Administrator Guide

Requirement Description

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with the

Hyper‑V role installed

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 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.

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator A direct iSCSI connection is required to allow

Replay Manager to restore storage components

(Local Volumes, SQL Server, or Exchange Server)

running inside a Hyper-V or VMware guest using

pass-through or 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

NOTE: Storage Center version 6.2.1 (or above)

is required to back up Microsoft SQL Server

2016, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2012, and

SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2012

or Windows Server 2012 R2.

NOTE: The Replay Manager service account

requires system administrator privileges in SQL

Server. In 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.

Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs) Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)s are supported only

for the following Replay Manager extensions:

• Local Volumes

• Hyper-V