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Deven
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16 years ago
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Backing Up Exchange server 5.5 with BE

Hello, is it possible to backup exchange server 5.5 with Ver 9.0? Do I need to be running a lower version for that to happen.
 
Deven
 
Backup and Recovery
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  • THarry's avatar
    THarry
    16 years ago
     If you are using the Exchange agent to backup Exchange (which you should be!!!) you need to create a mailbox for the backup exec logon account. This allows backup exec to access & backup & restore at the mailbox level. (Save you from having to restore the whole IS just to get back 1 mailbox or message).

    If you dont use the exchange agent, you will only be able to backup at the exchange IS level.

    It has been this way for from version 7.x.

    Harry

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  • THarry's avatar
    THarry
    Level 5
    16 years ago
    Hello, 

    Yes you can Backup Exchange 5.5 with Version 9.x. (Just make sure you create the BE mailbox & set your permissios correctly).
     
    Harry
  • Deven's avatar
    Deven
    Level 3
    16 years ago
     "Just make sure you create the BE mailbox & set your permissios correctly)."
    Is this something new for BE Ver 9.0 and newer exchange versions? This was never requirement, except for Exchange Admin/System Manager.
  • THarry's avatar
    THarry
    Level 5
    16 years ago
     If you are using the Exchange agent to backup Exchange (which you should be!!!) you need to create a mailbox for the backup exec logon account. This allows backup exec to access & backup & restore at the mailbox level. (Save you from having to restore the whole IS just to get back 1 mailbox or message).

    If you dont use the exchange agent, you will only be able to backup at the exchange IS level.

    It has been this way for from version 7.x.

    Harry
  • Marksw's avatar
    Marksw
    Level 5
    16 years ago
     You need a unique mailbox in order to back up individual mailboxes and public folders.  Previous to 9.x, it was required to have the Exchange Admin/System Manager on the Backup server in order to back up the Exchange Information stores (this includes all mailboxes and public folders.

     You also had to have a mapi client (Outlook;etc) in order to backup mailboxes.  In 9.x, you still need the mailbox to backup individual mailboxes, but you do not need the administrator or a mapi client installed.

    Remember, if you backup both the IS and the individual mailboxes, then you are backing up the same data twice, It's just that you cannot restore a single mailbox from the IS, and you have the option to backup each piece of mail seperate

    Mark
  • nickfoster's avatar
    nickfoster
    Level 4
    16 years ago
     Does anyone know if you backup exchange 5.5( or higher ) using the mailbox method, would it be easy to do a complete full restore (diasaster recovery)?
    Or do you need to do both types of backups ( ie:. backup full IS for full recovery and mailboxes for individual restores )?

    NICK
  • shirmal's avatar
    shirmal
    Level 5
    16 years ago
    Nick,
    you need to do a Full backup of the IS for 2 things -
    1. This is what you need in case of a disaster recovery, or restore because of corruption to the IS.
    2. The full backup when completed successfully, when purge all the commmitted logs.
     
    Do mailbox backup as an extra, and make sure it is always last in your backup job.
    Or don't know it at all and follow good admin practices like..
    1. Turn on deleted item retention, set it for 30 days - that way if a user deletes an email, they can get it back themselves.
    2. If you need to delete a mailbox, export it to a PST first.
    Mailbox backups are a pain to configure, backup, restore, and just keep in check
    Hope this helps
     
    ---Cheers
     
    shirmal