Refer to the following recommendations when you create policies for an Exchange Server 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG):
Create a policy that backs up an entire DAG or one or more databases in a DAG. This policy supports full, incremental, and user-directed backups.
To perform a backup with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) select the option. Then you can restore databases and individual mailbox and public folder items. You cannot restore individual mailbox and public folder items from any incremental backups.
MAPI mailbox and public folder backups are not supported with Exchange 2010.
The example policies include the basic policy settings for an Exchange backup. For more information on how to create policies, see the following:
Table: Example policy that backs up all databases in an Exchange DAG
Table: Example policy that backs up a database for an Exchange DAG
Refer to the following recommendations when you create policies for an Exchange 2010 standalone server:
Create a policy that backs up the Information Store or individual databases. To perform a backup with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), select the option. This policy supports full, incremental, and user-directed backups.
From either policy you can restore databases and individual mailbox and public folder items. You cannot restore individual mailbox or public folder items from any incremental backups that use GRT.
MAPI mailbox and public folder backups are not supported with Exchange 2010.
For information on how to create snapshot backup policies, see the following:
Table: Example policy that backs up all database in an Exchange 2010 standalone server
Table: Example policy that backs up a database in an Exchange 2010 standalone server