For network backup of Exchange Server, account from where Stratesave is run must have Administrator access on the Exchange Server, and ESEBCLI2.DLL must be copied to backup server from Exchange Server. Also remote backup of Exchange Server must be enabled for Exchange Server 2007.
Stratesave backs up Exchange server at the database level. Within macros, you can select local or remote Exchange Server server for backup. Exchange Server is shown under ESE98-tree. ESE98 is a backup protocol used by Exchange Server 2007/2003/2000. If installed, other ESE98-compatible databases can also be selected under that tree.
During a full backup, entire database is backed up. In a differential backup, changes (database logs) are backed up, since last full backup. Optionally, differential backups can be configured to fully backup the Exchange server. During incremental backup, only the update since last incremental backup will be backed up, keeping the backups small. Incremental backups are therefore for short-interval backups. During restore, Stratesave automatically restores the full backup, differential and all incremental backups in correct order, to recover the database to most recent state. Exchange server does not allow both incremental and differential backups in backup plan. Only incremental or differential backups can be done, not both.
During Restore, select the Store or Storage Group, and also select the corresponding Logs-folder (with the .log databases) under the Storage Group. The Logs are common for all Stores per Storage Group. The Logs-folder must be selected if any Store from the Storage Group is being restored.
Alternatively, Exchange Server 2007/2003 can be backed via VSS, but only full backup.
Restoring to Exchange Server Recovery Storage Group is supported, for local and Network Backup.
This allows extracting single mailboxes, for example if it is necessary to recover deleted mails.
See Exchange Server or online documentation for details on how to use the Exchange Server Recovery Storage Group.
You can restore the databases back to Exchange server. Alternatively, you can restore the backed up database(s) to file(s), for manual processing if desired.
See also: Network Database Backup Incremental Database Backup