Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 CDP Standard Edition Windows Getting Started Guide Version 3.18 1 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide READ ME FIRST Welcome to the R1Soft - Windows CDP 3.0 Standard Edition - Getting Started Guide The purpose of this manual is to provide you with complete instructions on how to install and set up the R1Soft CDP 3.0 software, Standard Edition on Windows. To go to a specific topic in a particular section, click on the topic name in the Table of Contents. The "Common Questions" section is an archive of typical questions to help you get started with CDP 3 Standard Edition. Note CDP 3.0 comes in three (3) Editions: Standard, Advanced and Enterprise. This Guide describes the installation and set up of the Standard Edition. 2 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 Table of Contents 1 About CDP Standard Edition 3.0 ....................................................................................... 4 2 How to get it ...................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Obtaining Windows CDP Standard Edition ........................................................... 5 3 Installing the CDP Server .................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Installing Standard Edition on Windows ................................................................ 8 4 Configuring a Replication ................................................................................................ 19 4.1 Creating Disk Safes ............................................................................................ 19 4.2 Creating Policies ................................................................................................. 29 5 Multi-tenant How To ........................................................................................................ 38 5.1 Common Questions ............................................................................................ 38 6 Restoring Data ................................................................................................................ 42 6.1 Restoring Files .................................................................................................... 42 6.2 Restoring a MS SQL Database ........................................................................... 50 6.3 Restoring a MS 2007 Exchange Storage Group ................................................. 56 6.4 Restoring a MS Exchange 2010 Mailbox ............................................................ 68 6.5 Restoring VHDs .................................................................................................. 76 3 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 About CDP Standard Edition 3.0 Standard Edition for Windows and Linux is affordable high performance disk to disk backup software. Store and archive Continuous Data Protection (CDP) virtual full backup replicas onto any disk-based storage including second hard drives and Network Attached Storage (NAS). You can install Standard Edition directly on the server you would like to back up. A dedicated CDP Server is not required. CDP 3.0 allows you to store your Disk Safes on: Primary hard disks - The Disk Safes are automatically excluded from the replication. Secondary (backup) hard disks USB drives Network Attached Storage (NAS), e.g. NFS, CIFS/Windows share, etc. Standard Edition provides you with the ability to: Select Devices on Host for replication. Define what files/folders on Device will be replicated. By default, all files and folders on the selected Device are backed up. You can exclude files/folders and define complex exclude rules. Create one-time or scheduled replication. Define disk space soft and hard quotas. Assign one or several Data Protection Policies to a Host. Define Recovery Point Retention for each Policy. Browse files on Disk Safes. Merge (delete) Recovery Points. Restore all or selected files/folders from any Recovery Point. Export the selected files/folders from any Recovery Point. You can save the extracted files/folders to an off-site server or local hard disk. Copy Disk Safes between CDP installations. Disk Safes can be moved and copied like regular folders. 4 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 How to get it Obtaining Windows CDP Standard Edition To download the Windows CDP Server software using R1Soft Customer Portal, perform the following steps: 1. The software for Windows CDP Server 3.18 can be obtained via direct download from the R1Soft website at https://dist.r1soft.com/download/. 2. Log in to the R1Soft Customer Portal by entering your User Name and Password in the form on the right side of the screen. Registration is required for all downloads. Note Existing customers use their R1Soft Customer Portal Login. The forum and tech support help desk have different logins. New customers can request a free trial download at http://www.r1soft.com/index.php?id=496 . 3. Click on the "Download CDP Products" link. 4. Locate the "CDP Standard Edition" product group. 5 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 5. Click on the "Stable" link for the Windows product to download its stable release. 6. On the "Stable Release Downloads" page, select the most recent version. The version number is displayed in the "Version" column. The release date is displayed in the "Date" column. The most recent versions are displayed at the top of the list. Note You can view the release notes here: Release Notes. 7. To download, click on the "Windows 32-bit (x86)" link for 32-bit binary Hardware/OS. Click on the "Windows 64-bit (x86_64/AMD64)" link for 64-bit binary Hardware/OS. See Also Checking Windows Bit Version - Instructions on how to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system. 8. Click on "Back" to return to the software list. 6 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 9. The following product should be downloaded: For 32-bit system: File name - R1Soft-StandardEdition-win32-3.18.0.zip File size - 129.58 MB For 64-bit system: File name - R1Soft-StandardEdition-win64-3.18.0.zip File size - 147.93 MB Proceed to the next step: Installing Standard Edition on Windows. 7 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 Installing the CDP Server Installing Standard Edition on Windows The Server installer is a typical Windows installer application. Follow the instructions below to install CDP 3.18.0 Standard Edition (Stable). 1. Log on to the Windows server as a member of the local Administrators group. 2. Navigate to the directory where you saved the CDP Server installation file. The installer will be named similar to the following: For 32-bit system: File name - R1Soft-StandardEdition-win32-3.18.0.zip File size - 129.58 MB For 64-bit system: File name - R1Soft-StandardEdition-win64-3.18.0.zip File size - 147.93 MB See Also Checking Windows Bit Version - Instructions on how to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system. Note R1Soft products follow this format for version numbers: MAJOR.MINOR.MAINTENANCE. Pre-release downloads ALWAYS have a version number that has an ODD MINOR number e.g. 3.7.5. Stable downloads ALWAYS have a version number with an EVEN MINOR number e.g. 3.8.1. 3. Extract the file from archive. Execute the file. 4. In the welcome window, select a destination folder and click "Install." 8 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 5. Wait while the files are extracting. 6. Click on "Install" in the opened window. 7. Click on "Install Standard Edition." 9 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 8. If Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is not already installed on your PC, you will be asked to install it. Click "Yes." If Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is installed, go to Step 13. 9. Click "Next" to start Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 setup. 10. The next screen will display the "End-User License Agreement." Read it to the end, select the "I accept..." checkbox and then click "Install." 10 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 11. Then you will see a progress bar with notification that the Setup is configuring the system. Then wait while the components are installed. Once the process has been completed, you will be informed about it. Click "Finish" to close the 11 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 ".NET Setup" window. 12. Once Microsoft .NET Framework has been installed, you are returned to Step 7 where you choose between "Install CDP Server" and "Install CDP Agent." Click on "Install CDP Server." 13. The R1Soft CDP Standard Edition Installer opens. Make sure all other applications are closed and click "Next." 14. You must agree to the following license agreement. Read it to the end and click "Next" to accept. 12 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 15. The installer is checking your system for possible problems. It is strongly recommended that all tests have "Pass" status. You can repeat the tests by clicking the "Test" button. Click "Next" to go to the next screen. 13 Windows CDP Standard Edition Getting Started Guide, Version 3.18 Note You can find the full list of requirements here: http://www.r1soft.com/windows-cdp/cdp-standard-edition/requirements/.