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Exchange Server Backup & Restore Issues
Q: Why do I need to use an Add-On to backup Exchange Server? Exchange stores your email data in several files that can range in number from 10 files to hundreds of files. All of the files that collectively form your Exchange data need to be tracked as an organized group of files. This tracking of all the Exchange files is very important in order to correctly restore the Exchange data. When you use the Backup for Workgroups Open File Add-On, the backup process interacts with Exchange to keep track of all the Exchange files and keep them organized for possible restoration. In addition, Exchange locks its files which prevents normal file access. The Backup for Workgroups Open File Add-On enables the Backup Client to gain access to the locked Exchange files while they are in use in order to perform a backup without interrupting the Exchange Server. Q: How do I activate the Open File Add-On to use on my Exchange Server? You activate the Open File Add-On from the Data Repository Manager. Go to the Data Repository Manager and select the Clients panel. Select the name of the Client account for your Exchange Server and press the Modify button. Now you can check/tick the Open File Add-On option and be sure to save your changes. Q: How many revisions of my Exchange Server should I keep? We suggest you think about keeping 10 revisions of your Exchange Server data as a minimum. Assuming you perform a backup of your Exchange Server every week day, the 10 revisions gives you 2 weeks worth of revisions. In the event of a problem, you would have 2 weeks worth of data to restore from. A good rule of thumb to follow is to take the maximum number of days that you may be away from your Exchange Server (vacation, holidays, etc.) and add a week of additional revisions to that number. This way, should a problem occur while you are away, you would have enough backups to pull from. Q: How do I restore Exchange Server? The process of restoring Exchange Server is dependent upon several factors. We have this all detailed in a separate page. Be sure to check out more of our FAQs
if you still have questions.
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