Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide
- Introducing NetBackup for Exchange
- Installing NetBackup for Exchange
- Planning the installation of NetBackup for Exchange
- Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility for NetBackup for Exchange
- NetBackup server requirements for NetBackup for Exchange
- NetBackup client requirements for NetBackup for Exchange
- Exchange server software requirements for NetBackup for Exchange
- Snapshot Client configuration and licensing requirements for Exchange snapshot backups
- About the license for NetBackup for Exchange
- Configuring Exchange client host properties
- Configuring Exchange client host properties
- Exchange properties in the NetBackup Administration Console
- About configuring a pause in consistency checks for Exchange 2007
- About backing up all or only uncommitted Exchange transaction log files with snapshot backups
- Configuring the Exchange granular proxy host
- About truncating Exchange transaction logs with Instant Recovery backups
- Truncating Exchange transaction logs by performing a backup to a storage unit
- About consistency checks options for an Exchange 2010 or later backup
- About the Exchange credentials in the client host properties
- Configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations
- About configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations
- About NetBackup and Microsoft Exchange Web Services (Exchange 2010 and later)
- Creating a privileged NetBackup user account for EWS access (Exchange 2010 and later)
- Creating a minimal NetBackup account for Exchange operations (Exchange 2010 and later)
- Configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations (Exchange 2007)
- About configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations with the right to Replace a process level token
- Configuring the Exchange hosts
- Configuring Exchange Granular Recovery
- About Exchange backups and Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Configuring an Exchange backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) (non-VMware backups)
- About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Exchange Granular Recovery
- About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2 (NetBackup for Exchange)
- About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Disabling the Server for NFS (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Configuring a different network port for NBFSD (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Disk storage units supported with Exchange Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Disabling the cataloging for duplications of Exchange backups that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Cataloging an Exchange backup or VMware backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service
- Configuring Exchange backup policies (non-VMware)
- About Exchange automatic, user-directed, and manual backups
- About configuring a backup policy for Exchange Server
- Policy recommendations for Exchange Server 2010 and later
- Policy recommendations for Exchange Server 2007 backups
- About policy attributes for NetBackup for Exchange
- Adding schedules to a NetBackup for Exchange policy
- Adding clients to a NetBackup for Exchange policy
- Using physical node names in the clients list
- Adding backup selections to an Exchange policy
- Adding entries to a backup selections list by browsing (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Manually adding Exchange entries to the backup selections list
- Performing Exchange backups with multiple data streams
- Using multiple datastreams with Exchange Database Availability Groups (DAG)s
- Using wildcards in an Exchange backup selections list
- About excluding Exchange items from backups
- Configuring exclude lists for Exchange clients
- About Exchange backups and transaction logs
- About configuring snapshot backups of Exchange Server
- About snapshot backups with Exchange Server
- Limitations of Exchange snapshot operations
- Configuration requirements and recommendations for the Exchange Server when performing snapshot operations
- Consistency checks on Exchange snapshot backups
- Configuring a snapshot policy for Exchange Server
- Snapshot options for backups of Exchange Server
- Backup source for a Database Availability (DAG) backup or an Exchange 2007 replication backup
- Configuring a preferred server list for a Database Availability Group (DAG)
- Backup status for Exchange Database Availability Groups (DAGs) and the preferred server list
- About configuring Instant Recovery backups of Exchange Server
- About Exchange Instant Recovery methods
- Policy recommendations for Exchange Instant Recovery
- About Storage Foundations for Windows (SFW) and Exchange Instant Recovery
- About configuration requirements for the Exchange Server when you use Instant Recovery
- About Exchange Instant Recovery with the Microsoft VSS Provider
- Configuring an Exchange snapshot policy with Instant Recovery
- Configuring streaming backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007)
- Performing a manual backup (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Performing backups of Exchange Server, mailboxes, and public folders
- About user-directed backups of Exchange Server data
- About selecting a source client for an Exchange Server backup operation
- Backup Files field descriptions
- Performing user-directed snapshot backups of Exchange Server
- Performing user-directed streaming backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007)
- Performing user-directed full streaming backups (Exchange 2007)
- Performing restores of Exchange Server, mailboxes, and public folders
- About Exchange server-directed and redirected restores
- About selecting a destination client for an Exchange restore operation
- About restoring Exchange database data
- About existing Exchange Server transaction logs
- About restoring Exchange snapshot backups
- Options for Exchange snapshot restores
- Performing a snapshot restore of a Database Availability Group (DAG)
- Performing a snapshot restore of an Exchange 2010 or later standalone server
- Recovering an Exchange 2007 Local Continuous Replication (LCR) environment
- Recovering an Exchange 2007 Clustered Continuous Replication (CCR) environment
- Redirecting a Database Availability Group (DAG) snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database (RDB)
- Redirecting an Exchange 2010 or later standalone server snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database (RDB)
- Performing a snapshot restore of an Exchange 2007
- Redirecting an Exchange 2007 snapshot backup to a storage group
- Redirecting an Exchange 2007 snapshot backup to the recovery storage group
- Manually mounting an Exchange database after a restore
- About restoring streaming backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007)
- About restoring individual Exchange mailbox and public folder items
- About special characters in Exchange mailbox folders and message subjects
- Prerequisites and operational notes for restoring Exchange individual mailboxes, mailbox folders, public folders, or messages
- Options for restores of Exchange Server mailbox objects or public folder objects
- Restoring Exchange mailbox or public folder objects
- About redirecting a restore of Exchange mailbox or public folder objects to a different path
- About using the command line to browse or restore Exchange granular backup images
- Protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
- About protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
- Notes for configuration of VMware policies that protect Exchange Server
- About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server
- Installing the Veritas VSS provider for vSphere (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Using NetBackup Accelerator to increase speed of full VMware backups (NetBackup for Exchange)
- Configuring Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with a VMware backup that protects Exchange
- Configuring a VMware policy to back up Exchange Server
- About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server, using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- Configuring Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with a VMware backup that protects Exchange, using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- Configuring a VMware policy to back up Exchange Server using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- Configuring NetBackup with access to the CIFS share on the NetApp disk array (NetBackup for Exchange)
- About restoring Exchange data from a VMware backup
- Enabling protection of passive copies of the Exchange database with VMware backups (Exchange 2010 and later)
- Recovering an Exchange database to a repaired or an alternate Exchange server
- Troubleshooting backups and restores of Exchange Server
- About NetBackup for Exchange debug logging
- Viewing Event Viewer logs on an off-host Exchange server
- About NetBackup status reports
- Troubleshooting Exchange restore operations
- Exchange Server transaction log truncation errors
- Dynamic enforcement of path length limit for Exchange backups and restores
- Troubleshooting Exchange snapshot operations
- Troubleshooting Exchange jobs that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Increased memory usage with Exchange 2010 and 2013
- Troubleshooting DAG backups and restores
- Troubleshooting VMware backups and restores of Exchange Server
- Appendix A. Configuring MAPI mailbox and public folder operations (Exchange 2007)
- About Exchange MAPI mailbox and public folder operations
- About configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations for MAPI mailbox and public folder operations
- Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for MAPI mailbox and public folder operations (NetBackup for Exchange)
- About configuring Exchange Single Instance Store backups
- Policy recommendations for MAPI mailbox and public folder operations
- Configuring a policy for backups of individual Exchange mailboxes or public folders
- Adding backup selections to an Exchange policy for MAPI mailbox and public folder backups
- Notes and limitations when you create a backup selections list for MAPI mailbox and public folder backups
- About excluding Exchange items from MAPI mailbox and public folder backups
- Configuring exclude lists for Exchange clients in MAPI mailbox and public folder backup policies
- Using wildcards in an Exchange backup selections list for MAPI mailbox or public folder backups
- Performing user-directed MAPI backups of individual mailboxes and public folders
- Restoring Exchange mailbox or public folder objects from MAPI mailbox or public folder backups
- Redirecting a mailbox or public folder object from a MAPI mailbox backup
- Debug logs for NetBackup for Exchange MAPI mailbox and public folder backup and restore operations
- Appendix B. NetBackup Legacy Network Service (Exchange 2010)
Exchange granular clients and VMware backups
Exchange granular clients are those clients that perform backup or restore operations with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT). This distinction is important because not all Exchange clients perform GRT operations with VMware browse and restore operations. Therefore, not all clients have the same configuration requirements.
With a VMware backup that protects Exchange 2010 and later, granular clients include following:
Clients that browse for backups
Mailbox servers that are used to browse into mailboxes to select items for restore
An Exchange granular proxy host
With a VMware backup that protects Exchange 2007, granular clients include following:
Clients that browse for backups or perform restores
Mailbox servers that are used to browse into mailboxes to select items for restore
An Exchange granular proxy host
Each Exchange granular client requires configuration of the following:
Configure all the mailbox servers.
Every mailbox server that is used for granular browse or restore must have the NFS client installed. It also must have an unassigned drive letter for NetBackup to use to mount an NFS view of the backup image.
Note that NFS is not needed for VMware backups.
An account for NetBackup Exchange operations (unique mailbox for NetBackup)
This account must have the right to "Replace a process level token."
In the Exchange client host properties, to the add the credentials of the account for NetBackup Exchange operations.
Configure the on the following clients. Note that you do not need to configure the Exchange credentials on the mailbox servers that perform only backup or browse operations.
For Exchange 2013 and 2016, configure the credentials on all granular clients. Alternatively, add "Exchange Servers" to the "View-Only Organization Management" role group. Then configure Exchange credentials only on the destination client that performs restores.
For Exchange 2010, configure the credentials on the destination client that performs granular restores.
For Exchange 2007, configure the credentials on the mailbox servers that perform granular restores.
(Exchange 2010 and 2007) If you configure the NetBackup Client Service with a logon account and configure the Exchange credentials in the Exchange client host properties, you must configure the "Replace a process level token" for both users.
Mapping of Exchange hosts
For virtual environments you need to create a map of the virtual names and physical names of the systems in the Exchange configuration. The Distributed Application Restore Mapping includes any NetBackup client that mounts the backup image or initiates a restore operation. This configuration is included in the master server host properties.
If you use a proxy server and it is not a media or a master server, you also need to add the proxy server to this list.
The client that performs the restore must have the same version of Windows as the client from which the backup is made.
If you use an Exchange granular proxy server, the mailbox servers and the proxy host must also meet the following additional requirements:
Have the same NetBackup version
Use the same NetBackup master server
Both use a Windows version that is supported for that version of Exchange
For example, for Exchange 2010 and later, the granular proxy host must be installed on Windows 2008 SP2 or R2 or on Windows 2012 or R2. See the Application/Database Agent Compatibility List for more information.
Note the following if you use Replication Director to manage your VMware snapshots and snapshot replication:
Replication Director lets you browse and restore from a snapshot copy of the image. When NetBackup uses a snapshot rather than a disk storage unit for GRT operations, it does not use NFS or a new drive letter.
Configure the NetBackup Client Service with a logon account that has access to the CIFS shares that are created on the NetApp disk array.