Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide
- Introducing NetBackup for Exchange
- Installing NetBackup for Exchange
- Snapshot Client configuration and licensing requirements for Exchange snapshot backups
- Configuring Exchange client host properties
- Configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations
- Configuring the Exchange hosts
- Configuring Exchange Granular Recovery
- About Exchange backups and Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- 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)
- Configuring Exchange backup policies (non-VMware)
- About configuring a backup policy for Exchange Server
- Adding schedules to a NetBackup for Exchange policy
- Adding backup selections to an Exchange policy
- About configuring snapshot backups of Exchange Server
- Configuring a snapshot policy for Exchange Server
- About configuring Instant Recovery backups of Exchange Server
- Configuring an Exchange snapshot policy with Instant Recovery
- Configuring streaming backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007)
- Performing backups of Exchange Server, mailboxes, and public folders
- Performing restores of Exchange Server, mailboxes, and public folders
- About restoring Exchange snapshot backups
- About restoring streaming backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007)
- About restoring individual Exchange mailbox and public folder items
- About redirecting a restore of Exchange mailbox or public folder objects to a different path
- Protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
- About protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
- About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server
- About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server, using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- 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
- Troubleshooting DAG backups and restores
- Appendix A. Configuring MAPI mailbox and public folder operations (Exchange 2007)
- Appendix B. NetBackup Legacy Network Service (Exchange 2010)
Performing user-directed snapshot backups of Exchange Server
To perform a user-directed snapshot backup, a policy must exist on the server that is configured for snapshot backups. This policy must also have a User schedule. Exchange 2010 and later users can back up a Database Availability Group (DAG), the Information Store, or a database. Exchange 2007 users can back up the Information Store or a storage group. Transaction logs are also backed up. However, transaction logs are not truncated for user-directed backups.
When
is enabled in the backup policy, you can later restore individual mailbox and public folder items from the backup.To perform a user-directed snapshot backup of Exchange Server objects
- Mount any databases that you want to back up.
- Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
For a DAG, you must initiate the user backup operation from the node where the DAG virtual name is active (online).
- Click Actions > Specify Policy and Schedule.
- In the Backup Policy and Schedule box, type the name of the Snapshot Client policy.
- Click File > Select Files and Folders to Back Up.
- Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
- In the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type dialog box, provide the following information:
The server you want to perform the backup.
If you are in a cluster environment, specify the name of the virtual Exchange Server or the DAG virtual name.
See About selecting a source client for an Exchange Server backup operation.
- In the All Folders pane, select the objects you want to back up.
See Table: Selecting Exchange database objects for user-directed backups.
Note the following:
For a DAG, you cannot select a specific server in the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface from which to perform the backup. If you want to use a specific server, specify it in the Preferred server list.
All databases in the DAG, regardless of what server they reside on, are displayed.
For Exchange 2007 backups of individual storage group databases, you must select all the databases in the storage group. If you do not select all the databases, the backup job fails.
The following figure shows a backup of an Exchange 2010 DAG.
The following figure shows a backup of an Exchange 2010 standalone server.
The following figure shows a backup of an Exchange 2007 storage group.
- Click Actions > Backup.
- In the Backup Files dialog box, click Start Backup.
- To view the progress of the backup, click Yes.
If you do not want to view the progress of the backup, click No.
Table: Selecting Exchange database objects for user-directed backups
Exchange version | Node | Objects to back up |
---|---|---|
Exchange 2010 or later DAG | DAG All databases in the DAG | |
Exchange 2010 or later standalone server | Microsoft Information Store All databases | |
Exchange 2007 | Microsoft Information Store Storage groups All databases |