Policy recommendations for Exchange Server 2007 and earlier MAPI backups

Refer to the following recommendations when you create MAPI backup policies for Exchange Server 2007 and earlier:

Create a policy that backs up mailbox objects. This policy supports full, incremental, and user-directed backups. (In Table: NetBackup policy example for Exchange Server 2007 or earlier MAPI mailbox backup.)
Create a policy that backs up public folder objects. This policy supports full, incremental, and user-directed backups. (In Table: NetBackup policy example for Exchange Server 2007 or earlier MAPI public folder backup.)
The Enable granular recovery and Perform snapshot backups options are not applicable for MAPI backups.
The example policies include the basic policy settings for an Exchange backup. For more information on how to create policies, see the following:

See Configuring a policy for backups of individual Exchange mailboxes or public folders (Exchange 2007 and earlier).

Table: NetBackup policy example for Exchange Server 2007 or earlier MAPI mailbox backup

Policy item	Configuration
Policy type	MS-Exchange-Server
Backup selections	Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\
Auto backup frequency	Weekly Full Daily Incremental
Enable granular recovery	Not applicable for MAPI backups.
Other configuration	A backup of all mailboxes may not complete within the backup windows. Consider adding smaller groups of mailboxes to multiple policies. Perform snapshot backups is not applicable for MAPI backups.

Table: NetBackup policy example for Exchange Server 2007 or earlier MAPI public folder backup

Policy item	Configuration
Policy type	MS-Exchange-Server
Backup selections	Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\
Auto backup frequency	Weekly Full Daily Incremental
Enable granular recovery	Not applicable for MAPI backups.
Other configuration	Perform snapshot backups is not applicable for MAPI backups.