ESI AppSync Adapter overview

The ESI AppSync Adapter enables simple, self-service application protection with tiered protection options and proven recoverability. This adapter supports multiple SQL Server instances on the same host.

With this adapter, you can do the following tasks in ESI for supported SQL Server and Exchange databases:

Limitations

This adapter has the following limitations:

Prerequisites

This adapter has the following system prerequisites:

 

SQL Server system requirements

Your system must meet the following to use this adapter with SQL Server databases:

 

Exchange system requirements

Your system must meet the following to use this adapter with Exchange databases:

Installation

The ESI AppSync Adapter is installed by default with ESI. However, if you changed the defaults during your installation of ESI, reinstall ESI and confirm that this adapter is selected in the InstallShield Wizard Setup window. Prerequisites and Installing ESI provide system prerequisites and installation instructions for the ESI host system.

Setting up AppSync

After installing ESI, the following steps are required to set up AppSync:

  1. Install the AppSync Server and connect it to ESI.

  2. Add the AppSync system as a replication service.

  3. In the AppSync console, add all ESI supported applications to the AppSync Server, including Exchange DAGs, SQL Servers, EMC storage systems, and EMC RecoverPoint appliances.

 

Related links

 

 Adding replication services

 ESI overview

 RecoverPoint Adapter overview

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 Exchange Integration overview

 SQL Server Adapter overview