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VERITAS Software Data Protection Solutions for Cisco Unity
PROTECTING CISCO UNITY ENVIRONMENTS WITH VERITAS BACKUP EXEC™ AND VERITAS NETBACKUP™ Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, and IBM Lotus Notes Domino
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Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................3 VERITAS and CISCO: A Winning Partnership…………………………………………………………………………….3 Cisco Unity Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 VERITAS Backup Exec™: Superior Windows Data Protection……………………………………….…………………5 VERITAS NetBackup™: Innovative Data Protection………………………………………….………………………….5 Protecting Cisco Unity Environments with VERITAS Backup Exec and VERITAS NetBackup and Best Practices..8 VERITAS Data Protection Products Supported by Cisco Unity…………………………………………………………10 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 Legal Disclaimer……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 Knowledgebase Disclaimer………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 2 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
INTRODUCTION Cisco Unity is a powerful, unified communications solution that provides advanced, convergence-based voice and unified messaging for customers demanding communication services that offer the utmost in reliability, scalability, and performance. Cisco Unity allows users to listen to their e-mail and check voice messages from the Internet, and when integrated with a supported third-party fax server, have the ability to forward faxes to a local fax machine -increasing organizational productivity while improving customer service and responsiveness. VERITAS NetBackup™ software and VERITAS Backup Exec™ software are market leading data protection software solutions designed to integrate with a broad range of applications and platforms. As a member of the Cisco AVVID partner program, VERITAS Software provides best of class data protection solutions that support for Cisco Unity. NetBackup software and Backup Exec software provide world-class data protection from the desktop and laptop to the data center. This white paper explains the practical considerations and best practices for selecting and utilizing either VERITAS Backup Exec software or VERITAS NetBackup to protect Cisco Unity.
VERITAS AND CISCO: A WINNING PARTNERSHIP VERITAS Software and Cisco Systems are industry leaders in cross-platform storage software and IP networking solutions. The close collaboration through VERITAS Powered will create next-generation networking solutions that embed storage software to incorporate more manageability and intelligence into the network. Cisco and VERITAS Software are also working together through the VERITAS Enabled program to integrate the Cisco MDS 9000 Family with VERITAS Software's market-leading high availability, storage management, disaster recovery, and data protection software, including VERITAS SANPoint Control™, which offers a single interface for centralized, simplified management of heterogeneous SANs. Other supported software includes VERITAS NetBackup™, VERITAS Backup Exec™, VERITAS Cluster Server™ and VERITAS Foundation Suite™. For additional information on the VERITAS & Cisco Partnership, please reference the following url: HTTP://WWW.VERITAS.COM/PARTNER/PARTNERDETAIL.JHTML?PARTNERID=8101&PARTNERCATEG ORYID=8000
CISCO UNITY OVERVIEW Cisco IP Communications is a comprehensive array of enterprise-class solutions—including IP telephony, unified communications, IP video and audio conferencing, and IP contact center—that improve operational efficiencies, increase productivity, and enhance customer satisfaction by delivering a measurable return on investment (ROI). Cisco Unity™—an integral component of the Cisco IP Communications system—is a powerful unified communications solution that provides the advanced, convergence-based communication services your company needs on a platform that offers the utmost in reliability, scalability, and performance. The Cisco Unity server architecture is unified with your data network, minimizing installation, administration, and maintenance costs. Built on a platform that can scale to meet your organization's needs as it grows, Cisco Unity also uses streaming media and an intuitive browser-style system administration interface that makes life easier for the people who install and support your system, ultimately lowering your organization's total cost of ownership.
BUILT FOR MIGRATION TO IP TELEPHONY Designed to exploit IP networks, Cisco Unity plays a central role in the migration of your telephony infrastructure from TDM to IP. IP networks are easy to deploy a comprehensive communications solution because you have a single network for both voice and data. Cisco Unity interoperates with your legacy voice-mail system and supports Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 3 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
both Cisco CallManager and leading traditional telephone systems—to help you transition to IP telephony at your own pace and protects your existing infrastructure investments. In addition, Cisco Unity's integration with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) provides native support for SIP proxy servers, designated SIP phones and clients, and SIP-enabled access gateways, giving SIP users access to the full benefit Cisco Unity delivers. Cisco Unity complements the full range of IP Communications solutions by providing advanced capabilities for unifying data and voice communication. Also, because it is enabled by Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) and designed for a converged network, Cisco Unity provides a solid foundation for rolling out future convergence-based communications services.
SIMPLIFY ADMINISTRATION, REDUCE COSTS The components of Cisco Unity extend the power of Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes Domino server by eliminating the inefficiencies and the limitations imposed by multiple and “integrated” messaging systems, and simplifies access and management. Cisco Unity uses Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes Domino message store and directory services to unify system administration, collecting all messages into a single store and providing you with a single address directory service. By sharing a single directory with the data network, Cisco Unity eliminates redundant user account information required by various applications—such as e-mail and voice-mail systems. Cisco Unity saves time in initial installation by importing the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes Domino accounts directory to automatically create subscriber lists. With the Cisco Unity, all messages are centrally stored, administered, and controlled, dramatically reducing the amount of time spent on support and maintenance, and minimizing the traffic on your LAN. At the same time, Cisco Unity also uses the Cisco Unity Message Repository (UMR) to safeguard message store integrity if Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes Domino goes offline. Cisco Unity UMR enables Cisco Unity to continue taking new voice messages when the e-mail system or network is offline. System subscribers can also retrieve these messages, minimizing service disruption. Cisco Unity takes full advantage of powerful Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes Domino features such as digital networking, automatic message replication, message rules, foldering, and inbox assistant support. Through Microsoft Exchange or Domino’s e-mail gateway services, Cisco Unity can also work with e-mail clients that support Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME), Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), and Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4).
AN EASY-TO-USE, BROWSER-STYLE INTERFACE Cisco Unity features an award-winning graphical interface that gets users operating as quickly as possible, resulting in greater productivity for your organization. Moreover, Cisco Unity simplifies system administration with its embedded Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), single message store, and single directory service, providing superior performance and reliability. In addition to housing data in a central store, administration tasks can be handled conveniently from a Web-based system administration console that IT staff can access from any networked PC using Internet Explorer. The Cisco Unity system administration console minimizes the complexity of Microsoft Windows 2000 using either Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes Domino so you do not have to be a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) to administer the system. This interface integrates with Microsoft Windows 2000 through the use of snapin HTML, and allows Cisco Unity to be configured and monitored from anywhere on the Internet using Internet Explorer. For additional information on Cisco Unity, please reference the following url: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/index.html
VERITAS BACKUP EXEC™: SUPERIOR WINDOWS DATA PROTECTION Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 4 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
VERITAS Backup Exec™ software is designed to provide high performance, reliable Windows Server data protection. A complete family of powerful agents and options deliver robust storage management tools to meet diverse application needs for growing and upgrading storage management capabilities. A new Desktop and Laptop Option protects critical data on desktops and laptops, by providing continuous disk-based backup protection and synchronization for users in the office or on the road.
VERITAS BACKUP EXEC AGENT FOR EXCHANGE SERVER VERITAS Backup Exec software’s Agent for Exchange Server delivers fast, flexible technology to protect vital Exchange Server 5.5, 2000 and 2003 data while the application is online. This agent provides full, incremental or differential incremental backup and restores of all critical Exchange Server components including the entire datastore, individual storage groups and log files, as well as all Outlook components, such as individual mailboxes, individual public folders, individual messages, and their embedded objects and attributes. Using Exchange’s Single Instance Storage feature eliminates the need to backup duplicate information by storing only the first instance of attachments distributed to multiple mailboxes. VERITAS Backup Exec software’s Agent for Exchange Server also enables automatic recreation of a mailbox and user accounts during restore -- allowing administrators to easily manage their backups and expedite the recovery of data, while consuming less network, system and media resources. When running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the Backup Exec Agent for Exchange Server has added support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Volume Snapshot (VSS) technology, enabling the user to select either the VERITAS or the Microsoft proprietary frozen image technology for protecting open files.
VERITAS BACKUP EXEC AGENT FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER Ensure business-critical databases and e-business data are protected in the event of application or hardwarebased corruption or loss. The Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server provides SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 users granular protection on 32 and 64-bit systems down to the individual database or filegroup. Execute differential backups as well as Transaction Log backups with automatic truncation. The Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server allows the user to perform restores with one-pass recovery of the last full and any subsequent backup as a single restore job or perform “rollback restores,” enabling a SQL database to be recovered to a specific moment in time, rather than a specific restore point based on the last backup job. Multipipe and Virtual Device Interface (VDI) support gives users the most dependable and fastest method available for complete SQL Server protection.
VERITAS BACKUP EXEC AGENT FOR LOTUS DOMINO The Backup Exec Agent for Lotus Domino integrates comprehensive data protection of vital Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration databases within daily backup activities. Using the native Domino backup API, this option integrates non-disruptive data protection of the databases and transaction logs. Flexible restore options include database redirection and point-in-time “roll-back” recovery of databases or transaction logs. Users also benefit from user-controlled recycling of the transaction logs reducing manual intervention and speeding recovery.
VERITAS NETBACKUP™: INNOVATIVE DATA PROTECTION As the recognized leader for enterprise-class backup and recovery, VERITAS NetBackup™ software is designed to help provide complete data protection for the most complex Windows, UNIX, Linux and NetWare environments. Intuitive graphical user interfaces help enable organizations to manage all aspects of backup and recovery and to help maintain consistent backup policies that are deployed across your enterprise. VERITAS NetBackup software provides database- and application-aware backup and recovery solutions for all major databases and applications. A new Desktop and Laptop Option protects critical data on desktops and laptops, by providing continuous disk-based backup protection and synchronization for users in the office or on the road. VERITAS NetBackup software’s disk-based data protection functionality allows for quick and instant recovery while improving backup performance and reducing network overhead. Sophisticated NetBackup software features enable organizations to perform all aspects of media management, from tape duplication to library and drive Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 5 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
sharing. In addition, NetBackup software delivers real-time and historical analysis of all backup and recovery operations.
VERITAS NETBACKUP™ FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE When it comes to Microsoft Exchange backup and recovery, VERITAS has one goal in mind — to simplify the complexity of database backup and recovery without compromising availability. To achieve business without interruption, VERITAS recognizes the need for nondisruptive mechanisms to protect Exchange data, along with all data in the enterprise. With VERITAS NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange, VERITAS provides the performance and flexibility required for effective backup and recovery operations within large Exchange environments. NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange delivers complete, non-disruptive online protection of Exchange database and mailbox components, including incremental mailbox backup. Flexible Restore Options are also available to users, allowing for rapid, granular recovery of databases and mailboxes, including support for performing individual message restores. NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange leverages advanced Exchange features including Single Instance Store (SIS), global exclusion, and storage group multiplexing.
Figure 1: VERITAS NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange software’s intuitive graphical user interface allows easy selection and recovery of individual mailboxes, folders and e-mail messages.
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VERITAS NETBACKUP™ FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER When it comes to Microsoft SQL Server backup and recovery, VERITAS has one goal in mind — to simplify the complexity of database backup while increasing availability. VERITAS NetBackupTM for Microsoft SQL Server does this by interfacing to standard Microsoft backup APIs and by providing a storage management solution complete with essential tools and resources necessary for protecting SQL Server databases. VERITAS NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server delivers comprehensive data protection for SQL Server. Organizations can centrally manage all aspects of backup and recovery for database and non-database files from intuitive, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), thus allowing consistent backup policies to be set across the enterprise. NetBackup’s “data center” strength media management enables organizations to perform all aspects of media management, including library sharing and individual tape drive sharing. In addition, NetBackup’s Windows-based and Java-based interfaces provide complete real-time and historical analysis of all backup and recovery operations.
VDI or Named Pipes
Microsoft SQL Server databases, files, filegroups and transaction logs
VERITAS NetBackup for SQL Server
VERITAS NetBackup Server
Tape, optical or disk media
Figure 2: NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server uses standardized, supported SQL Server interfaces to protect your data
VERITAS NETBACKUP™ FOR LOTUS NOTES By integrating solutions from hundreds of partners, Lotus applications may encompass many business operations, from e-mail to project management to mundane activities such as submitting an expense report for reimbursement. The task of managing the protection of these Lotus environments, like any other, can rapidly grow to be quite complex. As a Lotus Business Partner, VERITAS is pleased to offer high performance backup and recovery for Lotus Notes and Domino Server with VERITAS NetBackup™ for Lotus Notes. By providing centralized administration, NetBackup simplifies data protection for distributed Lotus environments with applications that may span across the city, the country or the world. The intuitive graphical user interfaces of NetBackup help set consistent backup policies across the enterprise and, by presenting completed backups in an intuitive manner, enable administrators to quickly identify critical Lotus files or databases when they need to be restored. Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 7 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
PROTECTING CISCO UNITY ENVIRONMENTS WITH VERITAS BACKUP EXEC™ AND VERITAS NETBACKUP™ AND BEST PRACTICES The following sections of this white paper present how to protect Cisco Unity Environments using either VERITAS Backup Exec or VERITAS NetBackup. Recommended best practices will be discussed. Please note that ALL Cisco Unity and VERITAS environments are often complex and unique. Cisco Unity and VERITAS Backup Exec and VERITAS NetBackup users should consult their respective product manuals before attempting any of the best practices recommended in this white paper.
DATA STORAGE IN CISCO UNITY Cisco Unity can be configured for either Cisco Unity Unified Messaging or for Cisco Unity Voice Messaging. The operating system and application software underneath Cisco Unity environment is built using Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, MSDE 2000 (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server 2000), and popular messaging applications such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes Domino. Additional Cisco Unity requirements are as follows: • Voice messages are stored in IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange 2000, or Microsoft Exchange 5.5 • All subscriber information is stored in a Microsoft MSDE or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Domino database • Some subscriber information also appears in the IBM Lotus Domino Address Book, Microsoft Active Directory, or the Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Directory • Data that appears in both the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Domino database and in the Address Book/Directory is automatically synchronized • Messages from outside callers are temporarily stored on the Cisco Unity Server
CHOOSING THE RIGHT DATA PROTECTION SOLUTION VERITAS Backup Exec and VERITAS NetBackup software are qualified data protection products for use with Cisco Unity. For the most current information on VERITAS solutions qualified for Cisco Unity, please refer to the following Cisco provided resources: • Cisco Unity System Requirements -- Supported Hardware and Software • Cisco Unity Bridge System Requirements -- Supported Hardware and Software
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Both documents are available on Cisco.com To access these document, please click Products & Services > Voice Software > Cisco Unity > Technical Details > System Requirements. The VERITAS data protection considerations for Cisco Unity, including the messaging environment of Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino servers, are the same for protecting Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino systems. Both VERITAS NetBackup and VERITAS Backup Exec protect Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server and IBM Lotus Notes Domino. No additional VERITAS Software agents and options are required for the protection of the Cisco Unity environment. Additional information on how Cisco Unity stores data: • Cisco Unity stores data in a Microsoft SQL Server or MSDE database. To protect this data, you need to use either VERITAS NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server agent or the VERITAS Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server. Both VERITAS products utilize Microsoft’s SQL Server backup API’s to protect database data while the databases are online and available.
• Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino data backups that are a part of the Cisco Unity architecture require VERITAS agents for online backup. Both VERITAS NetBackup and VERITAS Backup Exec treat Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino as a typical application, whether or not Cisco Unity is deployed in the user’s environment. • VERITAS client agents are used to protect the Windows 2000 Operating Environment and the special considerations for Registry (i.e. System State), Active Directory, and other file attributes. VERITAS products protect Windows machines as a typical Windows server, whether or not Cisco Unity is deployed in the user’s environment. Caution: If you do not use the tested and approved VERITAS NetBackup or VERITAS Backup Exec agents and attempt to backup the application and data files, the backup will be invalid. Do not rely upon open file management software; this too will not work reliably for Cisco Unity environment data protection. VERITAS has designed and developed advanced application aware agents to protect complex applications like Cisco Unity, which improve the user’s recovery point and recovery time objectives to meet their Cisco Unity environment’s service level agreements for backup and recovery operations. By leveraging additional solutions in the VERITAS software portfolio, you improve your return on investment by reducing or eliminating downtime in the event of system or software failure. If you have additional questions on which product or solution is best for your needs, contact VERITAS Software Corporation or visit VERITAS on the Internet at www.veritas.com.
PRODUCT POSITIONING There are considerations to consider when choosing either to use VERITAS Backup Exec software or VERITAS NetBackup software to protect your Cisco Unity environment. TVERITAS Backup Exec™ Backup Exec software is an easy to use, scalable and comprehensive backup application. Backup Exec software can backup and recover the Cisco Unity application and data, including the Microsoft SQL Server/MSDE databases, Microsoft Exchange message stores, or IBM Lotus Domino message stores and transaction logs. Backup Exec is widely used in Microsoft Windows enterprises because of its renowned ease of use and flexibility allow for rapid setup of backup and recovery policies. Backup Exec software is recommended for Cisco Unity environments that are installed and deployed as decentralized, stand-alone applications. For example, sites where a central computing IT department does not manage the entire organization’s computer systems, maintenance or backup and recovery operations for Cisco Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 9 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
Unity service. If your organization requires telephony personnel to manage the Cisco Unity telephony environment independently of other computing systems, Backup Exec software is a good option for protecting Cisco Unity. Backup Exec software can be installed, configured, and operated easily in a stand-alone, decentralized IT environment, or in remote distributed environments. Backup Exec software provides solid support for non-robotic, single tape drives, which is an optional hardware configuration that has been tested by Cisco to support Cisco Unity environments. Backup Exec software features straightforward, single tape drive and daily cartridge management schemes. Additionally, in many small and medium sized enterprises where Microsoft Windows data protection is managed free from other types of systems or data protection considerations, Backup Exec software provides the market leading solution for Windows environment data protection. VERITAS NetBackup™ We recommend NetBackup software when implementing Cisco Unity in large, centrally managed enterprise environments. NetBackup software thrives in the world’s largest open systems data centers, providing IT departments with a consolidated data protection solution, which gives uniformity to backup and recovery operations in large environments. NetBackup software functionality allows the user to reduce their total cost for data protection. NetBackup software provides centralized, enterprise class, scalable, backup and recovery that can improve your business critical offline storage management. NetBackup software provides backup and recovery services across more than a dozen platforms, leveraging a core three-tier architecture, which is comprised of master servers, media servers, and clients, allowing for unlimited scalability to meet the needs of the user’s environment today and in the future. NetBackup Global Data Manager software is the fourth tier, and is designed to manage multiple NetBackup master servers and Backup Exec media servers. NetBackup software provides broad support for market leading tape drive technology, autoloader robotics and silos, fibre channel SAN, off host backup and storage array integration. Application and database integration agents provide seamless data protection for the largest databases and messaging systems. If you require centralized heterogeneous, scalable data protection for your Cisco Unity environment, NetBackup should be your choice for enterprise data protection.
VERITAS DATA PROTECTION PRODUCTS SUPPORTED BY CISCO UNITY VERITAS Backup Exec Cisco Systems performed testing with Backup Exec 8.6 using Cisco Unity version 4.0 (x).Cisco Systems provides support for Backup Exec 8.6 and 9.0 while using Cisco Unity version 4.0 (x). The Backup Exec agents for Exchange, SQL, and Domino use the same numbering as the Backup Exec software release numbering. VERITAS Backup Exec treats Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server as a typical database or application, whether or not Cisco Unity is deployed in the user’s environment. Please consult VERITAS sales for more detail on Backup Exec. Please check the Cisco web site for updates to the list of Cisco supported versions of Backup Exec software. VERITAS NetBackup Cisco Systems performed testing with NetBackup 3.4 and NetBackup 4.5_3_F using Cisco Unity version 4.0 (x) . Cisco Systems provides support for NetBackup 3.4 through 4.5_3_F while using Cisco Unity version 4.0 (x). The NetBackup agents for Exchange, SQL, and Domino use the same numbering as the NetBackup software release numbering. VERITAS NetBackup treats Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server as a typical database or application, whether or not Cisco Unity is deployed in the user’s environment. Please consult VERITAS sales for more detail. Please check the Cisco web site for updates to the list of Cisco supported versions of NetBackup software.
HOW LONG WILL RESTORING DATA TAKE Data restoration performance is difficult to predict without specific configuration and environment insight. Both NetBackup and Backup Exec software are high-performance backup and recovery applications, and provide Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 10 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
functionality for performance optimization. The results for your environment will vary depending on how your environment is configured and how much data is being protected. A good approach to characterizing backup and recovery performance requires learning the general software architecture, how each agent component interacts with the protected system, while contrasting this to the actual volume of data being backed up. Other factors that may affect performance can include initial system sizing, backup design decisions, as well as the more easily understood interactions of tape drive, LAN performance, and CPU load. VERITAS Software provides specific product tuning recommendations within the product documentation and via technical bulletins. Managing recovery performance will require an understanding of your company’s service level agreements for allowable system down time and required system recovery time objectives. Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for backup and recovery can typically be considered in the range of hours, as opposed to seconds with other technologies. RTO should be modeled by performing regular recovery and disaster recovery tests simulating real world data loss scenarios. Performing disaster recovery tests is the only way to ensure total readiness for any data loss event, where preparedness and execution is paramount. After the initial backup product environment is designed, installed, and tested, you should plan on making the time to include full and partial recovery tests, system replacement tests, and bare metal disaster recovery tests. VERITAS Backup Exec and VERITAS NetBackup For servers running Cisco Unity, a full restore using Backup Exec software could typically be performed in a few hours if required. This example may not take into consideration the messaging stores or other types of recovery. Your exact backup performance is dependent on many factors. For the restore of the dependent messaging environment, performance for recovery can vary significantly. For example, in a centralized Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino message store model, there may be generally larger volumes of Unified message data, potentially across several Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino servers. The first consideration for any recovery plan is to anticipate the specific type of data loss you might encounter, and the actions that will be required to recovery the necessary data in the quickest way possible. For example, will you be required to perform a full Microsoft Exchange or IBM Domino server message store recovery? Perhaps the system can be restored by a single application file or directory? Perhaps only a single user message mailbox or message needs to be recovered? The key to successful data protection management of the Cisco Unity environment will be to understand the application data well enough to determine the minimal recovery requirements, as well as how to perform these recoveries with the selected VERITS data protection product. Considerations for planning for a “full message store” is dependent on the message server architecture and message store size. Good planning limits the message store size to meet your company’s recovery service level agreement. Additionally, smaller, more granular mailbox and message level recoveries are possible with a Microsoft Exchange message store. However, these recoveries will require multiple backup images, first for the information store, followed by the mailbox level backup. This extra time can affect the backup window and media/tape consumption. Familiarity with these procedures will enable faster recovery of the correct information requested for full recovery. End users should practice their Cisco Unity infrastructure recovery plan, including the consideration of Microsoft SQL Server table recovery and Microsoft Windows 2000 file and system state recovery. The Cisco Unity user should perform a pre-production or test system recovery prior to your Cisco Unity roll out.
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Figure 3: The VERITAS NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server recovery GUI presents an intuitive view of backup history, allowing point-andclick restores of databases, incremental backups and transaction logs to a specific point in time.
Figure 4: Enabling VERITAS Backup Exec software’s Single Instance Storage functionality is as easy as clicking a check box.
CONCLUSION: VERITAS SOFTWARE OFFERS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUR DATABASE AND APPLICATION DATA IN CISCO UNITY ENVIRONMENTS Copyright (c) 2004 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec and all other VERITAS product names and 12 slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS and the VERITAS Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and product offerings subject to change without notice.
VERITAS Software and Cisco are committed to working together to provide innovative and creative solutions to meet the needs of your database and application data protection needs for Cisco Unity environments. Below is a list of VERITAS Software solutions available to protect the date in your Cisco Unity environments and non-Cisco Unity environments: • • • • • •
VERITAS NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange VERITAS NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server VERITAS NetBackup™ for Lotus Notes VERITAS Backup Exec™ Agent for Exchange Server VERITAS Backup Exec™ Agent for SQL Server VERITAS Backup Exec™ Agent for Lotus Domino
For more information on setting up and configuring any of these products, please refer to the product documentation. TThe close collaboration between VERITAS Software and Cisco will help to ensure that the data protection needs of your Cisco Unity environment are met now and in the future.T
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