Running the snap mining job on a proxy computer improves performance because it relieves processing from the production Exchange server.
Select one of the following configurations to run a snap mining job on the proxy computer.
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Configure on the source, but mine on the proxy
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Configure on the proxy and mine on the proxy
Configure on the Source, but Mine on Proxy
To configure the snap mining job on a source computer, but run it on the proxy computer, you must install the following components:
Source Computer
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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Exchange Database Agent
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Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent or OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
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MediaAgent
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VSS Provider (required for hardware storage arrays)
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ContinuousDataReplicator (if Data Replicator is the storage array)
Proxy Computer
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Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent or OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
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MediaAgent
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ContinuousDataReplicator (if Data Replicator is the storage array)
The Exchange Database Agent and the mailbox agent are installed on same source computer. In addition, the mailbox agent is installed on the proxy computer. The mailbox agent's subclient is configured on the source computer. The snapshot is mined on the proxy computer.
Configure on Proxy and Mine on Proxy
To configure and run the snap mining job on a proxy computer, install the following components:
Source Computer
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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Exchange Database Agent
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Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent or OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
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MediaAgent
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VSS Provider (required for hardware storage arrays)
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ContinuousDataReplicator (if Data Replicator is the storage array)
Proxy Computer
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Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent or OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
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MediaAgent
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ContinuousDataReplicator (if Data Replicator is the storage array)
The Exchange Database Agent and the mailbox agent are installed on the proxy server. The mailbox agent's subclient is configured on the proxy server and the snapshot is mined on the proxy server.