This IBM® Redbooks® publication is written as part of the deployment guide series. It discusses the IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager FastBack product family. Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack is a complete backup, recovery, and continuous data protection solution for Windows® based servers. It is a new addition to the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager family of products.

Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack includes a specialized solution for backing up Microsoft® Exchange server and provides Bare Machine Recovery. Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack also supports a disaster recovery scenario by providing a hub server that centralizes recovery from multiple locations.

The book is written in a deployment guide format. Thus, it contains an extensive guide for implementation services and requirement considerations. It explains how to install Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, as well as how to use the solution. It also includes demonstration scenarios.

Part 1. Planning

Chapter 1. Solution introduction

Chapter 2. Solution environment

Chapter 3. Project planning

Part 2. Implementation

Chapter 4. Installation and configuration

Chapter 5. Usage demonstration

Chapter 6. Best practices and troubleshooting tips

Part 3. Appendixes

Appendix A. Volume Shadow Copy Service

Appendix B. REXX utility for simulating file server operation

Appendix C. Additional material