About configuring snapshot backups of Exchange Server
Use the following steps to configure snapshot backups of Exchange Server.
Table: Configuring a snapshot backup of Exchange Server
Step | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
Step 1 | Review the configuration and the licensing requirements for snapshot backups. | See Snapshot Client configuration and licensing requirements for Exchange snapshot backups. |
Step 2 | Additional configuration is required if you want to restore mailbox items from a database backup (using Granular Recovery Technology or GRT). | See Configuring an Exchange backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) (non-VMware backups). |
Step 3 | If you want to perform off-host backups, review the installation requirements for that type of backup. | |
Step 4 | Review the general configuration requirements for snapshot operations. | |
Step 5 | Review the configuration requirements for Exchange Server. | |
Step 6 | Choose which transaction logs to back up. | See About backing up all or only uncommitted Exchange transaction log files with snapshot backups. |
Step 7 | Configure consistency checks. | See Consistency checks on Exchange snapshot backups. See About consistency checks options for an Exchange backup. |
Step 8 | Configure an MS-Exchange-Server policy that has the applicable snapshot attributes selected. | |
Step 9 | For a Database Availability Group (DAG), choose whether to back up the passive or the active copy. You can also define a preferred server list from which to back up the passive copy. | See Backup source for a Database Availability (DAG) backup . See Configuring a preferred server list for a Database Availability Group (DAG). |
Step 10 | Configure the snapshot volume that you want to use during the backup process. | |
Step 11 | Disable circular logging for all databases. |