Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Technical Guide

236 Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Technical Guide

15.1 System requirements

In the following topics, we highlight the hardware and software requirements for Data

Protection for Microsoft Exchange V6.1.

15.1.1 Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange V6.1 on Windows for x86

Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange on Windows for x86 requires the following hardware

and software:

 Intel® Pentium® 166, or later processor (or equivalent) with at least 20 MB of available

disk space and 96 MB of RAM is required.

 One of the following operating system options is required:

– Windows Server 2003 with SP2, or later: Standard, Enterprise, or Data Center editions

– Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, or later: Standard, Enterprise, or Data Center

editions

– Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, or Data Center without Hyper-V editions

15.1.2 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or later

The requirements for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or later, for Standard or

Enterprise Editions are listed here:

 Tivoli Storage Manager Server Version 5.5.0 or later is required.

 Tivoli Storage Manager API Version 5.5.1 or later is required.

Tivoli Storage Manager API Version 5.5.1 is included and is automatically installed with

Data Protection for Exchange 6.1.

 An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client V5.5.1, or later, if IBM Tivoli Storage

Manager central scheduling is used.

 An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client V5.5.1, or later, if VSS operations

are used, is required.

 Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1 version

6.5.8067.0, or later, if mailbox restore operations are used, is required.

When backing up Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft .NET Framework V2.0, or later, is

required.

15.1.3 Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange V6.1 on Windows for x64

Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange on Windows for x64 requires the following hardware

and software:

 Intel EMT64, or AMD Opteron, or equivalent x64 processor with at least 20 MB of

available disk space and 96 MB of RAM.

Note: Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) and Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) are supported.

Refer to the User's Guide for details on MSCS and VCS configuration.

Running in a

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 or later x86 guest is supported.