About configuring Instant Recovery backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007 and later)

Table: Configuring Instant Recovery backups of Exchange Server (Exchange 2007 and later)

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Disable circular logging for all Exchange storage groups.

 

Step 2

Review the configuration and the licensing requirements for snapshot backups.

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

Step 3

Review the installation requirements for Instant Recovery backups.

See Requirements for Exchange Instant Recovery backups.

Step 4

Review the general configuration requirements for snapshot operations.

See Configuration requirements for snapshot backups of Exchange Server.

See Limitations for Exchange Instant Recovery operations.

See About Software Foundations for Windows (SFW) and Exchange Instant Recovery.

See About Exchange Instant Recovery with the Microsoft VSS Provider.

Step 5

Review the configuration requirements for Exchange Server for Instant Recovery operations.

See About configuration requirements for the Exchange Server when you use Instant Recovery.

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 a pause in consistency checks.

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

Step 8

Review the backup policy recommendations for Instant Recovery backups.

See Policy recommendations for Exchange Instant Recovery.

Step 9

Configure an MS-Exchange-Server policy that has the Instant Recovery attribute selected and the Snapshot Client options that you want.

See Configuring an Exchange snapshot policy with Instant Recovery.

Step 10

Configure one snapshot volume for each backup image that you need to retain on disk.