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Turls
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1.0 Goal of this paper

This paper describes a number of solutions for protecting and recovering Microsoft® Exchange Server installations. The challenges associated with protecting a Microsoft Exchange environment, as well as multiple strategies that address them, are discussed in this paper in an easy-to-comprehend format. On completion of reading this paper, you should be well positioned to describe available data protection solutions for Microsoft Exchange as provided by Veritas NetBackup™, the NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server agent, and the NetBackup Snapshot Client.

1.1 Intended audience

Anyone looking for information surrounding NetBackup and data protection solutions for Microsoft Exchange is encouraged to read this paper. Those with limited exposure to or experience with data protection solutions for Microsoft Exchange will benefit from the content presented.

If you’ve ever asked any of the following questions, you are a member of the target audience for this paper:
  • Is NetBackup able to recover individual mailboxes and recover mailbox items at a granular level?
  • What value and advantage does NetBackup provide for Microsoft Exchange that isn’t available otherwise?
  • What advantage is there to using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots?
  • When should off-host backups be considered?
1.2 Solution overview

NetBackup provides a comprehensive data protection solution, including centralized administration and reporting, media management, automated policy based backups, and restore. NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server extends the capabilities of NetBackup to include online backups and restores of Exchange databases. Additionally, NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server also provides a solution for protecting Exchange data at the mailbox level, facilitating granular recovery of mailboxes, messages, contacts, notes, tasks, and schedules.

An overview of the feature set provided by NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server includes:
  • Online backups
  • Full, incremental, differential, and copy-only backups
  • Redirected restores
  • Individual mailbox backup with granular restore
  • Integrated Enterprise Client snapshot support for Volume Shadowcopy Service, off-host and backups and Instant Recovery database rollbacks.
  • Continuous real-time Exchange database replication
1.3 Additional resources

A variety of additional resources are available at http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support to assist in understanding NetBackup, NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server, and the NetBackup Snapshot Client, including:
  • Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guides
  • Veritas NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator’s Guide
  • Veritas NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator’s Guide
  • Veritas NetBackup RealTime Protection Administrator's Guide
  • Veritas NetBackup Database Agent Compatibility matrix
  • Veritas NetBackup Snapshot Client OS Arrays and Database Compatibility matrix
In addition, a wide variety of material is available from Microsoft, providing a vast array of information related to Exchange and Volume Shadowcopy Service. The following is an example of available resources:
  • Best Practices for Using Volume Shadow Copy Service with Exchange Server 2003
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996004.aspx
     
  • Exchange Server 2007 System Requirements
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1e80857c-b870-4a6d-a0f4-ff7b3a7be037.aspx

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rjrumfelt
Level 6

whitepaper?  The one you've posted is Feb 2009, and there has been much more released since then.

Turls
Level 6
Old NBU whitepapers have been archived here on Connect. To read the latest ones, please visit http://www.symantec.com/business/products/whitepapers.jsp?pcid=pcat_business_cont&pvid=2_1
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