Dell Replay Manager Version 7.8 Administrator’s Guide

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Replay Manager Service Extensions

The following table lists requirements for using Replay Manager to take Replays.


Requirement	Description
Volume Types	Windows basic volumes are supported. Windows dynamic volumes are not supported. Storage Center Live Volumes are not supported. vVols are not supported for VMware extensions.
SMB File Shares	The following criteria must be met to support SMB file shares: Both the application server and file server must be running Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016. Only Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2014, or SQL Server 2012 databases, or Hyper-V virtual machines on SMB 3.x (and later) file shares can be backed up. Replay Manager Service for Windows must run as a Windows account that has Administrators or Backup Operators privileges on both the application server and file server. Also, the Windows account must have at least read permissions on the file share data that is being backed up. File Server VSS Agent Service role must be enabled on the file server. Application server and file server must belong to the same domain in Active Directory. SMB file share must be valid. That is, the SMB file share must adhere to Microsoft guidelines for SMB file shares.
Microsoft Exchange Server	Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Replay Manager Service requires the following permissions: On the local machine, Administrator privilege Organizational Management Role
Microsoft Hyper‑V	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper‑V role installed Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper‑V role installed Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V role installed Microsoft Windows Server 2016 with the Hyper-V role installed NOTE:To successfully back up Hyper-V guests, the Microsoft Windows Server must be configured with the auto mount feature enabled which is the default. NOTE:Hyper-V Server is not supported. NOTE:Virtual Fibre Channel is not supported.
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator	A direct iSCSI connection is required to allow Replay Manager to restore components (Local Volumes, SQL Server, or Exchange Server) running inside a Hyper-V guest using pass-through or a VMware guest using raw device mapped disks. The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator can be used to provide the required direct iSCSI connection. For virtual servers, a Storage Center virtual server object with HBAs defined via iSCSI initiator must exist in order for Replay Manager to restore with pass-through volumes.
Microsoft SQL Server	Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Microsoft SQL Server 2017 NOTE:The Replay Manager service account requires system administrator privileges in SQL Server. In Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2014, or SQL Server 2012, the Local System account does not have system administrator privileges by default. If you install Replay Manager using the Local System account, make sure it has system administrator privileges. Alternatively, install Replay Manager using a Windows account that has SQL Server sysadmin role permissions. NOTE:Replay Manager Service requires SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to be installed as part of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and Microsoft SQL Server 2016.
Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs)	Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs) are supported only for the following Replay Manager extensions: Local Volumes Hyper-V Guests NOTE:On Windows 2008 R2, Replay Manager Local Volumes backup schedules for a cluster shared volume (CSV) execute on all nodes of the cluster on which a Replay Manager Service is installed. However, the backup job executes successfully on only one node in the cluster. NOTE:Backup sets containing CSV and non-CSV volumes are not supported.
Storage Center	Storage Center 6.7 or later The following licenses are required to run Replay Manager: Data Instant Replay For remote replications of Replays, Remote Instant Replay Replay Manager
VMware	Backing up and restoring VMware storage requires the following: DSITV virtual appliance (version 4.1 or later) running the Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) VMware ESXi Server (version 5.5 to 6.5) managed by the vCenter Server Support for FE-SAS (Front End) Volumes and Virtual Machines with RMSV 2.0 NOTE:For vApps, VMs must be in the root to be able to create a snapshot. VMs within nested vApps are not supported by RMSV. For information on deploying a DSITV virtual appliance with Replay Manager Service for VMware, see to the Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware Administrator’s Guide.