Performing user-directed MAPI backups of individual mailboxes and public folders (Exchange 2007 and earlier)

Before you perform backups of individual Exchange mailboxes or public folders, special configuration is required.

Note:

The user account you use to log on must have the same Exchange privileges as the NetBackup Client service account.

To back up individual mailboxes, mailbox folders, or public folders, the backup policy must include the Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\ or the Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\directive. These directives are only available for Exchange 2007 and earlier.

Alternatively, you can perform a user-directed backup from a database backup policy that has Enable granular recovery enabled. You cannot back up individual mailboxes, mailbox folders, or public folders with a database backup policy. However, you can restore these items from the database backup.

To perform a user-directed MAPI backup of individual mailboxes and public folders

  1. Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface on the Exchange Server.

  2. Click File > Select Files and Folders to Backup.

  3. Select the Exchange policy type (click File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type).

    If you are in a cluster environment, specify the name of the virtual Exchange Server as the source client.

  4. In the All Folders pane, expand the node that contains the objects you want to back up and select those objects.

    See Table: Selecting individual Exchange mailboxes and public folders for user-directed backups.

  5. Click Actions > Backup.

  6. Select the backup options you want.

    See Backup Files field descriptions.

  7. Click Start Backup.

  8. 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 individual Exchange mailboxes and public folders for user-directed backups

Node

Select

Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes

Mailbox(es)

Mailbox folder(s)

Microsoft Exchange Public Folders

Public folder(s)

More Information

About configuring the NetBackup Client Service for backups and restores that use Granular Restore Technology (GRT) or MAPI

Performing user-directed, streaming backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007 and earlier)

Performing user-directed snapshot backups of Exchange Server

Specifying the server and client for a Exchange Server backup operation