Configuring a snapshot policy for Exchange Server
To configure a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery, you follow a different procedure.
With a snapshot policy you can optionally perform an off-host backup. Also refer to the following topics for policy recommendations:
See Policy recommendations for Exchange Server.
To configure a snapshot policy for Exchange Server
- Create a new policy or open the policy you want to configure.
- In the Policy dialog box, click the Attributes tab.
- In the Policy type list, click MS-Exchange-Server.
- Select the Policy storage.
- Click Perform snapshot backups.
- In the Snapshot Client group, click Options.
- In the Snapshot Client Options dialog box, from the Snapshot method list, click VSS.
- Adjust the configuration parameters.
- (Optional) To perform off-host backups with an Exchange standalone server, do the following:
Click Perform off-host backup.
In the Use box, select Alternate Client.
In the Machine box, type the name of the alternate client.
If you use the SFW VSS provider, review the additional installation requirements and configuration that exist.
- Optional: To divide backups into multiple jobs, click Allow multiple data streams.
- To enable restores of individual items from database backups, click Enable granular recovery.
- For an Exchange DAG backup, in the Microsoft Exchange Attributes group choose the Database backup source.
See Backup source for a Database Availability (DAG) backup .
See Configuring a preferred server list for a Database Availability Group (DAG).
- To configure schedules, click the Schedules tab.
- Use the Clients tab to specify clients to be backed up by this policy.
See Adding clients to a NetBackup for Exchange policy.
For a DAG policy, the client name is the name of the DAG and not the client on which the backup is run. If you want to use a particular Exchange server, add it to the preferred server list.
See Configuring a preferred server list for a Database Availability Group (DAG).
For off-host backups, the client name should be the name of the primary client. The alternate client must be the client that shares the disk array. This option may require additional configuration.
- Use the Backup Selections tab to enter the directives or browse for Exchange objects.
Off-host backups with the SFW VSS provider require that you back up objects only on the same SFW disk group.
- Click OK to close the dialog box.
