Section 15 - Backup / Restore Microsoft Exchange Server

This section describes in details how to backup and restore Microsoft Exchange Server with OBM.

15.2.3 How to backup Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 / 2007

Refer to the following instructions to backup Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007:




• Install OBM on the MS Exchange Server.
• Login to the backup application's user interface.




• Select the [Backup Settings] button and the button to start the New Backup Set Wizard.
• Enter the name of the backup set.
• Create a MS Exchange Server Backup set by selecting [MS Exchange Server Backup] from the backup set type dropdown menu.
• Select the corresponding Exchange version from the version dropdown menu.




• Select [Next] to proceed.
• In the backup source selection screen, select the Information Store for backup.




• Configure a backup schedule for unattended backups.






Menu Items	Description
Name	Enter a backup schedule name of your choice.
Backup	Select backup type [Database / Log File]. Note: Select database type for full database backup, or select log file type for transaction log backup.
Type	Select backup schedule type [Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Custom].
Time	Select backup schedule time type [At / Periodically]. Note: Select backup schedule time at to perform backup at a certain time, or select backup schedule time periodically to perform backup every X minutes / hours.
Skip backup if previous job is still running	Select whether to stop the backup job from running if a previous backup job is still running.



• Select an encryption setting for your backup set.
• Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of the [New Backup Size Wizard].
• Configure the temporary backup folder, select [Backup Setting], [Options].
  
  
  
  

  Note:
  The temporary directory can be set to a local or network path.
  
  Please be reminded to fill in the [User Authentication for Windows] setting if a network path is selected.

  
  
  
  
  

  For database specific backup type, data files spooled by the latest backup job can be kept by disabling the [Remove temporary files after backup] option.

  
  
  
  
  
• Scheduled backup will run automatically at the configured schedule time.
• Click [Backup] button on the left panel to perform a backup immediately.






Menu Items	Description
Backup	Select backup type [Database / Log File]. Note: Select [Database] type for full database backup, or select [Log File] type for transaction log backup.




Important:
For Exchange server with Active Directory installed, a System State backup must be performed regularly with the MS Exchange server backup.





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