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Managing Exchange database mountability 
checks and log truncation
When using AppAssure to back up Microsoft Exchange Servers, mountability checks can be performed on all 
Exchange databases after every snapshot. This corruption detection feature alerts administrators of potential 
failures and ensures that all data on the Exchange servers will be recovered successfully in the event of a 
failure.
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To force a mountability check
1 In the left navigation area of the AppAssure Core Console, select the machine for which you want to 
force the mountability check, and then click the Recovery Points tab.
2 Click the right angle bracket > symbol next to a recovery point in the list to expand the view.
3Click Check, and then click Force Mountability Check.
A pop-up window displays asking if you want to force a mountability check.
4Click Ye s.
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Protecting server clusters
This chapter describes how to protect information on Microsoft SQL Server or Exchange Server clusters using 
AppAssure. It includes the following topics:
•Supported applications and cluster types
•Protecting a cluster
•Protecting nodes in a cluster
•Modifying cluster node settings
•Configuring cluster settings
•Converting a protected cluster node to a protected machine
•Viewing server cluster information
•Working with...

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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.
The supported disk types include:
•GUID partition table (GPT) disks greater than 2 TB
•Basic disks
The supported mount types include:
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Protecting a cluster
This topic describes how to add a cluster for protection in AppAssure. When you add a cluster to protection, you 
need to specify the host name or IP address of the cluster, the cluster application, or one of the cluster nodes or 
machines that includes the AppAssure Agent software.
For information about setting up repositories, see Understanding repositories.
To protect a cluster
1 In the Core Console, navigate to the Home tab,...

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Protecting nodes in a cluster
This topic describes how to protect the data on a cluster node or machine that has an AppAssure Agent 
installed. When you add protection, you need to select a node from the list of available nodes as well as specify 
the host name and the user name and password of the domain administrator.
To protect nodes in a cluster
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Modifying cluster node settings
Once you have added protection for cluster nodes, you can easily modify basic configuration settings for those 
machines or nodes (for example, display name, host name, and so on), protection settings (for example, 
changing the protection schedule for local volumes on the machine, adding or removing volumes, and pausing 
protection), and more.
To modify cluster node settings, you must perform the following tasks:
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Configuring cluster event notifications
You can configure how system events are reported for your cluster by creating notification groups. These events 
could be system alerts or errors. Complete the steps in this procedure to configure notification groups for 
events.
To configure cluster event notifications
1 In the AppAssure Core Console, navigate to the cluster that you want to modify,
2 Click the Configuration tab, and then click Events.
3 Select...

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5 To edit an existing notification group, next to a notification group in the list, click Edit.
The Edit Notification Group dialog box displays for you to edit the settings.
Modifying the cluster retention policy
The retention policy for a cluster specifies how long the recovery points for the shared volumes in the cluster 
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Modifying cluster protection schedules
In AppAssure, you can modify the protection schedules only if your cluster has shared volumes.
To modify cluster protection schedules
1 In the AppAssure Core Console, navigate to the cluster that you want to modify, and then select the 
cluster.
2 Follow the instructions for modifying the protection settings as described in Modifying protection 
schedules.
Modifying cluster transfer settings
In AppAssure, you can...