Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide
- Introducing NetBackup for Exchange
- Installing NetBackup for Exchange
- Planning the installation of NetBackup for Exchange
- Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
- NetBackup server requirements for NetBackup for Exchange
- NetBackup client requirements for NetBackup for Exchange
- Exchange server software requirements for NetBackup for Exchange
- Snapshot Client configuration and licensing requirements for Exchange snapshot backups
- About the license for NetBackup for Exchange
- Configuring Exchange client host properties
- Configuring Exchange client host properties
- Exchange properties
- About backing up all or only uncommitted Exchange transaction log files with snapshot backups
- Configuring the Exchange granular proxy host
- About truncating Exchange transaction logs with Instant Recovery backups
- Truncating Exchange transaction logs by performing a backup to a storage unit
- About consistency checks options for an Exchange backup
- About the Exchange credentials in the client host properties
- Configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations
- About configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations
- About NetBackup and Microsoft Exchange Web Services
- Creating a privileged NetBackup user account for EWS access
- Creating a minimal NetBackup account for Exchange operations
- About configuring the account for NetBackup Exchange operations with the right to Replace a process level token
- Configuring the Exchange hosts
- Configuring Exchange Granular Recovery
- About Exchange backups and Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Configuring an Exchange backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) (non-VMware backups)
- About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for Exchange Granular Recovery
- About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016
- About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and 2008 R2
- Disabling the Server for NFS
- Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server
- Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Configuring a different network port for NBFSD
- Disk storage units supported with Exchange Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Disabling the cataloging for duplications of Exchange backups that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Cataloging an Exchange backup or VMware backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service
- Configuring Exchange backup policies (non-VMware)
- About Exchange automatic, user-directed, and manual backups
- About configuring a backup policy for Exchange Server
- Policy recommendations for Exchange Server
- About policy attributes
- Adding schedules to a NetBackup for Exchange policy
- Adding clients to a NetBackup for Exchange policy
- Using physical node names in the clients list
- Adding backup selections to an Exchange policy
- Adding entries to the backup selections list by browsing
- Manually adding entries to the backup selections list
- Performing Exchange backups with multiple data streams
- Using multiple datastreams with Exchange Database Availability Groups (DAG)s
- Using wildcards in an Exchange backup selections list
- About excluding Exchange items from backups
- Configuring exclude lists for Exchange clients
- About Exchange backups and transaction logs
- About configuring snapshot backups of Exchange Server
- About configuring Instant Recovery backups of Exchange Server
- About Exchange Instant Recovery methods
- Policy recommendations for Exchange Instant Recovery
- About Storage Foundations for Windows (SFW) and Exchange Instant Recovery
- About configuration requirements for the Exchange Server when you use Instant Recovery
- About Exchange Instant Recovery with the Microsoft VSS Provider
- Configuring an Exchange snapshot policy with Instant Recovery
- Performing a manual backup
- Performing backups of Exchange Server, mailboxes, and public folders
- Performing restores of Exchange Server, mailboxes, and public folders
- About Exchange server-directed and redirected restores
- About selecting a destination client for an Exchange restore operation
- About restoring Exchange database data
- About existing Exchange Server transaction logs
- About restoring Exchange snapshot backups
- Options for Exchange snapshot restores
- Performing a snapshot restore of a Database Availability Group (DAG)
- Performing a snapshot restore of an Exchange standalone server
- Redirecting a Database Availability Group (DAG) snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database (RDB)
- Redirecting an Exchange standalone server snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database (RDB)
- Manually mounting an Exchange database after a restore
- About restoring individual Exchange mailbox and public folder items
- About special characters in Exchange mailbox folders and message subjects
- Prerequisites and operational notes for restoring Exchange individual mailboxes, mailbox folders, public folders, or messages
- Options for restores of Exchange Server mailbox objects or public folder objects
- Restoring Exchange mailbox or public folder objects
- About redirecting a restore of Exchange mailbox or public folder objects to a different path
- About using the command line to browse or restore Exchange granular backup images
- Protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
- About protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
- Notes for configuration of VMware policies that protect Exchange Server
- About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server
- About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server, using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- Configuring Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with a VMware backup that protects Exchange, using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- Configuring a VMware policy to back up Exchange Server using Replication Director to manage snapshot replication
- Configuring NetBackup with access to the CIFS share on the NetApp disk array
- About restoring Exchange data from a VMware backup
- Enabling protection of passive copies of the Exchange database with VMware backups
- Recovering an Exchange database to a repaired or an alternate Exchange server
- Troubleshooting backups and restores of Exchange Server
- About NetBackup for Exchange debug logging
- Viewing Event Viewer logs on an off-host Exchange server
- About NetBackup status reports
- Troubleshooting Exchange restore operations
- Exchange Server transaction log truncation errors
- Dynamic enforcement of path length limit for Exchange backups and restores
- Troubleshooting Exchange snapshot operations
- Troubleshooting Exchange jobs that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
- Increased memory usage with Exchange 2010 and 2013
- Troubleshooting DAG backups and restores
- Troubleshooting VMware backups and restores of Exchange Server
- Appendix A. NetBackup Legacy Network Service (Exchange 2010)
Schedules settings in Exchange Instant Recovery policies
Note the following settings in the Schedules tab when you add a schedule for a policy with Instant Recovery.
Table: Settings for schedules in Instant Recovery policies
Setting | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
Type of Backup | Full or user | Snaps the volumes that contain the Exchange database, system, and log files. |
Differential or cumulative incremental | Snaps the volumes that contain the Exchange system and log files. Differential backups require that the transaction logs are backed up to a storage unit and kept on the Instant Recovery snapshot volume. (Select the option.) This configuration is required because all of the differential backups after the last full backup are required to fully restore a database. Since a differential backup truncates the transaction logs, there is no way to guarantee that all of the log files exist. Also, snapshot rotation might have snapped back or deleted one or more snapshot images. They must be backed up to a storage unit. | |
Retention | One week - infinity | The retention level indicates the maximum time that the Instant Recovery snapshot is retained. For full backups, select a retention level that ensures a full backup is always available for restore. The snapshot can be deleted before that time if the snapshot volume is required for another backup attempt. |
Instant Recovery | Snapshots and copy snapshots to a storage unit | Note: The Instant Recovery options are available if you select (on the Attributes tab of the policy). NetBackup creates a disk snapshot and backs up the client's data to the storage unit that is specified for the policy. This option is required if you want to perform Instant Recovery backups with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT). Transaction logs are deleted when the backup (full or differential) to the storage unit has completed. |
Snapshots only | The image is not backed up to tape or to other storage. NetBackup creates a persistent snapshot only. Note that this persistent snapshot is not considered a replacement for traditional backup. Transaction logs are not deleted for this schedule option. To delete transaction logs, you must perform a backup to a storage unit. Alternatively, you can configure NetBackup to delete logs for any full Instant Recovery backups that are snapshot only. |