{"id":6773,"date":"2010-07-23T20:50:24","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T20:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highclouder.ninja\/?p=6773"},"modified":"2024-05-21T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:49:56","slug":"backup-exchange-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highclouder.com\/?p=6773","title":{"rendered":"How to Backup Exchange for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, more and more companies deploying an Exchange<\/strong>. And as you know, the next step after Exchange<\/strong> Implementation MUST <\/strong>be a backup configuration.<\/p>\n

And now is a very surprising point. Many sysadmins are willing to pay over for complex backup solutions which they don\u2019t necessarily need.<\/p>\n

As \u201cExchange Dinosaur<\/em>\u201d (I still remember Exchange 4.0<\/em> :))) I would like to say that one of the best backup (and what is more important, restore solution) always was Microsoft NT Backup<\/strong>. Since Windows 2008<\/strong> Microsoft has removed\u00a0NT Backup <\/strong>and replaced it with \u201cWindows Server Backup Feature<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

First, I need to mention the aspect that Microsoft has enabled Windows Server Backup<\/strong> to take VSS backups<\/strong> of the Exchange databases<\/strong>, so the following can work on Exchange 2010<\/strong> and Hyper-V<\/strong>, on Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2 or Windows 2012\/R2.<\/p>\n

As an additional note, Microsoft has extended Windows Server Backup Feature<\/strong> in Windows 2008<\/strong>, and I really recommend<\/strong> to install Exchange 2010<\/strong> on Windows 2008 R2<\/strong> and not <\/strong>on Windows 2008<\/strong>. The reason why I say that is because of a new feature that\u2019s come with the Windows Backup Server\u00a0<\/strong>of Windows 2008 R2<\/strong>. On Windows 2008 R2<\/strong>, backups can be taken from both the Active <\/strong>and the Passive<\/strong> databases of a DAG<\/strong> (Database Availability Group<\/strong>). This is very cool news because, in Windows 2008, backups could only be taken from the Active Node<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ok, I should stop talking and just show you how to implement a FREE Backup of Exchange<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2026<\/p>\n

By default, the Windows Server Backup Feature<\/strong> is not installed with yourWindows Server<\/strong>, so we need to install it. We can do this by navigating to the feature section of Server Manager <\/strong>or from a Command Line Interface<\/strong>, usingPowerShell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u00a0\u00a0 Run Windows Powershell<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0\u00a0 At the command prompt, enter \u201cImport-Module servermanager<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0\u00a0 Next, run \u201cAdd-WindowsFeature backup-features<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0\u00a0 Wait for the installation to complete<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The result should be similar to the bellow:<\/p>\n

    \"Add-WindowsFeature_backup-features-PowerShell\"<\/p>\n

    Now we should be able to find \u201cWindows Server Backup<\/strong>\u201d in ourAdministrative Tools<\/strong>. Let\u2019s run it.<\/p>\n

    Note<\/strong><\/em>: Keep in mind that we have to install Windows Servera backup on the mailbox server.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Well, after starting Windows Server Backup, we should see the following interface\u201d<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Backup-Once\"<\/p>\n

    Now we have to configure a Backup job. From the task panel select \u201cBackup Schedule<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cBackup Once<\/strong>\u201d depending on your needs. Today I will talk about the \u201cBackup Once<\/strong>\u201d procedure, but both are almost similar.<\/p>\n

    So after selecting \u201cBackup Once<\/strong>\u201d we will see the following screen and the only option available for us will be \u201cDifferent Options<\/strong>\u201d; do so and then click next.<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Different-Options\"<\/p>\n

    In the \u201cSelect Backup Configuration<\/strong>\u201d section, we will choose \u201cCustom<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Custom-Configuration\"<\/p>\n

    The \u201cSelect Items for Backup<\/strong>\u201d section is extremely the most important part\u00a0<\/strong>of our configuration. First\u00a0of all click on \u201cAdd Items<\/strong>\u201d and select the folder, where is stored Mailbox Databases<\/strong> and their associated Logfiles<\/strong>. In Exchange 2010, by default, this folder is located at\u201d<\/p>\n

    C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft\\Exchange Server\\V14\\Mailbox<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Select-Items-for-Backup-1\"<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Select-Items-for-Backup-2\"<\/p>\n

    Now when we have selected the mailbox folders, but before we are going to the next screen, we need to click on \u201cAdvanced settings<\/strong>\u201d and then \u201cVSS Settings<\/strong>\u201d. We have to be sure to select \u201cVSS Full Backup<\/strong>\u201d as shown in figure following screen:<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-VSS<\/p>\n

    In the next screen, select to use a remote shared folder if you want to store backups outside of Exchange server\u2026\u2026And selected the shared folder you are planning to backup to.<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Specify-Destination-Type\"<\/p>\n

    Finally, we should confirm our backup options, and \u2026 read other articles on http:\/\/www.highclouder.ninja\/\u00a0site, while you are waiting for the process to finish :).<\/p>\n

    \"Windows-server-Backup-Specify-Remote-Folder\"<\/p>\n

    As a conclusion I\u2019d like to say that Windows Server Backup<\/strong> is greatly improved in Windows 2008 R2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Specifically, two very important new features in R2<\/strong>: The ability to backup a specific folder rather than a volume and when running Database Availability Groups<\/strong>, the flexibility to backup from both an Active <\/strong>or Passive<\/strong> Database.<\/p>\n

    In one of my next articles, we will look at the restore procedure and scenarios!<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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