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5 Protecting server clusters About server cluster protection In AppAssure, server cluster protection is associated with the AppAssure agents installed on individual cluster nodes (that is, individual machines in the cluster) and the Core, which protects those agents, all as if they were one composite machine. You can easily configure an Core to protect and manage a cluster. In the Core Console, a cluster is organized as a separate entity, which acts as a "container" to include the related nodes. For example, in the left navigation area, the Core is listed at the top of the navigation tree, and clusters are listed under the Core and contain the associated individual nodes (on which the AppAssure agents are installed). At the Core and cluster levels, you can view information about the cluster, such as the list of related nodes and shared volumes. A cluster is displayed in the Core Console on the Machines tab, and you toggle the view (using Show/Hide) to view the nodes included in the cluster. At the cluster level, you can also view corresponding Exchange and SQL cluster metadata for the nodes in the cluster. You can specify settings for the entire cluster and the shared volumes in that cluster, or you can navigate to an individual node (machine) in the cluster to configure settings just for that node and the associated local volumes. Supported applications and cluster types To protect your cluster properly, you must have installed the AppAssure Agent software on each of the machines or nodes in the cluster. AppAssure supports the application versions and cluster configurations listed in the following table. Table 4. Supported applications and cluster types Application Microsoft Exchange Application Version and Related Windows Failover Cluster Cluster Configuration 2007 Single Copy Cluster (SCC) 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) 2010 Database Availability Group 2008, 2008 R2 (DAG) Microsoft SQL 2005, 2008, 2008 R2 Single Copy Cluster (SCC) 2012 Single Copy Cluster (SCC) 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 The supported disk types include: • GUID partition table (GPT) disks greater than 2 TB • Dynamic disks 140

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Protecting server clusters
About server cluster protection
In AppAssure, server cluster protection is associated with the AppAssure agents installed on individual
cluster nodes (that is, individual machines in the cluster) and the Core, which protects those agents, all as
if they were one composite machine.
You can easily configure an Core to protect and manage a cluster. In the Core Console, a cluster is
organized as a separate entity, which acts as a “container” to include the related nodes. For example, in
the left navigation area, the Core is listed at the top of the navigation tree, and clusters are listed under
the Core and contain the associated individual nodes (on which the AppAssure agents are installed).
At the Core and cluster levels, you can view information about the cluster, such as the list of related
nodes and shared volumes. A cluster is displayed in the Core Console on the Machines tab, and you
toggle the view (using Show/Hide) to view the nodes included in the cluster. At the cluster level, you can
also view corresponding Exchange and SQL cluster metadata for the nodes in the cluster. You can specify
settings for the entire cluster and the shared volumes in that cluster, or you can navigate to an individual
node (machine) in the cluster to configure settings just for that node and the associated local volumes.
Supported applications and cluster types
To protect your cluster properly, you must have installed the AppAssure Agent software on each of the
machines or nodes in the cluster. AppAssure supports the application versions and cluster configurations
listed in the following table.
Table 4. Supported applications and cluster types
Application
Application Version and Related
Cluster Configuration
Windows Failover Cluster
Microsoft Exchange
2007 Single Copy Cluster (SCC)
2007 Cluster Continuous
Replication (CCR)
2003, 2008, 2008 R2
2010 Database Availability Group
(DAG)
2008, 2008 R2
Microsoft SQL
2005, 2008, 2008 R2 Single
Copy Cluster (SCC)
2003, 2008, 2008 R2
2012 Single Copy Cluster (SCC)
2008, 2008 R2, 2012
The supported disk types include:
•
GUID partition table (GPT) disks greater than 2 TB
•
Dynamic disks
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