About configuring snapshot backups of Exchange Server

Table: Configuring a snapshot backup of Exchange Server

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Review the configuration and the licensing requirements for snapshot backups.

See Configuration and licensing requirements for Exchange snapshot backups and restores.

Step 2

Additional configuration is required if you want to restore mailbox items from a database backup (using Granular Recovery Technology or GRT). Create a user account for the NetBackup Client Service and configure the log on account for this service.

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

Step 3

If you want to perform off-host backups, review the installation requirements for that type of backup.

See Requirements for Exchange off-host backups.

Step 4

Review the general configuration requirements for snapshot operations.

See Configuration requirements for snapshot backups of Exchange Server.

See Limitations of Exchange snapshot operations.

Step 5

Review the configuration requirements for Exchange Server.

See Configuration recommendations for the Exchange Server.

Step 6

Choose which transaction logs to back up.

See About backing up all or only uncommitted Exchange transaction log files with snapshot backups.

Step 7

Configure consistency checks.

See Consistency checks on Exchange snapshot backups.

See About consistency checks options for an Exchange 2010 backup.

See About configuring a pause in consistency checks for Exchange 2007 and earlier.

Step 8

Configure an MS-Exchange-Server policy that has the applicable snapshot attributes selected.

See Configuring a snapshot policy for Exchange Server.

Step 9

Choose whether to back up the passive or the active copy. This applies to Exchange 2007 replication backups or Exchange 2010 backups of a Database Availability Group (DAG). For an Exchange 2010 DAG, you can also define a preferred server list.

See Backup source for an Exchange 2010 DAG backup or an Exchange 2007 replication backup .

See Configuring a preferred server list for an Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG).

Step 10

Configure the snapshot volume that you want to use during the backup process.

 

Step 11

Disable circular logging for all Exchange storage groups.