SnapManager for Exchange - New Best Practice Guide

SnapManager 5 for Exchange has been out for a while now but was lacking a BPG. Whilst the basic functionality is the same so the previous guide is still useful but there is a new module included, at no extra cost.

What rocks? From the document itself:
"SME 5.0 features a new BC module that enables Exchange administrators to automate the process of failing over to a secondary Exchange Server in the event the source Exchange Server fails. Once a BC plan is defined and verified, an Exchange administrator can simply click the Execute link, and the BC module will fail over the entire Exchange environment and restore service on the secondary Exchange Server."

NetApp can now eliminate any business case for Exchange 2007 Standby Continuous Replication which replicates transaction logs at a file level from source to target. SnapMirror replicates the blocks and when coupled with FlexClone allows you to do all the testing you want of your DR implementation. It's the only reliable way to absolutley know for sure that a DR, when invoked, is documented properly and actually works.

I commend the solution to the House:
http://www.netapp.com/us/library/technical-reports/tr-3730.html