consistantly.
The Exchange VM currently runs as a VM on vSphere and the mailboxes and logs reside of VMFS volumes. I have read that Exchange should not sit on VMFS volumes. Does this just refer to the mailboxes / logs which I could move to RDM?
Or do I need to install the MS iSCSI initiator within the guest and access the LUN that way.
I am using a VNXe 3300 currently too if that helps. I have tried to perform some initial tests but Replication Manager will not detect the VNXe for its storage array.
Assistance would be very much appreciated on this.
Thanks
JB
Johnny_Bravo
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Posted November 3rd, 2011 12:00
OK. So when they are physical RDM then Replication Manager will pick up the array. Makes sense? I can do this with iSCSI initiatr too though right? (if I wanted to)
Thanks
JB
Johnny_Bravo
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Posted November 3rd, 2011 12:00
When I try to discover the arrays with the pRDM I get the message below. May seem an obvious question but do I really need to set up replication before this? (just double checking :-))
"Replication Manager does not discover these storage arrays until the first replication occurs"
etaljic81
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Posted November 3rd, 2011 11:00
Correct. Database and Log LUN have to reside on Physical RDM devices.