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  2. NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Protecting Exchange Server data with VMware backups
  4. About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server
NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide

About configuring a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server

Use the following steps to configure a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server.

Table: Steps to configure a VMware backup that protects Exchange Server

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

If you want to restore individual mailbox and public folder items from the VMware backup, review the requirements for granular recovery.

See Configuring Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with a VMware backup that protects Exchange.

Step 2

Configure a VMware policy.

See Configuring a VMware backup policy to protect Exchange Server.

Step 3

On the NetBackup server, configure the mappings for distributed application restores.

For backups in a DAG or cluster or if you use a proxy host, you must map the application hosts and component hosts in your environment.

See Configuring mappings for restores of a distributed applications, clusters, or virtual machines .

Step 4

On the NetBackup server, review the auto-discovered mappings for the hosts in your environment.

In certain scenarios, a NetBackup host has additional host names or shares a particular name with other hosts.

See Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings.

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