NetApp SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange

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Tag line, tag line

NetApp SnapManager

for Microsoft Exchange

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Agenda

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Customer challenges

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Exchange 2010

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The NetApp data manageability approach

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NetApp SnapManager for Exchange

– Product overview

– Integration with Microsoft technologies

– Platform support

– Backup and Recovery

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Challenges of Managing Microsoft

Exchange Server Data

 Expanding backup window

 Need for rapid & granular recovery of data

 Increasing SLA commitments along with accelerating data growth

 Complexity of managing storage infrastructure

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Exchange 2010

 Cornerstone of Microsoft vision for Unified Communications

 New levels of availability, reliability and performance with the widest range of deployment options

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The NetApp Data Manageability Approach

Focus:

 To deliver the highest efficiency, productivity and flexibility to IT operations

Approach:

 Deliver best in class data and storage management

 Integrate with partner solutions

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Delivering the Highest Productivity and Flexibility

The NetApp Manageability Software Family

An Integrated Data Management Approach

Sto ra g e In fra s truc tu re S e rv ic e L a y e r In te gra tio n Application Suite Database Suite Server Suite SnapManager® for Exchange SnapManager for SAP® SnapManager for SharePoint® Server SnapManager for SQL Server™ SnapManager for Oracle® SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure

Virtual File Manager™

SnapDrive® for Windows®/UNIX®/Linux®

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Integrated Data Management

Storage Admin App Admin Server Admin Storage Services Centralized Management Traditional Approach Virtualization, Snapshots, Clones, Remote Mirror, etc. Integration & Automation NetApp Approach Datasets & Policies

Server Based Management Application Based Management

Storage Management

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Simplified Storage Provisioning

 On-demand Networked Storage Provisioning

 Tight Integration into Microsoft®_{Infrastructure} – MMC --VDS – VSS  Thin provisioning of Storage  Built in Storage Virtualization

– Allows for nondisruptive growth of storage

– Performance

– Ease of data management

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 Centralized Management:

– Provides wizard-based GUI integrated with MMC V3.0

– Manage multiple SnapManager®_{for Exchange Server instances from} one console

 Data Migration:

– Wizard-based UI for migrating Exchange data from DAS and third-party SANs to NetApp®_{storage system}

 Leverages NetApp Snapshot™_{technology for superior performance}

and efficient disk space utilization

 Backup and restore from/to Exchange 2010 Active/Replica in the Database Availability Group (DAG)

Product Overview – Value Proposition

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 Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) with Windows® Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 R2

 Microsoft Management Console V3.0

 Microsoft Cluster Server

 Local Continuous Replication (LCR), Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) and Standby Continuous Replication (SCR)

 Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO)

 Database Availability Group of Exchange 2010

SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange

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 Integrated with NetApp® SnapMirror® (Sync and Async) and SnapVault® for Disaster Recovery/Business

Continuity & archiving backups

 Automates complex, manual effort:

– Single button push failover and failback – Large scale Exchange deployment

– Online backup

– Point and click granular restore

– Rapid recovery from disasters (minutes versus hours/days) – Concurrent verification of multiple backups

Product Overview – Value Proposition

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 Windows® Server 2003 or 2008 including R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions

 Clustered and Non-Clustered Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (SCC, LCR, CCR and SCR)

environments

 Database Availability Group of Exchange 2010

 32bit and 64bit OS and Application versions

 Max config of 50 Storage Group/Database per server in Exchange Server 2007

 Max config of 100 Database per server in Exchange Server 2010

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SnapManager for Exchange: Data Backup

Primary Data Center

 Fastest and most storage efficient backups

 No performance

degradation from online backups

 More frequent backups due to speed and

efficiency

 Instantaneous access to backup data

 SnapManager backs up in seconds

 Snapshot copies verified for integrity and stored

Time to backup: seconds Snapshot NetApp® Storage System Exchange Server with SnapManager®

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SnapManager for Exchange: Data Recovery

Primary Data Center

 Extremely fast and

accurate data restore and recovery

 Reduce downtime from outages

 Automation saves administrative time  Near instantaneous

restores from Snapshot  Dramatically shortened

recovery with automated log replays

 Automated recovery tasks

Snapshot

Roll transaction logs

App/DB Server

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SnapManager for Exchange

 Automated, error-free single push-button failover and failback

 Frequent Recovery Points (up to 10 minutes)

 Concurrent backup verification (up to 4)

 Policy-based D2D backup with NetApp Protection Manager and NetApp SnapVault

 Integration with NetApp SnapVault

– Automated SnapVault to destination – Verification on SnapVault destination

 Integration with NetApp Protection Manager

– Includes Datasets and policies

 Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 (Hyper-V)

 VMWare Guest OS Support

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NetApp solution: Use NetApp Single Mailbox

Recovery with SnapManager for Exchange

 NetApp SnapManager backs up Exchange in seconds with snapshots

 NetApp Single Mailbox Recovery (SMBR)

restores individual mailboxes from

snapshots in minutes

 SMBR also restores individual emails from tape backups

Primary Data Center

Single Mailbox Recovery Software

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NetApp Single Mailbox Recovery (SMBR)

 Reads contents of Exchange Information Store without an Exchange server

 Extracts mail items at any granularity from an offline copy of the Exchange Information Store

– Folder

– Single mailbox – Single message – Single attachment

 Restores single mail items to a production Exchange server, alternate server or to an Outlook PST file.

 Advanced search and retrieval

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NetApp Single Mailbox Recovery (cont’d)

 Dramatically reduces the time required for single mailbox and single message recovery

– From hours or days to just minutes

– Simplifies the most dreaded task by Exchange administrators

 Eliminates the need for expensive, cumbersome and disk-intensive daily brick level backups

 Eliminates the need for recovery server infrastructure

 Allows easy search and discovery of email messages and attachments

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SnapManager for Exchange: 2010 Support

 Backup and Restore from Exchange 2010 Database Availability

Group (DAG):

– Ability to backup to and from the Active/Replica in the DAG

 SnapManager for Exchange and Single Mail Box Recovery (SMBR) Integration:

– Point and Click Secure mail / mailbox restore

 Eliminates an extra Replica (lag) copy in the DAG

 Eliminates data copy for backups

 Enables efficient backups while using DAG for HA/DR solution

 Eliminates the need for an SMBR server

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Example Deployment without Backup for

E2K10

Active DB _{Replica DB} _{Replica DB} _{Lagged DB} DAG Mailbox Servers

Client Access Servers

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Example Deployment with a Non NetApp

Backup Tool for E2K10

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Active DB _{Replica DB} _{Replica DB} _{Lagged DB} DAG Mailbox Servers

Client Access Servers Client Access Servers Site A Site B Backup

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Example Deployment with SME

Active DB

Replica DB

Replica DB DAG Mailbox Servers

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Why Exchange Server on NetApp

 Higher Exchange Availability

“Exchange backup times were reduced 99% from 36 hours to 20

minutes and email restores take 25 minutes instead of 24 hours.” – ARUP, International Engineering and Design Firm

 Lowest TCO for Exchange

“We increased our storage utilization by more than 50%”

– British Telecom

 Faster Time to Exchange Deployment

“EMC and HP deployments require 3-4x the amount of deployment time.” - Mercer Consulting

 Unbeatable Productivity

“Using NetApp FlexVol to provision storage has cut the time required to resize volumes from hours to minutes.” – Six Flags

 Unparalleled Flexibility

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 NetApp is an Exchange Server Partner

– Storage listed in Microsoft Exchange Solutions Reviewed Program

 NetApp SnapManager for Exchange:

– Supports Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 – Windows Server 2008 & Hyper-V Certified

– Integrates with Exchange replication technologies

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Large US Defense Contractor 133,000 users

Telstra

64,000 users

Finance Police- Italy 60,000 users

Toronto Dominion Bank 55,000 users Siemens AG 200,000 users Southwest Airlines 33,000 users US State Department 30,000 users

IKON Office Solutions 30,000 users

Barry University 28,000 users

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 Strong partnership with Microsoft

– Microsoft Global ISV and Gold Certified Partner – Microsoft Exchange Server Partner

– Our storage solutions are listed in the Microsoft® _Exchange

Solutions Reviewed Program

– NetApp®_{storage at Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs)}

 We team with Microsoft to tightly integrate our

Exchange solutions as a Technology Adoption Partner (TAP), a Rapid Deployment Partner (RDP) and a

Global Launch Partner

The NetApp Advantage

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 Unmatched customer value

– 35% to 60% lower TCO than largest SAN competitors – Comprehensive storage and data management solutions – Integrated and innovative approach increases productivity

 Industry leadership

– NetApp is fastest-growing SAN vendor – Leading iSCSI vendor

 Proven experience and expertise

– Over 7,500 Exchange customers

– Over 15 million Exchange mailboxes supported

The NetApp Advantage

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