Exchange High-Availability Caveats

Although DPM is a cluster-aware data protection solution and will continue protecting Exchange data even if an unplanned failover happens or if resources are shifted between cluster nodes, there are some caveats in relation to the different Exchange high-availability configurations and how DPM protects Exchange data. Administrators should take the following into consideration when planning their protection groups:

Exchange Server 2003 failover clusters and Exchange Server 2007 Single Copy Cluster (SCC)—With these types of clusters, all nodes should have the protection agent installed on them. If a failover occurs, DPM automatically detects the change in status and continues to protect and perform restores ...

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