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1. Specify types of files to exclude Set As Default Ojer Select Exclude the following objects from the backup to enable excluding options and then select the required ones Deleted Items folder exclude the Deleted Items folder from the backup file to be created Sent Items folder exclude the Sent Items folder from the backup file to be created Items that were modified before select day month and year to exclude objects modified earlier than the chosen date Attachments larger than select this item and specify the maximum attachment size to be included into the backup file The following types of attached files select this item to exclude attachments with files of the types listed below Also you can change the list of file types by clicking Specify types of files to exclude and delete or add the required ones Note you can enter several file extensions under one name by separating them with commas E Backup Mailboxes Wizard Objects to Exclude File Types O O Specify the objects you w Check the type of files you want to exclude Exclude the following objec Name Extension Operation Deleted Items Folde Sent Items folder Audio files aac aiff ape au flac video files 3g2 39p 39p2 30Ppp Items that were modil Attachments larger tH The Following types ol Add a custom file type e r You can enter sev
2. Description Select this option if you want to use the options which were set for usage by default 5 3 9 Specifying a Task Name and Providing Comments On the Task Name and Archive Comments wizard page you can provide a name and comments for the backup task Enter a task name in the Task Name field to identify and organize tasks by operation edit delete etc 53 You may provide comments for the archives you create The backup file size and creation date are automatically appended to the description so you do not need to enter them FR Backup Mailboxes Wizard 3 Archive Comments ecify a name For the task being cre sea and comments For the backups that will be created on the task execution All sa pad will be labeled v vith the name you specify Task name QA W2K3 EXCH Mailbox backup 21 August 2008 r 11 58 44 It is sometimes useful to add comments to the archives you create Comprehensive comments can help you to find the appropriate archive much aster 5 3 10 Backup Summary The final stage of the backup is the summary window which displays the list of operations to be performed Click Finish to save the created schedule or start the backup creation task immediately You will be redirected to the Task List automatically where you can view and edit created tasks xi Acronis Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange is ready to proceed with databases data archiving Here is
3. palpate Version Language File EAcronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange gent 1 0 147 English C Program Files Common Filesi essa next gt J ATE Enter a serial number for the selected product For information about obtaining a serial number see section 1 10 License Policy The Next button will not be active until you enter a serial number Remote Install Wizard Serial Number You should enter the serial number For selected product Cancel Select the computer in the Computer field enter a computer name manually or click Browse and select the required computer from the tree Enter the Domain name a User name and password into the corresponding fields to access the selected computer By selecting the Save password check box you can save the password for future connections 20 Remote Install Wizard x Computer Selection Enter the name and logon credentials of the computer on which you want bo install the selected components Logan settings Domain exch w User name administrator h Help 5 The summary page displays all operations which will be performed Click Proceed to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent on the remote computer Remote Install Wizard Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console 2 x Acronis Recovery For MS Exchange Management Console is ready to install components to the selected remote computer Opera
4. This is an optional parameter It specifies a parent item in the following format StorageGroup_name Database_name Mailbox_name Folder_ name To restore all storage groups set as the parameter s value If this parameter is not specified the whole information store will restored activerestore Specify this parameter to use Active Restore mode for restoring storage groups only dialtone Specify this parameter to use dial tone mode for restoring storage groups only overwriteDialtoneDB Specify this parameter to enable overwriting dial tone databases acceptable while restoring storage groups only 107 storagegroup Specifies a storage group to restore All specified storage groups will be overwritten Note this option is incompatible with dia tone command pit lt date gt lt time gt Specifies a point in time to which to restore the required item The default value is lt pof gt that means the point of failure The time format depends on a system locale of the particular computer i e 01 06 2008 12 07 55 validate Specify this parameter to validate the backup archive before restoring priority lt Low Normal High gt Specifies priority of the restore operation overwriteExistingEmails Forces overwriting existing e mails skipExistingDatabases Specify this parameter to skip restoring existing databases 13 4 4 Usage Examples e Cmd exe restorelS location bsp host Back
5. select this option to specify e mail addresses of a sender and or recipient e Search by date select this option to specify the period of time From and To to search for required e mail e Search in select this option to specify the following parameters o Message header Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will search for the required text only in messages headers o Messages with attachments only Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will search for the required text only in messages with attachments After setting the appropriate options click OK to return to the E mail Restoration window 87 Advanced Search Options Specify advanced options For e mail search Search by person Fondos AoE ST Search in message headers Search in messages with attachments only ep Please note only the first 100 e mails will be shown in the table see section 8 3 4 So consider proper search options 8 3 4 Selecting E mail Exporting parameters Select the way you want to export selected emails from the drop down list before starting the restoration process and then click Restore e To original location e mails will be restored to their original location mailbox or public folder e Save to file select the location where e mails will be saved and choose a type of the file em msg and click OK e Send by e mail restored e mails will be sent to specified addresses Provide e mail addresses and
6. In this case you will have to define backup types and schedule parameters for backup tasks Select Use continuous data protection technology option to enable CDP In this case you will have to schedule your full backups See section 5 1 8 for more details To immediately run a backup task once select the Create a Backup Now option A full backup will be created While creating a backup task you have to select which way to back up your data Note transaction logs files require considerable disk space so you will have to delete or move to another place for storing them manually taking into account which files are safe to remove For more information about backup types see 5 1 2 Backup Types 5 2 2 Specifying a Task Execution Account In this step of the Backup Information Store wizard you specify an account that Is valid for the computer housing databases you want to back up task execution account These credentials will be used during each task execution for connecting to the server and by default for connecting to the Microsoft Exchange Server The task will run as if it was started by the specified user Note the task execution account also must have an existing mailbox in the current Microsoft Exchange server to be able to correctly perform the backup operation Enter the user name and password then click Next Note the domain name must also be specified if the user is a member of a domain 37 F Create Backup
7. latest backup will be faster than restoration to the point of failure F Restore Data Wizard Restoration Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore Select an option 9 Restore to the time of the latest backup C Restore from the specific backup Backup time Select from the list of backups Description Select this option if you want to restore to the state your system was in at the moment the last backup was created acronis empty Cancel e from the specific backup select this option to choose a backup from which to restore A list of backups will be available by clicking on the Select from the list of backups link Choose the backup you want to restore from and click OK 8l T Restore Data Wizard _ Restoration Point Selection E Backup Times List Specify to which state you want to restore Select backup time Select an option Date Time Restore to the time of the latest backup 5 27 2008 4 26 26 PM Restore from the specific backup Backup time Select From the list of backups Archive Comments Description Select this option if you want to select a backup After selecting the appropriate option click Next to continue 8 2 7 Content Selection Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows restoring mailboxes and separate public folders First select a database server from the tree in the le
8. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange for larger organizations and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Small Business version Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS for small and or start up businesses See 1 3 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange or Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS for more information One steo Recovery and Automated Recovery to a Point of Failure reduce downtime and helps improve your organization s Recovery Time Objective RTO Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is an excellent complement to the award winning Acronis True Image suite of disaster recovery and system migration products that use patented disk imaging technology Together they deliver comprehensive server system backup and restore and also full Microsoft Exchange database protection a winning disaster recovery plan combination e Ultimate Granularity Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ultimate in granularity for backup and restore Backup and restore operation can be applied toa whole information store individual storage groups mailboxes public folders or even single emails With Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange you can restore your crucial mailboxes or single emails from different kinds of backup not only from brick level backups but from a whole database backup archive as well Smaller more manageable archives Award winning Acronis technology provides superior image file optimization Customizable compression rates reduce the amount
9. Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Management Console 15 ZI HOVE WVICIOL I O dedos 15 Zar PUES EXCUSA ote 16 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION OF ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE 17 31 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMEN TS pto 17 ASEO Fs eons tases a ee acs 17 A A E AA ORAR IN E II RN 17 DL ELEVA CS A AA A A dE 17 3 3 GENER ALARULES OF INSTALLATION o aa 18 3 3 1 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange COMpONCN S ooccccnnnnnnoonncnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnannnss 18 3 3 2 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Remotely oooncccnnnnnnnonnnnccnnnnonnnananooss 19 3 3 3 Extracting Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Components oooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnananenos 21 3 3 4 Removing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Components oocooooooonnncnnnnnnnnonanononnnnnnnnananenos 22 CHAPTER 4 GETTING STARTED WITH ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE23 4 1 RUNNING ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE 0ccceeceeseees 23 4 2 ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE WORKSPACE cccseccssccsccceccsccuccesccssenccusceuscenseuss 24 ART MATE an tae a PO 24 Ble COMPITE ES VANO EEA OE 26 A O 26 ALZA O MEN A as 27 LI AUS ISI oe as toca AU 27 4 3 NAVIGATION uri aa a n a a uae a corras 27 4 4 MANAGE MEN T casal sala e 21 4 5 DISCOVERING SERVERS oraria a r an a r a a a aS 28 4 6 ADDING SERVER Soniaren alot citas 29 4 7 CONNECTING TO A REMOTE MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER ccccccccesccsccesscesccscesscesceuscensees 2
10. August 2008 12 01 56 A Full Incremental Failed Failed administrator administrator Task Operations ES QA W2K3 EXCH 15 backup 27 may 2008 16 15 51 8 Start Task Now Full administrator Success Incremental administrator Success Help D Howt a lp qa w2k3 Exch qad IS backup 03 September 2008 11 14 53 ow to work with schedule tasks Full QAD Administrator Failed Gy How to create a new Incremental QADI Administrator Never executed scheduled task amp QA W2K3 EXCH Mailbox backup 21 August 2008 11 58 44 Full administrator Failed Incremental administrator Failed amp qa w2k3 Exch gad Mailbox backup 03 September 2008 11 18 16 Full QAD Administrator Failed Incremental QAD Administrator Never executed E ben eT Pag 2 Aan A Pe a a yr ee P OT eT ee az lt i Pl Connected to qa w2k3 Exch qad wy No operation started 98 10 1 Editing a Task To edit a task select it in the Tasks window and click Edit Task on the left Follow the wizard s instructions on the screen 10 2 Deleting a Task To delete an existing task select it in the Tasks window and click Delete Task on the left Follow the wizard s instructions on the screen 10 3 Starting a Task To begin executing an existing task immediately select it in the Tasks window and click Start Task Now on the left 10 4 Viewing a Disaster Recovery Plan Click the View Disaster Recovery Plan link in the tasks
11. Exchange through using the full version serial number while installing the product See 1 10 for details Please note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent cannot be installed on the SBS server remotely with SBS license For remote installation use the enterprise serial number or install it locally 1 4 Advantages With Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange you get the following advantages e Hot Backup 1 5 Backup can be performed while the Microsoft Exchange service is online and serving clients allowing 24 7 availability Restore Emails from Database Level Backup Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ability to restore specific emails from database level backup Tuning a Backup Strategy with Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Assistant Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant provides an intuitive GUI for easy creation and implementation of a backup strategy even without DBA experience Disaster Recovery Plan Automatically creates and e mails Disaster Recovery Plans with step by step instructions on recovering databases The guided process makes it possible for staff to restore databases quickly even without DBA skills Recovery to a Selected Point in Time With transaction log backed up Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to specify a date and time to restore your data from Key Features Database Backup Fastest Method Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ability to backup all
12. Help To use special recovery modes enable the corresponding parameter and select Acronis Active Restore or Dial tone recovery 75 Select Acronis Active Restore to immediately obtain the access to the Microsoft Exchange server You also can restore public folders with this feature activated Another advantage is that Acronis Active Restore may be used with all versions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 see 8 5 for details Select Dial tone recovery in order to recover e mail service in the first place this will enable users to send and receive e mail while all other data is being restored You can use dial tone recovery only while restoring data from the latest backup If you restore storage groups using dial tone recovery feature they will be re created during the restore process In case of restoring several storage groups using Dial tine recovery they will be restored and become available one by one Dial tone recovery may be used only with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 see 8 5 for details Restart an e mail application after the restoration process is completed to bring data to up to date state To overwrite previously created dial tone databases generated by third party tools select the corresponding check box This step eliminates the need to delete the old databases manually FB Restore Data Wizard Restoration Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore and select a special recovery mode to u
13. OS z Local Disk C SEE Local Disk C 2 backup Fixed Disk Drive Er Er EF O Documents and Settings Free space 9 144 GB 3 Inetpub Total size 13 99 GB D MSExchangeBackupTest 9 msocache DB Program Files O RECYCLER DB System Yolume Information DB temp SO WINDOWS oD wmpub Hy Acronis Backup Servers E Computers Near Me Hy FTP Connections There are backup archives in this Folder Eb Folder c v OQ te 8 3 2 Selecting a Backup Task and Point to Restore If several backup tasks use the same location to store archives you have to select the task you want to restore from Click the Select task link to choose the backup task and a point to restore e mails to Please consider that if you choose a database level backup to restore e mails from it will remain mounted and no changes to the archive deleting files restoring etc will be possible till you mount another archive or close the Management Console The left pane will display a list of available tasks A selected task s comments will be displayed on the right Below you have to select to which state you want to restore e mails Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers four ways for restoring your data e to the time of the latest backup choosing this option will restore your e mails to the state when the last backup was created So restoration to the latest backup will be faster than restoration to
14. To begin click a task It is recommended that you install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console first This will allow you to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely from the Management Console to any networked computer for information about the remote installation see 3 3 2 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely It is strongly recommended to manually stop CDP process before starting the installation of the product to be able to update all required components Otherwise you may need to reboot the server after installation completion In addition Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the Microsoft Installer utility msiexec exe and its commands so that you can install Acronis Recovery for MS 18 Exchange components from a command line MSI installation command and options are listed in Appendix B 3 3 2 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Remotely To install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely on a database server you first need Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console installed on the local computer The remote system must meet the requirements described in 3 1 Minimum System Requirements Before remotely installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent on Windows 2008 Server open port 25001 for TCP protocols for an inbound connection While installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent a new registry key
15. Volume Information DB temp HA WINDOWS aB wmpub P Acronis Backup Servers Computers Near Me P FTP Connections Folder Cil v 9 Help Acronis Backup Server This software application when installed on a networked computer automatically manages backup archives and retention policies for the specified location and ensures optimal usage of storage space Outdated archives will automatically be deleted as specified in the retention policies set by the administrator In addition Acronis Backup Server facilitates the creation and execution of group backup tasks Acronis Backup Server is shipped with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server We recommend you store the archives for each task in separate locations to avoid confusion during recovery Note the further you store the backup archive from the original location the safer it will be in case of data damage For example saving the archive to another hard disk will protect your data if the primary disk is damaged Data saved to a network disk or backup server will survive even if all your local hard disks are down Select the desired archive location from the folders tree or specify a backup location in the Folder field In case you have chosen an ftp server as a backup location provide login and password for this server in a special pop up window which appears after you select this item from the tree 40 Important Do not enter th
16. a complete list of operations to be performed Recovery a Create backup archive Full Incremental for Microsoft Source Yqa w2k3 Exch qad Exchan ge Backup to C ibackup MyMailbox Objects to backup First Storage Group Schedule Full Start sh task every 1 week s on Sunday at 00 00 00 Repeat once Effective from 04 09 200 Incremental Star qa task every 1 day s at 19 53 Repeat every 1 hour s till 23 59 59 Effective from 03 09 2008 to 03 09 200 rt the task every 1 day s at an 00 00 Repeat every 1 hour s till 23 59 59 Effective from 04 09 2008 Options Compression High Notificationste mail Not specified Notifications SNMP Not specified Windows event log None Backup priority Normal Backup protection Password protected Bandwidth throttling 10 000 Kbp Overwrite data on the tape No Validation Validate backup once it has been created Y Acronis Compute with confidence Please click Finish to complete 5 4 Setting Default Backup Options Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange lets you set the backup options you want to use as default for future tasks 54 To edit the default backup options select Tools gt Options from the main program menu You will also still be able to edit the backup options while creating a backup task Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane al Serve
17. be time consuming Using Dial Tone Recovery Restoring a huge Microsoft Exchange Server database may take several hours before users can start working with it again after a disaster But Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange makes it possible to use a dial tone to recover e mail service in the first place and only then restore users data as it becomes available only in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Main advantages of using dial tone mode are independence from the log s size and almost instant access to the e mail service At first a temporary empty dial tone database will be created Microsoft Exchange Server will create new mailboxes with the same GUID values as the old ones in this database so that users can start sending and receiving e mails but other data such as contact lists rules stored e mails etc still will not be available This process takes only two minutes or even less After restoring the database to the selected location and applying logs all recovered data will be merged with new e mails which were sent or received during the dial tone recovery bringing mailboxes to the up to date state which takes the database off line for several minutes On operation completion temporary dial tone databases will be deleted Note public folders can not be restored using dial tone mode i e while restoring storage groups which contain mailboxes and public folders only mailboxes will be restored We recommend you to r
18. created To validate the archive data integrity you must have all of the backups in the series full and incremental backups available in the same location If any of the successive backups are missing validation will not be possible 2 Backup metadata This parameter is selected by default which allows backing up metadata 3 Overwrite data on the tape Select this parameter if you use tapes as a backup location and want to choose an overwrite mode See 5 1 9 for detailed information 4 Fast incremental backup Select this parameter to create only brick level mailbox level backup which provides quicker restoring of individual e mails and mailboxes The backup process will run faster because Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will not detect items deleted since a full backup was created but will back up only new or changed items 5 Do not truncate logs This parameter is available only while backing up information stores storage groups and is disabled by default 59 It will be enabled only if you create independent full backups Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will check the specified backup strategy In all other cases Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will truncate transaction logs since creating an archive chain full and incremental backups is impossible with transaction logs not truncated after the first full backup Options Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the
19. data at a database level This is the fastest but the least flexible backup method Brick Level Backup Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ability to backup all data at a documents level brick level This is not the fastest but the most flexible backup method Bare Metal Restore The bare metal restore feature restores a whole production server Operating system and all databases on bare metal from a bootable CD or from a PXE This feature is available only if Acronis True Image Echo Update build 8115 or later and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange are installed on the server Automated recovery to point of failure Automated recovery to point of failure allows easy one step recovery to a point just before failure or disaster with no loss of data Encryption Protect backups with industry strength standard encryption technology AES Advanced Encryption Standard is available with three key lengths 128 192 and 256 bits to balance performance and protection as desired Compression Create backups up to 10 times smaller than the original uncompressed format Three compression levels let you optimize for faster performance smaller size or a balance of both 10 e Dial Tone Recovery Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can restore e mail service more quickly to users providing them with a basic dial tone and then restore users previous data as it becomes available e Bandwidth Throttling Control bandwidth usag
20. do it either immediately after Restore Data wizard completes or do it manually later Choose one of the following actions o Do not run Echo task in this case you will have to select Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server task manually later e Run the following Echo task in this case you have to select Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server task from the list below The selected task will be started immediately after Restore Data wizard completion Having selected the appropriate action click Next to continue 8 1 11 Restore Summary In the final step the restoration summary Is displayed Up to this point you can click Back to make changes in the created task If you click Cancel no databases will be restored Important Clear the Microsoft Outlook cache after the restore operation completion for the correct data representation 78 FR Restore Data Wizard a x Acronis Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is ready to proceed with restoration Here is a complete list of operations to be performed Recovery Restoration for Microsoft From Cribackup 118 db Exchange Backup type Database Date of creation 5 27 2008 4 21 19 PM Object to restore Information Store Schedule Start task now Options Notifications e mail Send notification upon operation s successful completion E mail address admin company com Notifications SNMP Not specified Windows event log None Validation Validate bef
21. field at the bottom of the window To save your settings click OK To quit task scheduling without saving click Cancel Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to set multiple schedules for one task For example you should not only backup your data once a week but also on the last day of each month You can specify Weekly and Monthly parameters to have the necessary operation scheduled 5 2 7 Backup Options Select the backup options pre post commands compression level etc You may Use default options see 5 4 for detailed information about backup options or Set the options manually f you set the options manually the settings will only be applied to the current backup task 45 FR Create Backup Wizard Backup Creation Options You can use the default options For this task or modify them manually Select either to run this backup creation task using default options or configure the options for this task in the next steps of the wizard Use default options C Set the options manually Description Select this option if you want to use the options which were set for usage by default Ojer 5 2 8 Specifying a Task Name and Providing Comments On the Task Name and Archive Comments wizard page you can provide a name and comments for the backup task Enter a task name in the Task Name field to identify and organize tasks by operation edit delete etc You may provide comments
22. for MS Exchange functionality backup and restore including the ability to set options for corresponding operations There are six operations you can run in command line mode e List displays contents of a an item if specified child items list of archives in a specified folder etc or contents of an archive e Info displays information about specified items such as a name of a storage group number of its databases their total size etc e BackuplS back up required information stores database level backup as well as specify backup options e BackupMB back up required mailboxes brick level backup also specify backup options e RestorelS restore required information stores as well as specify restore options e RestoreMB restore required mailboxes also specify restore options Commands may be accompanied with options It is important to keep the prescribed order of specifying parameters Note parameters should be entered in double quotes in case they contain non Latin symbols see usage examples To view all available commands and their options execute the following command Cmd exe h in command line prompt Below are sections describing each command and their options with corresponding usage examples 103 13 1 List Command Cmd exe list location lt URI gt credentials lt login gt lt password gt archive lt name gt password lt password gt item lt item gt p
23. from the drop down list e All events all events information warnings and error messages will be recorded to the Windows Event Log Warnings and errors warnings and error messages will be recorded to the Windows Event Log e Errors only only error messages will be recorded to the Windows Event Log 101 Chapter 12 Viewing Logs Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange working logs The logs provide information about scheduled task results including failure reasons if any To view logs click the Logs item in the Pick a Tool group The log browsing window contains two panels the left panel features the log list and the right panel displays the selected log s contents You can set up list parameters to only display messages of a particular type display particular columns or select a sorting order To the left there are 3 message filter options e filter error messages e filter warnings e filter information messages To select columns to display click the button and check columns to display To sort messages by a particular column click its header click again to reverse the order or the button the second from the right and select the desired column You can also change column width by dragging its borders with the mouse 102 Chapter 13 Command line Mode Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the command line mode The command line user interface provides the ability to execute the following Acronis Recovery
24. group or mailbox from Microsoft Exchange and sends it to Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange which backs up the selected data Below are diagrams describing interaction between Management Console and Agent 14 Administrator Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console Microsoft Acronis Recovery Acronis Recovery Microsoft Exchange Server for MS Exchange for MS Exchange Exchange Server Agent File Server o Integration between Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agents Di 2 3 Integration with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Acronis Recovery products are integrated with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Update build 8115 or later that provides the ability to automatically execute preconfigured restore tasks in case of disaster There are three points of integration e Ability to start Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange tasks from the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server management console e Bare metal restore e Microsoft Exchange Server files exclusion while creating backup tasks with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 2 3 1 Starting Tasks from the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Management Console Integration allows accessing main Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange functions wizards and tools from the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server management console in case if both consoles are installed on the same computer The Acroni
25. keep three sets of backups in the selected location This scheme if chosen is activated on the day the first full backup was created all backup archives full and incremental for the current week 7 days starting from the day of creating the first full backup one full backup for each week of the current month and finally one full backup for each month of the current year In this scheme months and years calculation is based on a lunar calendar cycles of the moon phase i e one month is 28 days one year is 13 lunar months 364 days You may also specify notification receiving if free space in the backup location is lower that the selected size in GB You will receive an e mail but no archives will be deleted automatically To specify e mail parameters go to the Tools gt Options see 11 1 E mail Notifications for more details FR Backup Location Clean up Wizard 7 Clean up Options Set parameters for automatic cleaning up of locations where your backups are stored Specify the backup rotation scheme For the location C Send notification if free space in location is lower than 4 GB C Use the simple scheme Gheck how much free space remains Minimum free space 14 B Always keep at least the following number of full backups 2 Do not remove backups that are less than 2 d old Remove the oldest archives if the total number of full backups is more thar 5 Remove
26. lt URI gt credentials lt login gt lt password gt archive lt name gt password lt password gt item lt item gt pit lt time gt 13 2 1 Descriptions of Options location lt URI gt Specifies an archive location s URI The path may be specified in one of the following ways C path to dir computer share dir ftp host mybackups or bsp host BackupServer 104 credentials lt login gt lt password gt Specifies task execution account s credentials archive lt name gt Defines an archive within the specified location password lt password gt Specifies a password if an archive was created with password protection item lt item gt Specifies a parent item information in the following format StorageGroup1 Databasel User inbox pit lt date gt lt time gt Specifies a point in time to display items The time format depends on a system locale of the particular computer i e 01 06 2008 12 07 55 The value can also be lt latest gt that means the latest possible state and lt pof gt point of failure the default value 13 2 2 Usage examples e Cmd exe info location bsp host BackupServer credentials admin qwerty archive lt archivel gt password lt password gt ILA This command will display information about archivel located in bsp host BackupServer 13 3 Backup Commands 13 3 1 BackuplS Use Backup S comman
27. options in the right pane dial Server list options ES Notifications a B Default backup options Pre Post commands Compression level Backup priority Ed Backup protection e Backup type substitution amp Bandwidth throttling E Default restoration options 60 Chapter 6 Disaster Recovery Plan It is extremely important for all organizations and users to have detailed instructions describing the process for recovering data quickly and efficiently in case of disaster a Disaster Recovery Plan This plan should contain all of the required information to guide someone through the recovery process When creating a Disaster Recovery Plan be sure to include scenarios and procedures for different kinds of disaster situations loss of the Exchange server data corruption complete loss of storage groups etc The Disaster Recovery Plan should include step by step instructions for every possible type of disaster as well as each server s hardware and software configuration With the Create Disaster Recovery Plan wizard you can generate and view a Disaster Recovery Plan for your database server immediately or schedule to receive it via e mail after each update 6 1 Viewing a Disaster Recovery Plan Immediately Launch the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard by clicking on the Disaster Recovery Plan operation icon in the main workspace 1 In the first step of the wizard choose the View the Disaster Recovery Plan for the se
28. or Service at http kb acronis com content 7696 Table of Contents TABEE OE CON TEIN ES uc sia 3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 7 1 1 WHAT IS ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE c ccsscssesssscsscssesecscscesecsecsecseeseens 7 12 WHY ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE cc cccccsccssccsscceccesccccesccescesccesseescenscesseussensees 9 1 3 ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE OR ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE SBS 9 1 4 ADVANTAGE A A O O soe 9 1 5 KEY EE O EA ES E EE EE E IAE EESE nl ee ad e aio 10 1 6 SUPPORTED MICROSOFT EXCHANGE VERSIONS ccccceccssccssccecccuscescenccenscesseuscenscessescenscusceuecs 11 1 7 SUPPORTED PEATEO MS oa ico 11 1 8 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE AGENT 12 1 9 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE a ooo 12 REO ETEENSE ROLE oia ao huacoseeeuen 12 1 11 O O 0 A O A O O EOE TI 13 CHAPTER 2 UNDERSTANDING ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE 14 2 1 COMPONENTS tata as oa ae acta ea ido atios aa cias le UiritiLia lane delicada arco end 14 2 1 1 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console oooooooonnncnnnnnnnnnonnnnconnnnnnnanononos 14 2 1 2 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange ARM A bie 14 22 COMPONENTS INTEGRATION amara ta a a a 14 2 3 INTEGRATION WITH ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ECHO ENTERPRISE SERVER ccseccesceescescesceseues 15 2 3 1 Starting Tasks from the
29. ponies for Microsoft Exchange Management Console The tool For ote operation management Ex y ES Tools View Help 905 Computers Acronis Recos is A ahaha E A pein sole alloy u to remotely manage backup and recovery operatic schedule indiv Feared perp i ckup and restore options Connect to a remote ee ft Exchange Agent is omputers Not connected 4 7 Connecting to a Remote Microsoft Exchange Server In order to perform any operation on a remote Microsoft Exchange server you must first connect to it Once connected you can manage tasks set up backup restore options on remote database servers and schedule backup restore and backup location clean up tasks Before connecting to a server make sure the user has rights to access the registry key HKLM Software Acronis Encryption Client RecentConnections on the computer where the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is installed Otherwise it will be impossible to check the SSL certificate To establish a remote connection select a server in the Computers pane and click Connect to a Remote Computer in the right pane If you have connected to this server previously Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will use credentials for accessing the computer automatically Otherwise a dialog window will be opened 29 e n the Computer field enter the name or the IP address of the computer or select a computer from
30. qb Displays a basic user interface 115 qr Displays a reduced user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the end of the installation qf Displays the full user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the end qn Displays no user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end qb Displays a basic user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the end ab Displays a basic user interface with no modal dialog boxes Note gb is not a supported user interface level The modal box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation Example msiexec qb AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent msi Displays the basic user interface options during the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent installation Copyright Information Displaying Options msiexec h Displays the Windows Installer version and copyright information Calling the system API DilRegisterServer Option msiexec y z module y Calls the system API DllRegisterServer to self register modules passed on the command line z Calls the system API DllUnRegisterServer to unregister modules passed on the command line module Specifies the file name of the module These options are only used for registry information that cannot be added using the registry tables of the ms file 116
31. right Please consider that it is possible to restore only items of mailboxes level from a database level archive Thus to restore a whole database select all mailboxes in the left pane Note only databases which existed before creating a full backup will be displayed Newly created databases cannot be restored only from storage groups transaction 76 logs In terms of this we recommend you to create full backups after new databases are created Important While restoring an information store e mail service will not be available i e users will not be able to send and receive e mails Restoring Storage Groups Choose the storage group to restore You can restore storage groups to its original location choose another storage group as a new location or restore to Recovery Storage Group in this case only one storage group can be restored Important After a successful completion of a database restore process the database will remain in dismounted One of the possible ways to avoid this situation is increasing permission privileges for the database being restored For more details please visit http support microsoft com kb 827283 x Contents Selection e Ak i Select databases to be restored 2 First Storage Group QA W2K3 EXCH IS backup 27 G Information Store ME First Storage Group Size 38 05 MB O 562 Databases 3 9 Restore to original location O Restore to another sto
32. space remains Minimum free space 14 gt GB Always keep at least the Following number of Full backups 2 Do not remove backups that are less than 2 2 day s old Remove the oldest archives if the total number of full backups is more than 7 dayfs old Description Select this option if you want to use the simple clean up scheme To receive notifications configure e mail notification parameters on the Tools gt Options menu Help 7 5 Schedule Cleaning Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to schedule backup location clean up Specify the schedule that is the best for your needs see Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks for detailed information Backup Location Clean up Wizard Schedule Cleaning You can schedule the backup location clean up process Frequency Recur every 1 day s Manually Start time 15 58 51 21 Weekl Eee ae oni Start date 20 8 2008 Monthly One tine _ End date 20 8 2008 Result Start the task every 1 day s at 15 58 51 Repeat once Effective from 20 08 2008 Cancel Help 7 6 Backup Location Clean up Summary The final stage of the backup location clean up is the summary window where the list of operations that will be performed is displayed Click Finish to save the created schedule or start the backup location clean up task immediately 70 Chapter 8 Restor
33. the outgoing SMTP server name A Username and a password may also be needed if the SMTP server requires authentication and click OK 88 ER Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console Oo xj H Operations Tools View Help Y Acronis 0o99 Help E mail Restoration Specify the backup location and the backup task from which you want to restore an l E How to restore e mails indu AS Backup location C backup 118 db Select location Backup task QA W2K3 EXCH IS backup 27 maa 2008 r 16 15 51 Select task noaa Show al emais am see No additional options defined Change aM mbz_2 O Folder Subject From Date aM mb2_1 C testUserNew a inbox testi 4 16 20 HM testUserNew2 HMM testUserNews HE First Storage Group O Inbox testi 4 16 201 C testUserNew10 C testUserNew2 C Inbox testi 4 16 201 C testUserNew3 C Inbox testi 4 16 201 C testUserNew4 v Export the selected e mails To original location Connected to qa w2k3 Exch qad ted Save to file 8 4 Setting Default Restore Options To view or edit the default restore options select Tools gt Options gt Default Restoration Options from the main program menu You can also edit restore options while creating a restore task Options Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane E al Server list options g p Notifications
34. the point of failure e At the time of the selected backup select this option to choose a backup from which to restore A list of backups will be available by clicking on the Select from the list of backups link Choose the backup you want to restore from and click OK 86 Backup Task Selection Task and Point to Restore Selection Select a task that created the backup from which you want to restore your data CRESS ee e SEE QA W2K3 EXCH IS backup 27 mas 2008 r 16 15 51 Comments e Restore to the time of the latest backup C Restore from the selected backup No backup has been selected yet Select from the list of backups After selecting the appropriate option click OK to return to the E mail Restoration window 8 3 3 Setting Additional Search Options Filter Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows using a filter to display only the required items in the tree Type a word which will help you to define the necessary folders in the Filter field Only Mailboxes containing this word will be displayed in the tree below Text to search You can enter a text you want to search for in e mails subjects in a corresponding field and click the Search button As a result only e mails whose subject contains that text will be displayed below Advanced search options Click the Advanced search options link to specify additional options for e mail searching e Search by person
35. with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 38 F Create Backup Wizard Database Selection Select the items you want to back up a Information Store on qa w2k3 Exch qad al S MIO Mera qa w2k3 Exc First Storage Group 562 Microsoft Exchange Information Store Exchange Server version 6 5 7638 22 Operating system Microsoft R Windows R Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Storage groups 2 Help Selecting Information Stores to Back Up When selecting an information store to back up Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will automatically back up all of the storage groups associated with this information store A list of information stores can be obtained with the connected user s privileges that cannot be changed Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not back up the Active Directory This means that even there were any changes after a backup archive was created after restoring the Microsoft Exchange Server structure will remain the same as it was before the restoration process As a result while restoring information stores only storage groups will be restored one by one For example mailboxes created or deleted after the last backup will still exist phisically after the restore but they will not be mounted and so will not be usable Though Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows backing up and further restoring of separate users accounts see section 8 4 3 User Acc
36. 4 Acronis COMPUTE WITH CONFIDENCE WWW ACRONIS COM Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange User s Guide Copyright Acronis Inc 2010 All rights reserved Acronis Acronis Compute with Confidence and the Acronis logo are trademarks of Acronis Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Windows Is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder Distribution of this work or derivative work in any standard paper book form for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright holder DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID Third party software notices Third party code may be provided with the Software and or Service The license terms for such third parties are detailed in the license txt file located in the root installation directory You can always find the latest up to date list of the third party code and the associated license terms used with the Software and
37. 9 4 8 REMOTE INSTALLATION OF ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE AGENT cccceccesseeseees 30 CHAPTER 5 CREATING BACKUP ARCHIVE sccscccsccccccccccccsscccccccssccscccsccccssccssceees 31 VE GENERAL INFORMATION oina e a de al e as clado 31 AA NAAA AAA SS A A tel 31 TA A A ee A 31 HL Which Backup Strate ey 10 CHOOSE icercsssicsinties ceria ieee RS 32 VA AS CV MOLES A e e T E O e a ENIA 33 Jl tOTALC Groups and INOTMATOR LOTES ii 33 E AIN AMA teased ae Nien 5 elle Se als Mt old tm Se le te 34 Delf Dras er RECON e lado ha an aS oak te gl e 34 Sde CONTROLS Dda PROCE CTO DAA AAA A 35 5 1 9 Backing up to Tape Libraries and Tape Drives ooccccccooooonnnccnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnannoss 35 2 BACKING UP DATABASES o a 36 AT RE SIT ALCOY AAA A Si bam he ote a a I a 36 VLS PECYN E ALAS TE NCCUMOM ACCOUNT a r ie ENE EE R 37 L2 IE LOCA E MEMES TO BACK Dt A tS Neat ie A 38 2 4 Selecting a Backup Archive Loca MON di 40 5 2 5 Using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant oooooooonnnccnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononannnonnnnnnnananenss 4 5 2 0 setting Backup Scheduling Parameters is 45 SL RI A 45 5 2 8 Specifying a Task Name and Providing COMMENES occccooooooonnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnonnnanncnnnnnnnnnananoss 46 Dele BOC SUMMA OS 46 T BDACKING UP MAT BOXES cach aS aa es cae as to siii 47 5 3 1 Defining A Backup SWU EOY ii AAA AA AAA AA ii ti 47 IZ O Pec vine Q Task Execution ACCOUNT id ai IAEA AAA AA AAA Ai 48 ISI OC
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39. Default restoration options od Default backup options c MW Restore priority Additional settings i User account ownership Option that will be used for restore by default 8 4 1 Pre Post Commands You can specify commands or batch files to be automatically executed before and after the restore procedure Click Edit to open the Edit Command window and input the command its arguments and the working directory or browse folders to find a batch file Interactive commands commands that require user input are not supported 89 Options Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane Notifications B Default backup options a E Default restoration options Pre Post commands Wb Restore priority amp Additional settings User account ownership 8 4 2 Restoration Priority You can set up the restore process priority e Low the restore process will run slower but it will not influence other processes running on your computer e Normal set by default The restore process will run with normal priority e High the restore process will run faster but it may influence other processes running on your computer Changing the restore process priority may have an adverse effect on the performance of other programs running simultaneously The priority of any process running in the system determines the amount of CPU usage and system resources alloc
40. Is generated If you previously had Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent installed or you had reinstalled the operation system on the current computer you will need to clear the key registry cache on the computer where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is installed for correct product functioning Run Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange and click Install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent in the Pick a Tool pane 1 Specify the location of installation files of the Acronis Component you want to install e Select from the registered components by default e Search removable media for the required installation files e Search for the installer in the specified location you will have to specify the location by clicking Browse Remote Install Wizard i Installer Location Specify location of installation Files of the Acronis component you want to remotely install Please select the installer location for the remote installation of Acronis components a Search removable media For the required installation Files C Search For the installer in the specified location Copy and register the found components hor further using Click Next to continue 2 Select the program you want to install on the remote computer from the list Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent and click Next 19 Remote Install Wizard Program Selection Select the program you want to install on the remote computer
41. N TO RESTORE DATABASES cccccscccssccssccessceusccesscessceescens 112 Send Oaa a eaaclea eased Saeed a a E 112 PaE E 1 TAN OM EAE AENEA EE EN EE AAE SRE ETE EEEE EE EEEIEE SENE RET 112 A 6 MANUAL BACKUP BEFORE CRUCIAL CHANGES IN DATABASES ccsccccsecccesscceseceescceecseensceeneess 112 SCENON AR EE E N a pat E eb bes Nina Sah acid bai a TEN ade toutes 112 ACTOS SOU ON eoe ya T E T E E E A T E ole E 112 APPENDIX B INSTALLING ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE FROM COMMAND LINE 0 E a S aN ES 113 Chapter 1 Introducing Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange This chapter provides general information about a new Acronis product Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange its features and advantages You will learn about Supported databases operating systems and platforms 1 1 What is Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange offers a fast and reliable disaster recovery solution to protect your Microsoft Exchange data It features a proven database backup technology that will drastically reduce disaster recovery time you can be up and running again in minutes instead of hours It also provides document level backup providing incredible flexibility that allows backing up of only individual mailboxes public folders and uses message filters to reduce both an archive size and duration of a backup process Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is available in two versions original
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44. UN e Mens TO BIC Pa AAA RT 48 NATA CUT DOD AS ir 49 5 33 ele ctine a Backup Archive LOCO ION di Ad ta 51 5 3 6 Using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant oooooooonnnccnnnnnnnnnonnnnonnnnnnnanannccnnnnnnnnnanonss 52 5 3 7 Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters oocccccnnnnnoonnnncccnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnaoss 52 KIO RACK O POS AA ANA AE 53 5 3 9 Specifying a Task Name And Providing COMMENES cccccoooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnconnnnnnnnnnnoss 53 AMOS BACKUP SUING Y A A A 54 5 4 SETTING DEFAULT BACKUP OPTIONS Rociana aio 54 Dt cE TOP IA DAA EA Sa aeRO i at en i ts a i eas 55 Do COMICS STON TCV Cl ki OC PEN et ah a eos Set it ah anol eas ot ate te eas 56 SACI TATION EN CR ie eae eae hah ance sie Ge ah enol ates at we eee 57 DOCK PIOLO AAA o N O NT TO O AT te eas I7 TAI Backup Type SUDSHIULION Aerer e E TOE T O E O O TSO 58 SALO Banawa NOUIN E cleric AA A A A idad das 59 IAr NOLL Onal SE O sed iE o A OAO 59 CHAPTER 6 DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN siscescoccsiScesesacetesssdeaniasdicewcatecesestcsevneiacedeboneseecieeeteces 61 6 1 VIEWING A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN IMMEDIATELY cccccceceecececcceccececeeecceccecceeceeceeeeeeees 61 6 2 SCHEDULING RECEIPT OF THE DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN sseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 64 6 3 SOMMAR Ss io id awa 66 CHAPTER 7 BACKUP LOCATION CERAN UB ibi 67 TA SPECILYINGA TASK EXECUTION ACCOUNT ira idad len A 67 7 2 SELECTING THE BACKUP ARCHIVE LOCATION Sip
45. Windows 2003 Server and later Windows versions are set automatically during installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components If necessary add Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange to the firewall exceptions list before installing the management console on Windows 2008 and other Microsoft operating systems 17 However make sure that the option File and Printer Sharing in the Control panel gt Windows Firewall gt Exceptions is enabled on the remote computer before the remote operation starts 3 3 General Rules of Installation Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components and their features can be installed in multiple configurations in terms of distributing the components and features among the networked computers 3 3 1 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Components There are two ways to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components local and remote To install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent locally e run the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange setup file e in the Install Menu select the program to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Tools or Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent e follow the install wizard instructions on the screen Install Acronis Recovery for MS We Exchange Management Console Install Acronis Recovery for MS Ac ron 52 Exchange Agent Recovery for Microsoft Exchange WWW ACRONIS COM
46. Wizard Task Execution Account Specify user name and password to be used for running the scheduled task being created The task will be started in accordance to the schedule using the specified user name and password Task execution account Domain exch User name administrator Password te lt c Note this step will be skipped if in the first one you selected the Create a backup now option 5 2 3 Selecting Items to Back Up In this step of the wizard you have to specify which items to back up In the left pane of the window select an information store with Microsoft Exchange installed and expand it to view and specify storage groups to back up In case an information store is selected all associated storage groups will also be selected Information on the selected item is displayed in the right pane of the window information store name installed operating system and the number of storage groups In case you are using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 make sure the latest versions of Microsoft Messaging API and Collaboration Data Objects 1 2 1 are installed Important Starting with Exchange 2007 neither the MAPI client libraries nor CDO 1 2 1 are provided as a part of the base product installation but distributed as a Web download Visit Microsoft website x FamilylD 94274318 27c4 Ad8d 9bc5 3e6484286b1f amp DisplayLang en Note this version of the package is now compatible
47. and reinstalls the file if it is missing or corrupt 113 a reinstalls all files u rewrites all required registry entries from the Registry Table that go to the HKEY CURRENT USER or HKEY USERS registry hive m rewrites all required registry entries from the Registry Table that go to the HKEY LOCAL MACHINE or HKEY CLASSES ROOT registry hive S reinstalls all shortcuts and re caches all icons overwriting any existing shortcuts and icons v used to run from the source package and re cache the local package This option ignores any property values you specify at the command line The default value for this option is foecms Example msiexec fpecms C AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent msi Reinstalls Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Advertising Options jCu m Advertises a component with the following options u only for the current user m for all users of the computer g LanguagelD identifies the language t TransformList applies transform to advertised component This option ignores any property values you specify at the command line To install the component with elevated privileges use m Example msiexec jm C 1 AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent msi Advertises Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent for all users of the computer Logging Level Options msiexec L 1 w e a r u m p v LogFi e txt L Specifies the path to the log file i Logs status messages w Logs nonfatal warnings
48. anel gt Administrative Tools Then sequentially add the BackupUser BackupGroup in each of the following security policies Domain Controller Security Settings Domain Security Settings and Local Security Settings Loca Policies gt User Rights Assignment gt Access this computer from the network Adjust memory quotas for a process Impersonate a client after authentication Log on as a service Check that the user does not have the following user rights assignment Deny log on as a service and Deny log on as a batch job service 23 MS In any case the user must have a mailbox on the Microsoft Exchange server Please be aware Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will not operate if there is no free space on the system partition and the software does not send notices when there is no free space 4 2 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Workspace Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace includes the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console window the primary tool for managing data backup restore on local and remote computers where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed The workspace consists of the main area with operation icons as well as the menu the toolbar and the common tasks bar On the left there is a sidebar featuring the Computers or Help panels Note that the content shown in the main window will change depending on whether Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is disconnected or co
49. ansaction log file has a fixed size and an automatically generated filename After creating the incremental backup transaction logs will be truncated To choose the appropriate backup type or types you have to determine how you need to make the data available for recovery Your overall backup strategy defines the type and frequency of backups as well as the type and capacity of the hardware required for the archive location See the next section 5 1 3 Which Backup Strategy to Choose for our recommendations 5 1 3 Which Backup Strategy to Choose Follow the recommendations below to define the best backup strategy for your Organization e Database activity is low to medium Full backup once a week Incremental backup every 12 hours e Database size is small to medium but activity is high Full backup every two days Incremental backup every ten minutes e Database size is large and activity is high Full backup once a week Incremental backup every ten minutes For advice on creating the best strategy you can also rely upon Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant while working with the Create Backup wizard See 5 2 5 for detailed information We recommend that you do not use several third party backup tools simultaneously since backup operations may conflict Instead combine different backup types to protect your data with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange 32 5 1 4 Server Roles As a messaging system that
50. archives that are r f UEA day s old Description Select this option if you want to use the GFS grandfather father son clean up scheme In this case the Following backups will be preserved in the location all backups for the current week one Full backup For each week of the current month and one full backup For each month of the current year O te 7 4 2 Simple Scheme Select Use the simple scheme option to specify the following parameters Minimum free space Select this parameter to check the remaining free space and to specify the minimum size in GB With this option selected you will be able to specify the minimum number of full backups to keep and the minimum lifetime of archives to store in days Maximum number of full backups Select the Remove the oldest archives if the total number of full backups is more than check box and type or select the maximum number of full backup archives to store Maximum archive s lifetime Select the Remove archives that are more than check box and type or select the maximum number of days to store archives in the day s old box 69 FR Backup Location Clean up Wizard Clean up Options Set parameters for automatic cleaning up of locations where your backups are stored Specify the backup rotation scheme For the location Use the GFS scheme Send notification if free space in location is lower than GB Use the simple scheme Check how much free
51. ated to that process Options Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane s Server list options Notifications B Default backup options a as Default restoration options Pre Post commands Restore priority amp Additional settings User account ownership 90 8 4 3 User Account Ownership You can set association rules for mailboxes being restored With Recreate absent accounts checkbox selected missing in the Active Directory accounts whose mailboxes are being restored will be recreated with the specified password by default the password is P ssw0ra You may also disable these accounts after the restore process complete To associate restored mailboxes with their user accounts in Active Directory select the corresponding parameter Otherwise you will have to reconnect all restored mailboxes to their users manually After the restore task is completed execute Run Cleanup Agent in the Microsoft Exchange System Manager and then reconnect each mailbox right click a mailbox choose Reconnect then select the required user and click OK To be able to use the account restore feature under Windows 2000 domain you should install SSL certificate For more details please visit http support microsoft com kb 247078 and http windowsitpro com article articleid 14923 how do I install an enterprise certificate authority html For the corre
52. ation and which backup type to choose Select one of the following options e Hour select this option if you want to back up the selected data hourly e Day select this option if you want to back up the selected data daily Acceptable Data Loss Select a period of time of data changes which are acceptable to lose Period of maximum acceptable data changes loss C Hour Day Description Select this option if you want to back up your data every day Cancel Click Next to continue Server Load During a Week Specify the workload distribution on the Exchange server during a week The Assistant will use this information to define a backup schedule according to your company s server s load The load information is used to determine when and what type of 42 backups to create to avoid data loss backup creation frequency as well as when to execute the operation In the table there are three rows representing three levels of load High Medium and Low and seven columns representing the days of the week By default the most widely used pattern is specified selected cells are highlighted in blue To change the value for a certain day click the appropriate cell FR Create Backup Wizard x Server Load Specify a distribution of workload on the database server during a week Click an appropriate cell to select it Days of Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Med
53. ator has to provide the correct password to the archive in order to restore the data The password should be kept in a safe place so that data may be restored if the company hires new administrators A 5 Using the Disaster Recovery Plan to restore databases Scenario The business owner wants to be sure that the databases can be restored at any time even in case the database administrator is not available for any reason For that purpose a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan should be created which will help a person without DBA knowledge restore damaged databases Acronis solution While creating a backup task the database administrator should specify a Disaster Recovery Plan option so that it would be sent to the business owner s email In case of a disaster the staff can restore databases according to the instructions contained in the Disaster Recovery Plan A 6 Manual backup before crucial changes in databases Scenario The company is preparing to make extensive changes to the databases To avoid possible loss the databases must be backed up Acronis solution The database administrator can use previously created backup tasks and start them manually from the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console Another option is to start a new task for creating full backups The administrator can specify it so that it will only be executed manually 112 Appendix B Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange from co
54. bar divided into two parts The left side briefly describes the selected operation the right side indicates operation progress and results If you double click on the operation results you will see the logs window 4 3 Navigation At the top on the Computers pane there are four buttons clicking them allows you to add new servers to the tree manually to start the discovering process to delete a server from a tree if needed or to refresh the Computers Tree Computers with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent already installed are marked with a green icon Select the required server from the tree to perform the required operation connecting installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely To hide the Computers pane and view Help topics click on the Show or Hide button from the menu 4 4 Management Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console allows installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components on remote computers To perform any of these operations you will need administrator rights on the target machine 21 To connect to the server click Connect to a Remote Server in the Pick a Task pane see 4 7 Connecting to a Remote Microsoft Exchange Server If Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is not installed on a server click Install Acronis Agents in the Pick a Tool pane see Chapter 3 Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange To add a new server to the tree pane click Add S
55. can be distributed across more storage groups than in earlier versions of Exchange Server Exchange Server Standard Edition supports up to five storage groups and five databases per server Both Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition have an unlimited database size limit 33 Thus an individual database in Microsoft Exchange is only a dependent part of a storage group and backing it up separately becomes pointless because it does not guarantee a data integrity after restoring Exchange Server Transactan First Storage second Storage Transaction Logs Group Group Logs Mailbox Store Store Store amp E Sy 8 a O Malbowes Mafbores Public Folders Mailboxes Public Folders 5 1 6 Circular Logging The Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory service and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory service use the circular logging feature to maintain transactions in the database file Ntds dit The log files are maintained until the data that they contain is written to the database file The circular logging feature uses these log files to recover transactions if the database file is shut down in an inconsistent state For example a power failure or a Stop error can cause a transaction failure In Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003 there is currently no way to disable the circular logging feature 5 1 7 Disaster Recovery Plan With Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange you can create a Disaster Recovery Plan This plan
56. chedule When restoring on bare metal Description Select this option if you want to run restoration process immediately after the wizard completes Cancel 8 1 2 Specifying a Task Execution Account In this step of the Restore Data wizard you are specifying an account that is valid on the computer where the data you want to restore is located a task execution account These credentials will be used during each task execution for connecting to the server The task will run as if it was started by a specified user Note the task execution account also must have an existing mailbox in the current Microsoft Exchange server to be able to correctly perform the restore operation Enter the Username and password then click Next The domain name must be specified if the user is a member of a domain F Restore Data Wizard Task Execution Account Specify user name and password to be used for running the scheduled task being created The task will be started in accordance to the schedule using the specified user name and password Task execution account Domain exch User name administrator Password 9 ep 8 1 3 Selecting a Backup Location Select the appropriate backup location in the tree or specify the path to it manually in the Path field below the tree Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange stores up to ten 72 locations for the last archives created in a spe
57. cial folder Recent Backup Locations SO you can easily locate the appropriate archive You can also select specific Acronis backup locations such as Acronis Backup Server The following resources may also be selected as backup locations e Entire disk or disk folder e Network share SAN NAS e FTP e Tapes Autoloaders Tape Libraries e Acronis Backup Server The number of archives in the selected folder is displayed in the right pane Backup Location Selection Please select a location where your backups are stored P My Computer S db Bse Local Disk C i SE backup File Folder z a 118 Free space 8 884 GB E DB Total size 13 99 GB us D e There are backup archives in this Folder O sl H Documents and Settings IC Inetpub O MsExchangeBackupTest SO mMsocache a Program Files HED RECYCLER DB System Yolume Information temp HH WINDOWS BO wmpub E7 J Acronis Backup Servers og Computers Near Me Fe FTP Connections Folder Crbackup 1 181db1 hs Help Click Next to continue 8 1 4 Selecting a Backup Task If several backup tasks use the same location to store archives you have to select the task you want to restore from Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not protect archives form possible physical corruption In case you try to restore data from the corrupted archive an error message will appear and the restore task will not be executed We recomme
58. computer Logs View the operation log on your computer How to manage tasks ES Disaster Recovery Plan How to use a disaster Generate step by step instructions on how to restore your database in case of its Failure recovery plan How to use logs Ea B B B B B Er Ea B a B Connected to qa w2k3 Exch qad 2 No operation started 4 2 2 Computers Pane The Computers pane is located on the left side of the main program window It displays computers with their Microsoft Exchange servers identified which have been discovered by the system or added manually Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console allows you to connect to a remote computer where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is already installed or to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely At the top of the Computers pane there is a toolbar with the following buttons e Add server opens the Add Server window where you can specify a server to be added to the tree e Discover servers automatically finds servers on the network and adds them to the tree e Delete server removes the selected server from the tree 4 2 3 Program Menu The program menu bar features the Tasks Tools View and Help items The Operations menu contains five available operations e Backup Information Store create storage groups backup archive e Back Up Mailboxes create mailboxes and public folders backup archive e Restore Inf
59. covery for MS Exchange 5 1 General Information Backup is crucial to maintaining a timely and consistent record of your Microsoft Exchange servers for recovery in case of failure Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers an easy and flexible process for creation of backup archives 5 1 1 What is a backup The concept of backing up data Is based on copying it to a safe place to restore when necessary With an active database you need to backup and protect more than just your database files and data Databases include many components such as transaction logs that must be backed up as well to make sure your data will be fully functional after restoration Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is a tool that backs up the necessary tables data and user defined objects but it treats the database as more than just a combination of files When the backup procedure starts Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange finishes all the active transactions makes a snapshot of the database and resumes the transactions immediately The database idle state is minimal and the backup will be written to the archive location while the database is online Using this process to back up the database ensures that the restored copy will be fully operational Since the copy is made according to the snapshot no transactions made after the start of the process will be included into the current backup 5 1 2 Backup Types Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can create full a
60. credentials will be used admin login and qwerty password 106 13 4 Restore Commands 13 4 1 RestorelS Use Restore S command to restore whole information stores and storage groups In case you specify mailboxes in the tem option the operation will fail See options description in 13 4 3 section Cmd exe restorelS location lt URI gt credentials lt login gt lt password gt archive lt name gt password lt password gt item lt item gt storagegroup lt storagegroupname gt activerestore dialtone overwriteDialtoneDB pit lt time gt priority Low Normal High validate overwriteExistingEmails skipExistingDatabases 13 4 2 RestoreMB Use RestoreMB command to restore separate mailboxes In case you specify information stores or storage groups in the tem option the operation will fail See options description in 13 4 3 section 13 4 3 Description of Options location lt URI gt Specifies an archive location s URI The path may be specified in one of the following ways C path to dir computer share dir ftp host mybackups or bsp host BackupServer credentials lt login gt lt password gt Task execution account s credentials archive lt name gt Specifies an ID of an archive within the specified location password lt password gt Specifies a password if an archive was created with password protection item lt item gt
61. ct performance of the user account ownership feature please make sure there are no domain policies conflicts FR Restore Data Wizard Restoration Options You can set restore options Choose the category in the tree and set the option in the right pane ES Notifications F E mail Q User account ownership sill Specify association rules for mailboxes being restored You can select whether to associate the 48 Windows event log restored mailboxes with their user accounts in Active Directory AD Also specify whether to E E Default restoration options create user accounts that are absent from AD Pre Post commands 1d Restore priority Recreate absent accounts that previously owned the mailboxes that are being restored Additional settings with the Following password a User account ownership C Disable the created accounts after restoration PA Ann peassnuessaseauceeseauoseeueeesssvesecesesesuObeesen AA AAA AAA NAAA At 8 4 4 Additional Settings Backup archive validation Before data is restored from the archive Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can check its integrity If you suspect that the archive might have been corrupted select Validate backup archive before restoration Overwriting mode Enable Overwrite existing e mails parameter to make Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange overwrite existing e mails with restored ones 91 While restoring to another storage group overw
62. d to answer a few questions and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant will choose and schedule the appropriate backup type for protecting your company s databases from loss or damage see a table of backup strategies at the end of this chapter Performance Decide what is most important to your operation a strategy that requires less storage space or faster data recovery Select an option e Quick backup and smaller backup archives backups are created fast and occupy less space but recovery process requires more time This option is set by default e Quick recovery but backups require more storage space recovery process is faster though backups will take more time to be created and occupy more disk space in comparison to a quick backup 41 F Create Backup Wizard Performance Select an option that is crucial For you Whether you want backups to occupy less storage space or speed of database restoration is more important Select a preferable option e Quick backup and smaller backup archives O Quick recovery but backups require more storage space Description Backups are created fast and occupy less space but recovery takes more time Click Next to continue Acceptable Data Loss At this step specify a period of time when data changes significantly This will help Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant define the schedule for backup creation how often to run the backup oper
63. d to back up whole information stores and storage groups In case you specify mailboxes in the tem option the operation will fail See options description in 13 3 3 section Cmd exe backupl S location lt URI gt credentials lt login gt lt password gt archive lt name gt item lt item gt backupT ype Full Incremental compression None Normal High Maximum Ultimate encryption None AES 128 AES 192 AES 256 lt password gt substitute throttle lt throttle gt validate priority Low Normal High 13 3 2 BackupMB Use BackupMB command to back up separate mailboxes In case you specify information stores or storage groups in the tem option the operation will fail This command will force a brick level backup method See options description in 13 3 3 section Cmd exe backupMB location lt URI gt credentials lt login gt lt password gt archive lt name gt item lt item gt backupT ype Full Incremental compression None Normal High Maximum Ultimate encryption None AES 128 AES 192 AES 256 lt password gt substitute throttle lt throttle gt validate priority Low Normal High 105 13 3 3 Description of Options location lt URI gt Displays an archive location s URI The path may be specified in one of the following ways C path to dir computer share dir ftp host mybackups or bsp host BackupServer c
64. e Logs all error messages a Logs startup of actions r Logs action specific records u Logs user requests c Logs initial user interface parameters 114 m Logs out of memory p Logs terminal properties v Logs verbose output To use v specify L v Appends to existing file Flushes each line to the log Logs all information except for the v option This is a wildcard LogFile txt Name and path of the text log file To include the v option into a log file using the wildcard flag specify L v at the command line Example msiexec i C AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent msi Lime logs txt Installs Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent and creates log file ogs txt containing information about the status out of memory and error messages Applying a Patch Options p PatchPackage p Applies a patch PatchPackage Specific patch Example msiexec p PatchPackage a C AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent msi Applies a patch to an administrative installation component Options for Installing a Transform msiexec i component TRANSFORMS 7ransformList TRANSFORMS Property that is used to specify what transform mst files should be applied to the component TransformList List of paths separated by semicolons Options for Advertising Using a Transform msiexec j u m component t TransformList User Interface Level Options msiexec q n b r f n b b qn Displays no user interface
65. e Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is not a cluster aware product 1 7 Supported Platforms e x86 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 2003 11 e x86 64 1 8 Supported Operating Systems for Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent For Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange e Windows 2000 SP4 Rollup 1 e Windows Server 2003 both 32 bit and 64 bit versions e Windows 2008 Server For Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Small Business Edition e Windows SBS 2003 e Windows SBS 2008 1 9 Supported Operating Systems for Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console e Windows XP SP 2 e Windows Vista e Windows 2000 SP4 Rollup 1 e Windows 2003 e Windows 2008 1 10 License Policy Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange licensing is based on the number of servers on which Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Agent is to be installed You will need a unique serial number to install every single Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is provided with the following types of licenses Permanent Enterprise or SBS allows you to use the fully functional product without any time limitations permanent serial number is required Trial allows you to use the fully functional product for 30 days trial serial number is required Obtaining Permanent Serial Numbers Obtaining a permanent serial number depends on the way you purchase Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange e you will find it in the CD box if you b
66. e displayed in the Acronis Backup Servers list To provide compatibility with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange please install the up to date version available at http www acronis com enterprise download ATIBS Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not display mapped network drives in the Folders tree Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to clean storage places to avoid storing out of date archives See Chapter 7 Backup Location Clean up for details 5 3 6 Using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant will help you with define backup strategy and creation parameters See section 5 2 5 for detailed information on using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant 5 3 7 Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters If you used Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will offer the appropriate schedule for the choices you made Click Edit to change existing schedule settings If you decided to define the backup strategy manually you have to set a schedule for each backup type See Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks for detailed information Click Add to add new schedule settings for the appropriate type full or transaction logs Clicking Delete will allow you to delete the existing schedule settings All the settings you made are displayed in the Result field at the bottom of the window To save your settings click OK To quit task sc
67. e weeks week all days or only workdays Start time Time for starting the task The current time is set by default Repeat Task execution frequency Once for a single execution and Every for periodic executions during the day in hours Time when the schedule will be disabled Start date Select this check box to specify the date to enable this schedule 95 End date Select this check box to specify the date when this schedule will be disabled FR Task Schedule Schedule You can schedule creation of the database backups Frequency Recur every i week s on E lt Alldays gt _ lt Workdays gt Manually Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Daily Friday Saturday Sunday Monthly Start time 00 00 00 One time Repeat e Once O Every 12 hour s End time 00 00 00 v Start date 21 8 2008 End date 20 8 2008 Result Start the task every 1 week s on Sun at 0 00 00 Repeat once Effective from 21 08 2008 O Monthly the task will be executed monthly at the specified time and day You can set the following parameters Months Select months for the task execution from the drop down list Then choose one of the following parameters Days choose this parameter to specify days of the selected months for task execution Choose the dates from the drop down list Also you can select Last to e
68. e and a password may also be needed if the SMTP server requires authentication You can check if the settings are correct by clicking the Send test E Mail message button A Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard E mail Parameters You can set e mail parameters for sending the disaster recovery plan admin company com smtp company com administrator Send Test E mail Message O 4 The final stage of the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard is the summary window which displays the list of operations to be performed Click Finish to schedule receipt of the Disaster Recovery Plan after each update 65 ER Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard x Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is ready to proceed with the Disaster Recovery Plan Here is a complete list of operations to be performed Disaster Recovery Plan Exchange databases Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox role 5G2 Delivering Method Send it via e mail after each update Y Acronis Compute with confidence Please click Finish to complete 6 3 Summary Thus in case of disaster you only need to take the most recent version of the Disaster Recovery Plan and follow the instructions to restore your databases 66 Chapter 7 Backup Location Clean up Sooner or later the backups you create will fill up the assigned storage space Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to clean up backup locations by specifying how lon
69. e button FR Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard f E mail Parameters You can set e mail parameters for sending the disaster recovery plan Specify the e mail account that will be used for sending disaster recovery plan You can specify several e mail addresses separating them by commas E mail address admin company com Outgoing mail server SMTP smtp company com Set port 25 User name administrator Password 900000 Additional e mail parameters Send Test E mail Message O tee 5 The final stage of the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard is the Summary window which display the list of operations to be performed Click Finish to obtain the Disaster Recovery Plan immediately 63 ER Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard x Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is ready to proceed with the Disaster Recovery Plan Here is a complete list of operations to be performed Disaster Recovery Plan Exchange databases Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox role First Storage Group Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox role SG2 Delivering Method Send it via e mail now Y Acronis Compute with confidence Please click Finish to complete In the latter case an e mail will be sent to the address you specified or a HTML version of the Disaster Recovery Plan will be opened in your web browser after you click Finish 6 2 Scheduling Receip
70. e login and password in the Folder field fto login password ftoserver the product will not process this command Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange guarantees the integrity of the backup chain only in a separate archive Thus creation of a new archive will start a new chain of backups Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange behavior does not depend on what you want to back up the entire information store or only a separate storage group By default transaction logs are truncated before creating such a chain to decrease the archive size and duration of the backup operation You can change this behavior by specifying additional settings in backup options see 5 4 7 for detailed information Please note that unsupported Acronis Backup Server versions will not be displayed in the Acronis Backup Servers list To provide compatibility with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange please install most up to date version available at http www acronis com enterprise products ATIlES backup server html Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not display mapped network drives in the Folders tree Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to clean storage places to avoid storing out of date archives See Chapter 7 Backup Location Clean up for details 5 2 5 Using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant will helo you define backup strategy and creation parameters You will be prompte
71. e on restoration Select an option e Restore to the point of failure O Restore to the time of the latest backup O Restore to the specific point in time Date and time a 18 2008 00 00 00 O Restore from the specific backup Backup time Select from the list of backups Select special recovery mode Acronis Active Restore Dial tone recovery Overwrite existing dial tone databases Description Select this option if you want to restore to the state your system was in at the moment of failure You can use the following special recovery modes Acronis Active Restore and Dial tone recovery Acronis Active Restore enables a user to start working immediately after the operating system is restored Dial tone recovery recovers e mail service in the first place so that users can send and receive their e mails while all other data is being restored Specify whether to overwrite previously created by third party tools dial tone databases In this case you will no need to delete them manually Help to the time of the latest backup choosing this option will restore your data to the state when the last backup was created Restoring to the latest backup will be faster than restoration to the point of failure to a specific point in time Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to specify a date and time to restore your data from Note to be able to restore to a specific point in
72. e options manually f the latter is the case the settings will be applied only to the current restore task 8 2 9 Selecting Start Parameters You can run a restore task manually or specify the frequency Daily Weekly or Monthly See Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks for detailed information 8 2 10 Restore Summary In the final step the restoration summary is displayed Up to this point you can click Back to make changes in the created task If you click Cancel no databases will be restored Note temporary files created during the restore process may require considerable disk space Hence it is advisable to choose the appropriate location for theses files 84 ER Restore Data Wizard x Acronis Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is ready to proceed with restoration Here is a complete list of operations to be performed Recovery a z Restoration for Microsoft From C backup 118 db Database Exchange Backup type Date of creation 5 27 2008 4 21 19 PM Object to restore First Storage Group Schedule Start the task on 8 21 2008 at 12 00 00 AM Options Notifications e mail Send notification upon operation s successful completion E mail address admin company com Notifications SNMP Not specified Windows event log None Validation Validate before restoration Y Acronis Compute with confidence www acronis com Please click Finish to complete Click Finish to save the schedule
73. e server to the group e Install Acronis Agents install Acronis Agents on remote Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console Acronis ds for Microsoft Exchange Management Console Lo The tool For ote operation management f Acronis Recovery y For Micro lee change Management Console allows you to remotely m backup deat ery operal schedule individual ta e dde fine hs eae and res lora hias Connect to a remote computer a Connect to a remote computer a ect to a remote computer where Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Agent is installed Pick a Tool Add server Add Microsoft Exchange servers to the group A Install Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Agent De Install Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange Agent on remote computers Not connected As soon as you are connected to a Microsoft Exchange server where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed your workspace will show operations you can execute on this server such as backup or restore managing tasks etc In this case the main area contains operation icons divided into two groups The Pick a Task group contains the following operations e Back Up Information Store create storage groups backup archive e Back Up Mailboxes create mailboxes and public folders backup archive e Restore Information Store restore storage groups from a previously created archive e Restore Mailboxes restore mailboxes and public f
74. e to keep the backup process transparent to network users e Notifications Configure notification via e mail and SNMP e Automated recovery staging Every restore scenario can be executed in one step There is no need to manually restore from different archives keeping in mind the database state e Scheduling complete backup strategy Schedule the complete backup strategy including Full and Incremental backup in one action e Restore Mailboxes from Brick Level Backup The system provides the ability to restore mailboxes from brick level backup e Restore Mailboxes from Database Level Backup The system provides the ability to restore mailboxes from database level backup e Restore Emails from Brick Level Backup Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ability to restore specific mails from brick level backup e Command Line Mode The system provides command line user interface 1 6 Supported Microsoft Exchange versions e Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Enterprise Editions e Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Enterprise Editions e Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Server with post Service Pack 3 rollup Standard Enterprise Editions Important Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is only guaranteed to work with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 service packs installed Note to handle MAPI interfaces correctly Service Pack 2 and hotfix kb908072 must be installed see Microsoft website for details Please not
75. ed a full backup will be performed independently of the actual date on which it is scheduled You may consider setting this date on the day of the week when your server load is not high Click Next to view and change if necessary the schedule for backup tasks created by Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant FR Create Backup Wizard Initial Task Starting Specify when you want to run the task being created For the First time 44 Table of Backup Strategies The table below describes different backup strategies according to your requirements for storage space and speed The final strategy created by Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant will be displayed in a Schedule page see 5 2 6 for details Data change Quick ares 32 Backup Type Quick backup 747 very and and smaller large archive archive size 9 size Hour Day 5 2 6 Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters If you used Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant it will create a schedule for the choices you made Click Edit to change the existing schedule settings If you decided to define the backup strategy manually you have to set a schedule for each backup type See Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks for detailed information Click Add to add new schedule settings for the appropriate type full or transaction logs Clicking Delete will allow you to delete the existing schedule settings All the settings you made are displayed in the Result
76. eral file extensions under one name by separating them with a comma Name Extension Ente Specify types of filestoe _ O Help 50 5 3 5 Selecting a Backup Archive Location Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the following places and media for backup destinations e Local HDD e Network shares SAN NAS e FTP e Tape drives Autoloaders Tape libraries e Acronis Backup Server shipped with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server ER Backup Mailboxes Wizard i Backup Location Selection Specify the location where you wish to store your backup X Delete F Create new folder lt Local Disk C Y My Computer Fixed Disk Drive Qe Local Disk C 22 backup Free space 8 859 GB Config Msi Total size 13 99 GB a Documents and Settings There are backup archives in this Folder r Inetpub O MSExchangeBackupTest HO ms0Cache O New Folder O Program Files H RECYCLER O System Volume Information DB temp HA WINDOWS Bl wmpub P Acronis Backup Servers Computers Near Me Folder c v Help We recommend that you store the archives of each task in a separate location to avoid confusion during recovery Note the further you store the backup archive from the original location the safer it will be in case of data damage For example saving the archive to another hard disk will protect your da
77. ervers in the Pick a Tool pane see 4 6 Adding Servers Connect to Remote Computer xi a Please enter the computer name or IP address or choose it From the drop i down list x Computer exchange mydomain wt Save password Clear credential cache before connect ev 4 5 Discovering Servers The purpose of discovering servers is to find servers on the network automatically and add them to the list in the Computers pane The first time the program is executed the list in the Computers pane list is empty and you will be prompted to discover servers In order to be able to create backup and recovery operations on servers you should launch the search or add servers to the list manually To discover servers click on the Discover Computers icon from the Computers pane on the left You will be asked if you want to search for database servers on the network Click YES to do it immediately or NO to do it later Discovery will update the current status of all computers already included in the list If for any reason a server cannot be found with this tool you can add it manually to the tree see 4 6 Adding Servers FR Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console i Operations Tools View Help 4 yan 90 aX Tr Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console The tool for remote operation management Ex Microsoft Exchange Servers Acronis Recovery fo r Micro soft Exchan
78. estore public folders separately not using dial tone mode 92 Comparing Acronis Active Restore and Dial Tone Recovery Acronis Active Dial Tone Restore Recovery MS Exchange accessibility while limited restoring Public folders restoring A Supported MS Exchange editions all editions M Exchange 93 Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks 9 1 What is a task A task Is a job you execute for a database that includes the type of operation backup restore etc parameters of the operation what to backup what to restore etc and a schedule optional Each time you want to perform an operation with specific parameters you should create a task Once the task is created you can execute it manually at any time or run it on a scheduled basis if provided You can also schedule independent or redundant tasks for the same information store or storage group 9 2 Setting Schedule Parameters You can run a task manually or specify the frequency Daily Weekly or Monthly Manually this option allows you to create a task without specifying the exact schedule of its execution The created task appears in the task management list and may be run at any time ER Task Schedule a Schedule You can schedule creation of the database backups Frequency This option allows you to create a task without specifying the exact time and periodicity of its execution The created task appears in the task management list and you
79. for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials 3 Launch the Create Backup wizard and follow the instructions to create a backup task a Select the whole Microsoft Exchange instance or all available instances as a backup source b Select a backup destination c Select Full and Incremental backups type d Schedule full backups for every month incremental backups for every week 109 e Use default settings for backup f Add the necessary comments for the task g Save the created task To recover all data in case of hardware failure For every damaged server perform the following actions 1 Install and configure a new server Install the necessary Microsoft Exchange information stores on the server Install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent on the server Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow the instructions to restore the database a Select the backup archive location b Select the Restore to point of failure option c Select the whole Microsoft Exchange information store or several storage groups to restore from then specify the target storage group for each storage group d Start the restore operation All Microsoft Exchange storage groups will be restored to the point of failure to avoid data loss To recover all data in case of a user mistake For all ser
80. for the archives you create The backup file size and creation date are automatically appended to the description so you do not need to enter this information 5 2 9 Backup Summary The final stage of the backup is the summary window which displays the list of operations to be performed Click Finish to save the created schedule or start the backup creation task immediately You will be redirected to the Task List automatically where you can view and edit created tasks 46 F Create Backup Wizard x Acronis Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange is ready to proceed with databases data archiving Here is a complete list of operations to be performed Recovery a Create backup archive Full Incremental for Microsoft Source Yga w2k3 Exch qad Exchan ge Backup to Ci backup MyBackup Objects to backup iFirst Storage Group Schedule Full Start the task every 1 week s on Sunday at 00 00 00 Repeat once Effective from 04 09 2008 Start the task every 1 day s at 11 16 43 Repeat every 1 hour s till 23 59 59 Effective from 03 09 2008 to 03 09 2008 Start the task every 1 day s at 19 00 00 Repeat every 1 hour s till 23 59 59 Effective from 04 09 2008 Incremental Options Compression High Notifications e mail Not specified Notifications SNMP Not specified Windows event log None Backup priority Normal Backup protection Password protected Backup type substitution Create full backup Ba
81. ft pane Also Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows using a filter to display only the required items in the tree Type a word which will help you to define the necessary folders in the Filter field Restoring Mailboxes Choose a Storage Group and Mailbox Store from which you want to restore a mailbox Information size and number of Mailboxes about the selected items will be displayed on the right In the drop down list specify the Mailbox or separate folders you want to restore Information about the size number of folders and subfolder as well as the total number of e mails will be displayed on the right You can restore mailboxes to their original location or choose another mailbox database as a new location In the latter case the Next button will be disabled until you choose a mailbox to restore to 82 FR Restore Data Wizard Contents Selection Select databases to be restored Mailbox Store QA W2K3 EXCH z Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Store O Information Store on QA W2K3 EXCH EW El First Storage Group EE Mailbox Store QA W2K3 EXCH l am mbi_2 Mailboxes 3 eME Public Folder Store Q4 W2K3 EXCH ena 562 Size 23 02 MB Cancel Restoring Public Folders Choose a Storage Group Public Folder Store and Public Folder from which you want to restore a specific folder Information about the selected items will be displayed on the right In the drop down lis
82. g the Removable storage snap in Control panel gt Administrative tools gt Computer management gt Removable storage gt Media pools 3 If the tape contains data its contents will be overwritten on prompt 4 When creating a backup task you will be able to select the tape device from the list of destination devices 5 For tape drives As soon as the tape is full a dialog window with a request to insert a new tape will appear 35 For tape library or autoloader As soon as the tape is full the program automatically draws a tape from the Free or Import media pool The above request will appear if no tapes are found in either of these pools see next section for details Backup and restore operations on a tape drive proceed in the same way as with other devices with the following exceptions 1 You do not have to provide filenames for backups 2 As soon as the tape is full and the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is connected to the computer a dialog window with a request to insert a new cartridge will appear 3 If the tape already contains data but is not full new contents will be appended You may experience short pauses when the tape rewinds A low quality and old tape or dirt on the magnetic head may lead to pauses that can last up to several minutes Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can back up to remote tape drives when using Acronis Backup Server shipped with Acronis True Image Ec
83. g to store the archive and or the maximum number of full backups to store By default these options are disabled Launch the Backup Location Clean up wizard by clicking on the icon in the main program window 7 1 Specifying a Task Execution Account In the first step of the Backup Location Clean up wizard you have to specify a local or domain account which is valid on the computer where the archives are stored a task execution account The specified account must have rights and permissions to manage files in the backup location you want to clean up Enter the user name and password then click Next The domain name must be specified if the user is a member of a domain FR Backup Location Clean up Wizard Task Execution Account Specify user name and password to be used for running the scheduled task being created The task will be started in accordance to the schedule using the specified user name and password Task execution account Domain exch User name administrator Password Cancel 6 7 7 2 Selecting the Backup Archive Location Select the backup location you want to clean from the tree or manually specify the path to it in the Path field below the tree You can also select Acronis backup locations Such as Acronis Backup Server The following resources may also be selected for backup locations e Entire disk or disk folder e Network share SAN NAS e FTP e Acronis Back
84. ge Manageme you to remotely manage backup serps covery operan ms schedule individua te A pasla fine ba aa and res anne jens ms Connect to a remote computer Discover Database Servers on Network a x for Microsoft Exchange Agent is Do you want to search for Microsoft Exchange servers gt A on the network Add Microsott Exchange servers to the group 2 Install Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Agent le Install Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange Agent on remote computers Not connected 28 4 6 Adding Servers If you cannot locate a server with the Discover Computers tool you can add it to the tree manually You can apply any discovery operation later as required The operation will add newly connected servers to the list in the Computers pane At the same time discovery will update the current status of all computers already included in the list You can start an Add Computer dialog to add servers to the tree of the Computers pane in several ways Here are two e Click on the Add Servers icon in the main area e Click on the Add Servers button in the Computers pane toolbar 1 Enter the server name or IP address manually in a Server field or choose it from the drop down list You can also click Browse to view all available computers and select the one you want to add 2 Click OK to add the server to the tree F Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management C DI sole Acronis
85. h you want to back up a mailbox Information size and number of mailboxes about the selected items will be displayed on the right In the list specify the mailbox or separate folders you want to back up Information about size number of folders and subfolders as well as the total number of e mails will be displayed on the right A list of information stores can be obtained with the connected user s privileges that cannot be changed Selecting Public Folders to Back Up Choose a storage group public folder store and public folder from which you want to back up a specific folder Information about the selected items will be displayed on the right In the list specify the public folder you want to back up Information about the size number of folders and subfolders as well as the total number of e mails will be displayed on the right After selecting the appropriate object for back up click Next to continue 5 3 4 Excluding Objects In this step the Backup wizard specify objects you want to exclude from the backup archive to be created 49 FR Backup Mailboxes Wizard Objects to Exclude Specify the objects you want to exclude from the backup archive Exclude the Following objects from the backup Deleted Items Folder Sent Items Folder Day Month Year V Items that were modified before 1 aj 1 a 2008 gt Attachments larger than 500 gt MB The Following types of attached Files
86. heduling without saving click Cancel 52 Schedule You can schedule creation of the database backups Schedule Operation Full Start the task every 1 week s on Sunday at 0 00 00 Repeat once Effective from 22 08 2008 Edit Delete Add Incremental Start the task every 1 day s at 11 59 13 Repeat every 1 hour s till 23 59 59 Effective from Edit Delete 21 08 2008 to 21 08 2008 Start the task every 1 day s at 19 00 00 Repeat every 1 hour s till 23 59 59 Effective from Edit Delete 22 08 2008 Add Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to set multiple schedules for one task For example you should not only backup your data once a week but also on the last day of each month You can specify Weekly and Monthly parameters to schedule the necessary operation 5 3 8 Backup Options Select the backup options pre post commands compression level etc You may Use default options see 5 4 for detailed information about backup options or Set the options manually f you set the options manually the settings will only be applied to the current backup task FR Backup Mailboxes Wizard Backup Creation Options You can use the default options For this task or modify them manually Select either to run this backup creation task using default options or configure the options for this task in the next steps of the wizard Use default options C Set the options manually
87. ho Enterprise Server Backing up to Tape Libraries and Autoloaders A tape library is a high capacity storage device consisting of one or more tape drives and a loader which automatically selects and loads multiple tape cartridges identified with barcodes Tape libraries having one drive and a loader are known as autoloaders Tape libraries are widely used as an efficient repository for long term stored archival data Once the tape library is full old data is progressively overwritten by new data With tape library support Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can store several backup chains from different machines Please note brick level incremental backup cannot be created if use tapes as a backup location 5 2 Backing up Databases To restore lost data or roll back Microsoft Exchange Server databases to a certain state you must first create a backup file The Backup Information Stores wizard allows you to schedule the creation of archives and set the required options Before you create a first full database backup it is recommended to verify database consistency Dismount and then remount the database Successful mount ensures that the database is in a consistent state You can use lt A t gt lt N gt to go to the next page and lt A f gt lt B gt to go to the previous page of any Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange wizard 5 2 1 Defining a Backup Strategy In the first step of the Create a Backup wizard you will define the back
88. ied user Note the task execution account also must have an existing mailbox in the current Microsoft Exchange server to be able to correctly perform the backup operation Enter the user name and password then click Next Note the domain name must also be specified if the user is a member of a domain Note this step will be skipped if you selected the Create a Backup Now in the previous step 5 3 1 Defining a Backup Strategy 5 3 3 Selecting Items to Back Up In this step of the wizard you have to specify which items to backup mailboxes and or public folders Select an information store the required storage group then expand it to view its mailboxes and public folders In case an information store is selected all associated storage groups will also be selected 48 Information on the selected item is displayed in the right pane of the window information store name installed operating system and the number of storage groups Mailbox Selection Select mailboxes and public folders you want to back up Information Store on QA W2K3 EXCH aae Microsoft Exchange Information Store Formation Store on QA W2K3 EXC mE First st Y 4 Mailbox Store QA W2K3 EXCH wM mb1_2 EME Public Folder Store QA W2K3 EXCH am se2 aM mb2_1 a mb2_2 1 Store orage Group Storage groups 2 Cancel Selecting Mailboxes to Back Up Choose a storage group and mailbox store from whic
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90. ing the operating system and databases located on different hard drives To restore partitions and storage groups databases to the last possible state do the following 1 Start the computer from a bootable media previously created using Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 2 Execute an Echo bare metal restore see Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server User s Guide for detailed information In case a company stores databases on external SAN NAS and an administrator only needs to restore an operating system the following actions should be performed start the computer from a bootable media previously created using Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server and then execute an Echo bare metal restore See Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server User s Guide for detailed information If databases are stored on SAN NAS while preparing for restoring do not configure bare metal restore tasks as described in section Configuring Bare Metal Restore Starting a Bare Metal Restore Task In case of hardware failure you have to restore the lost partition using the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server and then start the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange bare metal restore task To start this task automatically you need to select the Run Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Bare Metal Restore after data recovery option in the final step of the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Restore Data wizard 2 3 3 Files Exclus
91. ing the Backup Data Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange restores storage groups and mailboxes from previously created backup archives 8 1 Restoring Information Stores Launch the Restore Information Store wizard by clicking on the restore operation icon in the main workspace For a successful restore operation on Windows SBS 2003 you will need to set write permissions for the database folder after each update of Windows SBS 2003 Right click on a folder with database files and select Properties In foder properties select Security gt Advanced and in the window that opens check the Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects item 8 1 1 Restoration Time Selection In the first step of the Restore Data wizard you will select when to run the restoration process There are two choices e Now select this option to execute the restore operation immediately after you finish the wizard e On schedule select this option to schedule the operation e When restoring on bare metal this option is available if Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server is installed and allows restoring the whole production server on a bare metal see section 2 3 2 for details 71 FR Restore Data Wizard Restoration Time Selection Select whether you want to run the restoration process now or want to schedule a restoration task Run the restoration process 9 Now C On s
92. ion Integration allows users to exclude Microsoft Exchange Server files while backing up a partition with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server To exclude Microsoft Exchange Server files edb stm log pat in Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Create Backup wizard at Source Files Exclusion step select the Exclude all MS Exchange databases files option 16 Chapter 3 Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange From this chapter you will learn how to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components both locally and remotely 3 1 Minimum System Requirements Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange requires the following hardware e Pentium processor or higher e 1024 MB RAM e Mouse required 3 2 Security Policy 3 2 1 Credentials Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange obtains access to networked computers using Administrator credentials For detailed information on how to configure required credentials see section 4 1 3 2 2 Firewall Settings Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange uses the following ports for remote operation e server Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agents UDP port 9876 e server Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agents TCP port 9876 if busy choose a port at random e client Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange UDP port 9877 if busy choose a port at random You might have to set the appropriate firewall access options Options for the Windows Firewall included in Windows XP Service Pack 2
93. is widely used in both large organizations and small businesses Microsoft Exchange Server has always been scalable in both directions However new demands on messaging such as compliance security and disaster recovery have created new challenges for delivering a messaging system that works well in small businesses and large enterprises alike Microsoft Exchange Server provides a complete messaging system that can run on a single server meaning that all Exchange services reside on one server as with the Microsoft Small Business Server product However there are significant gains in deployment management and security that come from having a flexible modular system that can be installed across more than one machine Customers would typically customize their Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 installation creating specific server roles manually In Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 roles are predefined and chosen during installation The role selected during installation ensures that only the necessary services and components are installed Microsoft Exchange Server has the following server roles e Client Access role similar to the front end server in earlier versions of Microsoft Exchange Server this server proxies Internet client traffic to the correct mailbox server e Mailbox role this role hosts user mailboxes stored in databases that can be replicated or clustered e Hub Transport role this role provides internal routing of al
94. it lt time gt 13 1 1 Description of Options location lt URI gt Specifies an archive location s URI The path may be specified in one of the following ways C path to dir computer share dir ftp host mybackups or bsp host BackupServer credentials lt login gt lt password gt Specifies task execution account s credentials archive lt name gt Specifies an ID of an archive within the specified location password lt password gt Specifies a password if an archive was created with password protection item lt item gt Specifies a parent item in the following format StorageGroup_name Database_name Mailbox_name Folder_name It can be null for storage groups pit lt date gt lt time gt Specifies a point in time to list items in from If no value is set the command will return all available restore points The time format depends on a system locale of the particular computer i e 01 06 2008 12 07 55 The value can also be lt latest gt that means the latest backup and lt pof gt point of failure the default value 13 1 2 Usage Examples e cmd exe list item StorageGroupl This command will list all mailboxes of Storage Group 1 e cmd exe list location bsp host BackupServer archive archivel pit latest This command will list all storage groups in archivel located in bsp host BackupServer 13 2 Info Command Cmd exe info location
95. ium as E Selected Not selected Description Select the processing load of your server where the database is installed during a week In the table above there are three rows representing three levels of load and seven columns representing seven days of the week For each day of the week specify the level of load your server has on this day Selected cells are highlighted in blue Click Next to continue Server Load During a Day Specify workload distribution on the Exchange server throughout the day As in the previous step this information will help to define a backup schedule that complements the peaks and valleys of your company s server loads In the table there are three rows representing three levels of load High Medium and Low and 24 columns representing the hours of the day By default the most widely used pattern is specified selected cells are highlighted in blue To change the value of a particular hour click the appropriate cell 43 A Create Backup Wizard Server Load Specify a distribution of workload on the database server during a day Initial Task Starting Specify a time for applying the selected scheme e Now select this option to execute the scheduled task immediately after you finish the wizard e On the specified date and time the selected scheme will be applied on the specified date Note that if there is no full backup when the first incremental backup is to be perform
96. k the Additional e mail parameters link to specify the From and Subject fields for the notification e mail You can check if the settings are correct by clicking the Send Test E mail Message button 11 2 SNMP You can choose whether to send event log messages issued by Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange to computers running SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol management applications To specify SNMP settings check the Send Notification with SNMP parameter to enable SNMP notification In the Community Name field enter the name of the SNMP community to which both the Host the computer running the SNMP management application and the computer running the task belong In the Host Name field enter the name of the computer running the SNMP management application to which notifications will be sent If not specified messages will be sent to all SNMP clients found in the local network Below in this window you can choose whether you want to get notifications e upon the operation s successful completion parameter e upon the operation failure parameter You can check if the settings are correct by clicking the Send test SNMP message button 11 3 Windows event log You can save event messages to the Windows Event Log to see this log run eventvwr exe or select Control Panel gt Administrative tools gt Event Viewer To save event messages to Windows Event Log select the Save messages option and choose one of the following
97. kup options You can set a password for created backup archives Note that the password is case Pre Post commands sensitive q Compression level l Backup priority Enter the password eee fe Backup protection 5d Backup type substitution EA Bandwidth throttling Additional settings E A Default restoration options Confirm the password 400000 goscoecesssssssssessg C AES 192 O AES 256 Description Select this item if you want to encrypt your backups with a key size of 128 bits This is the quickest encryption method among those available 5 4 5 Backup Type Substitution You need to create full backup of data before creating an incremental one If for some reason a full backup does not exist you will need to create a full backup independently of the backup strategy you have configured Specify the schedule of creating backups so that a full backup will be created first see Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks for detailed information or select the check box If creation of a selected type of backup failed try to create a full backup options AAA x Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane gt Backup type substitution gl Server list options H Notifications B Default backup options Backup type substitution Pre Post commands Compression level If a backup of the selected
98. l messages from Edge servers Unified Messaging UM servers or between two users on the same mailbox database The Hub Transport role is also where messaging policy is enforced for messages moving within and outside the Organization e Unified Messaging role this role enables PBX integration to allow voice mail and fax messages to be delivered to Exchange mailboxes and provides voice dial in capabilities to Microsoft Exchange Server e Edge Transport role this server resides outside your internal network and provides on premise e mail security antivirus and anti spam services for Microsoft Exchange Server With the exception of the Edge Transport role multiple roles or all roles can be installed on a single system This is because an Exchange server running the Edge Transport role in a perimeter network DMZ is not a member of Active Directory or the Exchange organization for security reasons Another role limitation clustered mailbox servers can only be configured with the Mailbox server role Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows backing up of the Mailbox role only See section 5 3 for detailed instructions 5 1 5 Storage Groups and Information Stores Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition supports up to 50 storage groups and 50 databases per server You can configure up to five databases per storage group and up to a maximum of 50 databases Now mailbox data can be distributed across more databases and mailbox databases
99. lected database option to generate and view the Disaster Recovery Plan for the selected databases immediately 61 A Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard Plan Obtaining Options Specify when and how you want to receive disaster recovery plan A Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard Database Selection Specify databases for which you want to obtain the disaster recovery plan 5m0 Information Store on Q4 W2K3 EXC First Storage Group 3 Choose whether you want to receive the Disaster Recovery Plan by e mail or to view it in HTML format 62 FR Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard Delivering Method Specify the method to be used for delivering the Disaster Recovery Plan Select an option e Send it via e mail O Display it in HTML Format Description Choose this item if you want to send the disaster recovery plan via e mail 4 If in the previous step you selected to receive the Disaster Recovery Plan by e mail you will need to specify the e mail parameters Specify the e mail account that will be used for sending the Disaster Recovery Plan Provide the e mail address to which the plan will be sent and the outgoing SMTP server name You can specify several e mail addresses separating them by commas A Username and a password may also be needed if the SMTP server requires authentication You can check if the settings are correct by clicking the Send test E Mail messag
100. les for one task For example you can backup your data not only once a week but also on the last day of each month You can specify Weekly and Monthly parameters to have the necessary operation schedule 97 Chapter 10 Managing Tasks To manage operations click Manage Tasks in the Pick a Tool group or select the Tools gt Manage tasks menu item All the scheduled tasks appear in the Scheduled Tasks pane in the Manage Computer Tasks window of the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console Information about the task name credentials the type of backup its status completed scheduled the task s schedule and the date and time when it was run last is displayed You can edit start and delete the scheduled tasks from these windows as well as edit the scheduled set of tasks Note backup tasks may consist of two subtasks full and incremental backups You can manage these subtasks separately FR Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console E ioj x Operations Tools View Help 4 Acronis 905 09 New Task 2 Scheduled Tasks You can manage the list of tasks scheduled for execution on this computer You are able to Back Up Information Store create run edit and delete tasks Y Back Up Mailboxes Restore Information Store Restore Mailboxes S Backup Location Clean up Task Name Credentials Status 5 QA W2K3 EXCH IS backup 21
101. manually _ Create a backup now Description Select this option if you want to run a wizard that will assist you to schedule a backup task which better fits your environment You will specify your database server workload during a day distribution of workload within a week and the average period of time during which your data changes significantly Based on the provided information the Assistant will determine the best solution for your database backup strategy O te If you are not sure which backup strategy to choose use Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant selected by default See 5 2 5 for details If you know which backup type to use for your data select the Schedule a backup task manually option In this case you will have to define backup types and schedule parameters for backup tasks To immediately run a backup task once select the Create a Backup Now option In this case a full backup will be created For more information about backup types see 5 1 2 Backup Types 5 3 2 Specifying a Task Execution Account In this step of the Create a Backup wizard you specify an account that Is valid for the computer housing Mailboxes you want to backup task execution account These credentials will be used during each task execution for connecting to the server and by default for connecting to the Microsoft Exchange The task would run as if it was started by the specif
102. mmand line Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the Microsoft Installer utility ms exec exe with all its commands Here is the MSI installation command and options Install Options i lt Component msi ProductCode gt Installs or configures a product ProductCode is the serial number of your personal copy of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent COMPONENT component Specifies the component you want to install AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeConsole Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console USERNAME username PASSWORD password Specifies username and password for running Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent installation e path Specifies a path to extract an msi file to a lt Component msi ProductCode gt Applies the administrative installation option x lt Component msi ProductCode gt Uninstalls the product Example msiexec i C AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent msi Installs Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Reinstall Options f p o e d c a u m s v lt component msi ProductCode gt Reinstalls or upgrades the product p reinstalls only missing files O reinstalls the file if it is missing or it is an older version e reinstalls the file if it is missing or is the same or an older version d reinstalls the file if it is missing or a different version is present c verifies the checksum values
103. nd brick level Recovery is now made easy with automated system restore to a point of failure There is no need to walk through menus to get your system back online This one step process will return your database to the last known good state just before failure Erroneous transactions will no longer cost you minutes or hours in recovery This powerful product includes an intuitive wizard driven GUI that guides you through the scheduling process and reduces the possibility of errors The Backup Strategy Assistant creates a Disaster Recovery Plan for your environment delivering step by step instructions for recovery Anyone whether an experienced DBA or not can schedule backup jobs and handle system restores rapidly Acronis even provides FTP capability for storing your backup on any FTP server worldwide 13 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange or Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS You can choose the appropriate license for Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Your choice is based on the size environment it will be installed in e Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange appropriate for larger businesses e Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Small Business Version Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS This less expensive alternative is tailored for small and or start up businesses The agent can only be installed on Windows SBS 2003 and Windows SBS 2008 operating systems Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS can be upgraded to Acronis Recovery for MS
104. nd incremental backups for comprehensive protection of your data from hardware failure user errors or even natural disaster A full backup contains all data at the moment of backup creation a complete storage group or mailbox public folder You can recover the entire database by restoring the 31 database from a full database backup to a chosen location Enough of the transaction log is included in the backup to let you recover the database to the time when the backup finished When the database Is recovered uncommitted transactions are rolled back The restored database matches the state of the original database when the backup finished minus any uncommitted transactions For a small database that can be backed up quickly it is convenient to use only full database backups However as the database becomes larger full backups take more time to finish and require more storage space Therefore for a large database you might want to supplement full database backups with incremental backups A full backup can form a base for further incremental backups or can be used as a standalone archive The incremental backup records all transactions and database modifications made by each transaction since the last full or incremental backup were created The transaction log is a crucial component of the database and if there is a system failure applying the transaction log might be required to bring your database back to a consistent state The tr
105. nd you to rename or delete the last archive s slice since the corrupted one and all subsequent slices should be renamed or deleted and then try to execute the restore task once more 73 FR Restore Data Wizard Contents Selection Select databases to be restored 2 Information Store a QA W2K3 EXCH IS backup 27 formation tor rormation store First Storage Group Size 49 08 MB 562 Storage groups 2 lt gt O tee Click Next to continue 8 1 5 Providing a Password If there are any password protected backup archives in the location you have selected see 8 1 3 you will need to enter the password to restore your data from the archives Click Next to continue 8 1 6 Restore Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore your data Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers four ways for restoring your data e to the point of failure the data will be restored to the state at the point of failure To be able to restore to the point of failure a chain of backed up logs and also newly created log files including an active log must be available in the selected location Otherwise only restoring to the time of the latest backup is available Keep in mind that restoring to the point of failure can take a long time 74 i Restore Data Wizard Restoration Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore and select a special recovery mode to us
106. ndwidth throttling 10 000 Kbps Overwrite data on the tape No Validation Validate backup once it has been created Truncate transaction logs After each backup process Y Acronis Compute with confidence Please click Finish to complete 5 3 Backing up Mailboxes Brick level document level backup is the most flexible type of backup It offers advanced configuration options and performs backups at folder levels and quick restoring at separate messages level allowing the most accurate level of restore It also supports advanced filtering during backup Use Mailbox backup and restore when you want the flexibility to back up individual mailboxes public folders and use mail level filters Also you can restore mailboxes and even separate e mails from database backups 5 3 1 Defining a Backup Strategy In the first step of the Back up Mailboxes wizard you will define the backup strategy Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides three ways to define the strategy e Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant e Schedule a backup task manually e Create a backup now 47 FR Backup Mailboxes Wizard Define Backup Strategy You can select either to create a backup now manually schedule a task For backup creation or use help of Assistant to schedule a backup task Select an option e Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange Backup Assistant Define strategy
107. ng mailbox in the current Microsoft Exchange server to be able to correctly perform the restore operation Enter the Username and password then click Next The domain name must be specified if the user is a member of a domain 8 2 3 Selecting a Backup Location Select the appropriate backup location in the tree or specify the path to it manually in the Path field below the tree You can also select specific Acronis backup locations such as Acronis Backup Server The following resources may also be selected as backup locations e Entire disk or disk folder e Network share SAN NAS e FTP e Tapes Autoloaders Tape Libraries e Acronis Backup Server The number of archives in the selected folder is displayed in the right pane ER Restore Data Wizard x Backup Location Selection Please select a location where your backups are stored p My Computer Qe Local Disk C z Local Disk C a backup Fixed Disk Drive a Documents and Settings Free space 9 143 GB a Inetpub Total size 13 99 GB a 2 MSExchangeBackup Test There are backup archives in this Folder aO MSOCache JO Program Files H RECYCLER a System Yolume Information temp J WINDOWS 3O wmpub Es P Acronis Backup Servers E a Computers Near Me P FTP Connections Folder CA i Y Help Click Next to continue 8 2 4 Selecting a Backup Task If several backup tasks use the same location to s
108. ng to a remote server and remote installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent 4 1 Running Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console To run Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console select Start gt Programs gt Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console gt Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console Important Before starting managing the servers list discovering adding or deleting servers modifying the storage groups list for the Disaster Recovery Plan see Chapter 6 or changing default options while creating backup or restore tasks make sure the required users have read write permissions for the following files located in Documents and Settings A l Users Application Data Acronis DatabaseServersExtensions serverslist dat for Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console DisasterRecoveryPlans dbaselist dat and RecoveryMSExchangeAgent settings cfg for Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Note in case Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 with Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 BackupUser BackupGroup a user or a group of users who will start and manage tasks must be a member of Domain Admins group If the Agent is installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008 with Microsoft Exchange 2007 installed the user must be a member of Exchange Organization Administrators group as well To configure these settings go to Contro P
109. nnected to a remote server FR Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console Oj xj Operations Tools View Help 4 Acronis 0907 Blog Computers T Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console P Ex The tool for remote operation management ay Microsoft Exchange Servers F ie Ena Acronis Recover r Microsoft Exchange Management Console allows you to remotely manage backup and recovery operations schedule individual tasks and define backup and restore options Connect to a remote computer a Connect to a remote computer Connect to a remote computer where Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange Agent is eu installed Not connected 4 2 1 Main Area The main area of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace contains Task and Tools groups Before you connect to an Exchange server where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed operation icons will appear in the main program window that will allow you to navigate and manage computers The Pick a Task group contains one operation e Connect to a Remote Computer connect to a remote server where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is already installed If you select a server in the Computers pane on which Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is not installed Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace will display two operation icons in the Pick a Tool group 24 e Add Servers add a Microsoft Exchang
110. o guarantee minimal data loss Scenario The database administrator must organize the server backup creation so that in case of a server failure for any reason the maximum data loss would not be more than 15 minutes Acronis solution Connect to Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console and create a backup task for Microsoft Exchange with the following backup strategy Full Backup every week Incremental backup every day To recover all data in case of failure use the same procedure as described in the previous scenario A 1 A 3 Backing up several databases Scenario The company uses only one Microsoft Exchange instance for running several databases All databases have different levels of importance concerning data loss some of them need to be backed up every day others require only weekly backups 111 Acronis solution The database administrator should create independent tasks for different databases While creating a task the database administrator specifies the appropriate schedule for each database A 4 Encrypting database archives for storage Scenario The company stores database backup archives off site hence they should be effectively protected encrypted Acronis solution While creating a backup task the database administrator should set a password to protect the archive and encryption type AES 128 192 or 256 by specifying backup options While creating the restore task the administr
111. of data to store and transfer leading to direct cost savings in storage and labor High Speed Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides proven database backup technology that maximizes backup speed With its ability to restore any data mailboxes public folders or individual emails from a database level backup Acronis eliminates the need for time consuming brick level backups Active Restore Active Restore mode provides full Microsoft Exchange Server functionality for users in minutes while the system is still being restored Using Active Restore combined with automated Dial tone restore mode you can limit downtime of your Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server to only seconds Continuous Data Protection Continuously back up transactions to enable the complete restoration of Microsoft Exchange Server databases with minimum data loss Faster Disaster Recovery One step Recovery and Automated Recovery to the point of failure help Organizations meet aggressive Recovery Time Objectives RTO Encryption for Security Protect companies most valuable data with industry standard encryption Centralized Management The Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console automatically detects all database servers on the network The servers are displayed clearly with status information making it easy to manage enterprise wide installations Resource Management CPU and bandwidth throttling let you allocate resou
112. olders from a previously created archive e Backup Location Clean up clean database backup locations The Pick a Tool group contains the following items e Restore E mails restore separate e mails from a previously created archive e Manage Tasks manage tasks scheduled on a computer e Logs open the Log Viewer window e Disaster Recovery Plan generate step by step instructions on how to restore your databases in case of any kind of failure 25 ER Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Management Console lolx E Operations Tools View Help Back Up Information Store Back Up Mailboxes 4 Restore Information Store Restore Mailboxes amp Backup Location Clean up Help What is a backup task How to backup information store How to backup mailboxes What is a restore task How to restore information store How to restore mailboxes How to restore e mails What is a backup location clean up 29 Pick a Task Back Up Information Store Restore Information Store Back up storage groups A Restore storage groups Back Up Mailboxes Restore Mailboxes ha A Back up mailboxes and public folders BSS Restore mailboxes and public folders Backup Location Clean up o gt Create a task for automatic cleaning up of locations where your backups are stored or Pick a Tool y Restore E mails a Restore the individually specified e mails B Manage Tasks gt Manage tasks that are scheduled on your
113. options Backup process will be running with normal priority 5 4 4 Backup Protection Password The preset is No Password You can password protect your archives so that they will be inaccessible to others Enter a password in the text field and confirm it The password is case sensitive Please keep in mind that in the Restore Data wizard Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will ask for a password after you select a folder within the archive location Only those archives that were protected with the password you typed in or non password protected archives will be displayed Best practices suggest using the same password for backup archives in the same folder within the archive location Encryption After setting a password you can choose to encrypt the backup with an industry standard AES cryptographic algorithm for advanced security To set up backup encryption select one of the following encryption types e None backups will not be encrypted 57 e AES 128 the quickest encryption method available set by default e AES 192 encryption will take longer than 128 bit but is more secure e AES 256 requires the most amount of time to cipher but it is also the most secure setting available Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane 4 La Server list options A HS Notifications ieo Backup protection B Default bac
114. or start the restore task immediately 8 3 Restoring Individual E mails In addition to restoring storage groups and mailboxes Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can restore individual e mails Before performing an e mails restore operation make sure that remote procedure call RPC over HTTP s support is installed and configured correctly This also concerns a mailbox restoring from a database level backup For more information visit http technet microsoft com en us library aa997495 EXCHG 65 aspx or http support microsoft com Default aspx kbid 833401 Please pay attention to the difference in configuration for single Microsoft Exchange domain controller server and multi server environment Start the e mail restoration process by clicking on the restore operation icon in the Tools group 8 3 1 Selecting a Backup Location To view available storage groups and mailboxes select the appropriate backup location by clicking the Select location link or specify the path to it manually in the Backup location field You can also select specific Acronis backup locations such as Acronis Backup Server The following resources may also be selected as backup locations e Entire disk or disk folder e Network share SAN NAS e FTP e Tapes Autoloaders Tape Libraries e Acronis Backup Server 85 Backup Location Selection gt Backup Location Selection Please select a location where your backups are stored
115. ore restoration Y Acronis Compute with confidence Please click Finish to complete Click Finish to save the schedule or start the restore task immediately 8 2 Restoring Mailboxes Launch the Restore Mailboxes wizard by clicking on the restore operation icon in the main workspace 8 2 1 Restoration Time Selection In the first step of the Restore Data wizard you decide when to run the restoration process There are two choices e Now select this option to execute the restore operation immediately after you finish the wizard e On schedule select this option to schedule the operation xi Restoration Time Selection Select whether you want to run the restoration process now or want to schedule a restoration task Run the restoration process 9 Now C On schedule When restoring on bare metal Description Select this option if you want to run restoration process immediately after the wizard completes Cancel 79 8 2 2 Specifying a Task Execution Account In this step of the Restore Data wizard specify an account that is valid on the computer where the backup archives you want to restore are located a task execution account These credentials will be used during each task execution for connecting to the server and for connecting to the Microsoft Exchange Thus the task will run as if it was started by the specified user Note the task execution account also must have an existi
116. ormal A Bandwidth throttling e High Additional settings O ean E Default restoration options O Ultimate Description Select this item if you want to compress backups with a high level of compression 56 5 4 3 Backup Priority You can set up the backup process priority e Low the backup process will run slower but it will not influence other processes running on your computer e Normal the backup process will run with normal priority e High the backup process will run faster but it may influence other processes running on your computer Changing the priority of a backup process can make it run faster or slower but it can also adversely affect the performance of other programs running simultaneously The priority of any process running in the system determines the amount of CPU usage and system resources allocated to that process Decreasing the backup priority will increase the number of compute cycles available to other processes Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane Ld Backup priority You can set up the priority of the backup process making it run Faster or slower a Server list options au Notifications 2A Default backup options IO Pre Post commands Low e Normal Backup type substitution O High A Bandwidth throttling Additional settings Description E kb Default restoration
117. ormation Store restore storage groups from a previously created archive e Restore Mailboxes restore mailboxes and public folders from a previously created archive e Backup Location Clean up clean database backup locations The Tools menu contains five available operations 26 e Restore E mails restore separate e mails from a previously created archive e Manage Tasks manage tasks scheduled on a computer e Logs open the Log Viewer window e Disaster Recovery Plan generate step by step instructions on how to restore your databases in case of any kind of failure e Options open a window for editing default backup restore options setting text appearance fonts configuring notifications etc The View menu contains an item for managing the appearance of the program window e Status Bar enables disables the status bar Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows using shortcut keys to navigate through the program menu To do this hold down lt A t gt and press the access key the underlined letter of the required menu item A selected item becomes active and still holding down lt A t gt press the access key of the required command from the submenu 4 2 4 Help Menu The Help menu is used to invoke help and obtain information about Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange To view the Help panel disable the Computers Tree option in the View menu 4 2 5 Status Bar At the bottom of the main window there is a status
118. ount Ownership in The right pane will display the information store name Microsoft Exchange version the installed operating system and amount of storage groups Selecting Storage Groups to Back Up Select the specific storage group you want to back up The right pane will display its name size number and total size of associated databases as well as circular logging status enabled disabled Please note Microsoft Exchange Server does not delete e mails immediately but only marks them as deleted In this way such e mails can also be included into the archive After selecting the appropriate object for back up click Next to continue 39 5 2 4 Selecting a Backup Archive Location Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the following places and media for backup destinations e Local HDD e Network shares SAN NAS e FTP e Tape drives Autoloaders Tape libraries e Acronis Backup Server shipped with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server F Create Backup Wizard i Backup Location Selection Specify the location where you wish to store your backup X Delete F Create new folder lt Local Disk C My Computer Fixed Disk Drive W F 3 backup Free space 8 877 GB Config Msi Total size 13 99 GB J Documents and Settings There are backup archives in this folder aD Inetpub O MSExchangeBackupTest JO msocache O New Folder O Program Files H RECYCLER O System
119. pane The plan is provided in HTML format See details in Chapter 6 Disaster Recovery Plan 99 Chapter 11 Notifications Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can notify you when a task is complete using an SNMP service or via e mail By default all notifications are disabled 11 1 E mail Notifications Specify a singular default e mail account that will be used for notifications regarding the backup operation process Provide the e mail address to which notifications will be sent and the outgoing SMTP server name A username and a password may also be needed if the SMTP server requires authentication You can choose when you want to receive notifications e after successful completion of the operation e if the operation fails You can also add full log to notification selecting the corresponding parameter Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane zi E mail a Server list options S Notifications ET E mal Specify the e mail account that will be used For notifications about completion of 4 SNMP backup operation You can specify several e mail addresses separating them by a l windows event log comma B Default backup options EA Default restoration options E mail address admin company com _ Send notification upon operation failure Additional e mail parameters Send Test E mail Message 100 Clic
120. problems at the next general release of the Software More information about contacting Acronis Technical Support is available at the following link http www acronis com su 13 Chapter 2 Understanding Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange This chapter provides common information about working with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange 2 1 Components Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange includes the following components e Management Tools including Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console e Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent 2 1 1 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is a tool for managing data backup restore on the local network from a single location Using it you can install agents remotely schedule tasks recover data remotely and set backup restore options on remote Exchange servers 2 1 2 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent The Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed on the computers on which you want to backup restore a Microsoft Exchange database 2 2 Components Integration Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is installed on the computer from which you plan to manage operation processes on remote database servers After issuing a backup or restore command from the Management Console Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange sends a request to the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent to retrieve the required storage
121. provides all the necessary information about the Microsoft Exchange server in the form of step by step instructions for restoring the entire server in case of failure a disaster or data corruption With the Disaster Recovery Plan any person even non DBAs will be able to restore the system in the shortest possible time Such a plan also helps to reduce unexpected issues during the recovery of the Exchange server It is recommended that you update and test the disaster recovery plan from time to time Doing so will ensure that the company s staff is prepared acts efficiently and feels practiced in the process of recovering lost or corrupted data See Chapter 6 Disaster Recovery Plan to learn how Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can help you generate the disaster recovery plan 34 5 1 8 Continuous Data Protection Continuous data protection CDP but also may be called continuous backup technology makes it possible to save data changes automatically and uninterruptedly restoring your data to its exact state at the moment of failure When you choose CDP technology during the creation of a backup task you will have to schedule only full backups Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange controls folders with archived logs and backs up all new logs into a CDP archive A CDP archive contains a set of full backups and an archive log created after the last full backup As a result you can restore data back to the last full backup or to previou
122. r list options Y g Notifications Default backup options Default backup options Option that will be used For backup by default IO Pre Post commands QB Compression level l Backup priority Backup protection Backup type substitution A Bandwidth throttling Additional settings E Bh Default restoration options 5 4 1 Pre Post Commands You can specify commands or even batch files that will be automatically executed before and after the backup procedure For example you may want to start stop certain Windows processes or check your data before starting the backup operation You can use commands set by default as well as specify your own commands Select Use commands type commands manually or click Edit to configure the command e Select commands to be executed before the backup process starts in the Before backup process field To create a new command or select a new batch file click the Edit button e Select the command to be executed after the backup process ends in the After backup process field To create a new command or select a new batch file click the Edit button 55 Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane Server list options EU Notifications TO Pre Post commands pr Default backup options Pre Post commands pee Compression level l Backup priority ey Backup protection b Backup type subs
123. rage group Storage Groups First Storage Group 562 O Restore to Recovery Storage Group i Note that only one storage group can be restored to recovery storage group pa gt OJ te Click Next to continue 8 1 8 Restore Options Select the options for the restoration process Pre Post commands restoration process priority etc You can Use default options See 8 4 Setting Default Restore Options for more information or Set the options manually In the latter case the settings will be applied only to the current restore task 11 FR Restore Data Wizard Choose Restore Options You can use the default options For this task or modify them manually Select either to run this restoration task using default options or configure the options For this task in the next steps of the wizard Use default options C Set the options manually Description Select this option if you want to use the options which were set for usage by default O et 8 1 9 Selecting Start Parameters You can run a restore task manually or specify the frequency Daily Weekly or Monthly See Chapter 9 Scheduling Tasks for detailed information 8 1 10 Echo Task Selection When restoring on bare metal you need to select the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server task responsible for the restoration of system volumes and volumes where Microsoft Exchange Server is located You can
124. rces during the backup process to ensure users remain productive Guided Disaster Recovery Acronis database backup also provides you with a Disaster Recovery Plan detailing step by step instructions to guide you or your team through a fast and complete recovery Even non technical staff members can follow these simple instructions to restore even the most sophisticated Microsoft Exchange server Integration with Acronis True mage Echo Installed on the same computer Acronis True Image Echo Update build 8115 or later and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can restore a whole production server operating system and whole information store on bare metal from bootable CD or from a PXE e Easy Administration Intuitive wizard driven GUI allows even non DBAs to confidently configure and implement professional backup strategies 1 2 Why Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Comprehensive recovery requires more than just a backup of information stores Your Microsoft Exchange mailbox server contains storage groups logs mailboxes public folders mails and other components that structure the data Using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange a cohesive and intuitive backup solution is the critical step you can take to ensure a secure live Microsoft Exchange mailbox server backup that can be quickly recovered With Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange restoring individual emails became easier you can do it from any kind of backup both database a
125. redentials lt login gt lt password gt Task execution account s credentials archive lt name gt Specifies an ID of an archive within the specified location item lt item gt This parameter is optional and specifies a parent item in the following format StorageGroup_name To back up all storage groups set as the parameter s value If this parameter is not specified the whole information store will be backed up compression lt None Normal High Maximum Ultimate gt Specifies archive compression level Normal is set by default backupType lt Full Incremental gt Specifies a type of backup to be created encryption lencription lt AES 128 AES 192 AES 256 gt Specifies the encryption method of the created archive password lt password gt Specifies a password if an archive was created with password protection substitute Specifies substitution throttle Specifies throttle bandwidth in kb s the value can be from 0 to 100000 kb s validate Specify this parameter to validate the created backup archive priority lt Low Normal High gt Specifies priority of the backup operation 13 3 4 Usage Examples e Cmdexe backupMB location bsp host BackupServer archive archivel item MyStorageGroup MyDatabase MyAccount credentials admin qwerty This command will back up MyStorageGroup MyAccount to the bsp host BackupServer folder the created archive will be called archivel
126. rite database with the same name With this parameter selected databases will be overwritten with databases with the Same name from the archive Otherwise restoring such databases will fail 8 5 Acronis Active Restore or Dial Tone Recovery Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows a faster databases recovery using two methods Acronis Active Restore and dial tone mode This section describes differences and advantages of each method Using Acronis Active Restore After starting the restore task with Acronis Active Restore feature activated Microsoft Exchange databases will be dismounted Then Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will check free space in the temporary folder selected for logs If there is not enough free space to locate logs the task will fail and databases will remain dismounted Acronis Active Restore acts the following way after starting a restore task a backed up database is mounted directly from the archive Then transaction logs which are being taken from the archive will be applied It is important that database becomes available for users after a short time users can work with their folders calendars e mails All other data is being restored from the archive in the background After the restore operation is completed the database will be remounted which takes less than a minute Please note using Acronis Active Restore Is inefficient if archives are located on tapes or ftp servers this operation may
127. s Recovery for MS Exchange Agent must be installed on the remote computer Clicking the corresponding button user will launch the desired Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange wizard or tool directly This functionality will be disabled if any of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent or Management Console is not installed 2 3 2 Bare Metal Restore Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ability to restore a whole production server on bare metal from a bootable CD or from the PXE This functionality is provided by Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 15 Configuring Bare Metal Restore To restore all necessary information stores on bare metal or to create a bootable media you need a previously created archive with required information stores backed up After creating an archive do the following 1 Launch a Restore wizard to schedule a restore task and choose a Bare Metal Restore option in the first step 2 Specify a task execution account 3 Choose an archive and point in time point of failure select the necessary storage groups and set additional parameters Such as a password for each archive 4 Backup a partition with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange installed using Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server see Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server User s Guide for detailed information Restoring a Server from a Bootable Media After hardware failure it is necessary to restore the whole system includ
128. se on restoration Select an option Restore to the point of failure Restore to the time of the latest backup Restore to the specific point in time Date and time 5 9 2008 00 00 00 guvesacorsessecccasaseseveceasessssosevouscoesenenenesssessasesssosenscseoses Backup time Select from the list of backups Select special recovery mode a Acronis Active Restore Dial tone recovery C Overwrite existing dial tone databases Description Select this option if you want to select a backup from which to restore You can use the following special recovery modes Acronis Active Restore and Dial tone recovery Acronis Active Restore enables a user to start working immediately after the operating system is restored Dial tone recovery recovers e mail service in the first place so that users can send and receive their e mails while all other data is being restored Specify whether to overwrite previously created by third party tools dial tone databases In this case you will no need to delete them manually 9 Help After selecting the appropriate option click Next to continue 8 1 7 Content Selection Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange restores information stores and separate storage groups Select a database server from the tree in the left pane Restoring Information Stores Choose an information store to restore Information about this item will be displayed on the
129. sly created archived log backups stored in the CDP archive When a new full backup is created CDP logs will be truncated Please note before starting any restore process a CDP task must be stopped In case of restoring a whole database a full backup must be created right after the restoration process to protect your data A CDP task is processed in two ways in a common task script and in a registry The registry s format is known only by CDP service CDP agent Thus to change or delete CDP task from Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console you also need a CDP service started Note CDP technology cannot be used while backing up to tapes and FTP 5 1 9 Backing up to Tape Libraries and Tape Drives Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports tape libraries autoloaders and SCSI tape drives as storage devices Backing up to Tape Drives SCSI tape drives are accessible both remotely using the Acronis Backup Server Shipped with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server and locally when they are connected to the computer where Microsoft Exchange Server is being backed up The locally connected tape drive will appear in the list of backup destination devices along with other available drives To enable backup to a locally attached tape device with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange 1 Attach the tape device to the computer 2 Move cartridges from the Unrecognized or Import media pool to the Free pool usin
130. t specify the public folder you want to restore Information about size number of folders and subfolders as well as total number of e mails will be displayed on the right You can restore public folders to their original location or choose another folder as a new location In the latter case the Next button will be disabled until you choose a public folder to restore to Administrator should recreate deleted users individual public folders with pre existing permissions before starting a restore process to restrict the access to these folders during the restore Otherwise these individual public folders will be restored with their parent folder s permissions Please note that e mails and folders from non MAPI public folders cannot be restored using a brick level restore 83 FR Restore Data Wizard Contents Selection Select databases to be restored F Public Folder Store QA W2K3 EXCH AA Microsoft Exchange Public Folders Store O Information Store on QA W2K3 EXCH i 2 First Storage Group Y 2 Mailbox Store Q4 W2K3 EXCH n Public Folders 1 Ev mb1_2 ublic Folder Store QA W2K3 EXCH Size 9 016 MB O te Click Next to continue 8 2 8 Restore Options Select the options for the restoration process Pre Post commands restoration process priority etc You can Use default options See 8 4 Setting Default Restore Options for more information or Set th
131. t of the Disaster Recovery Plan Launch the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard by clicking on the Disaster Recovery Plan operation icon in the main workspace L In the first step of the wizard use the Define databases for which you want to receive the plan each time it is updated option to choose which items to generate the Disaster Recovery Plan for each time any changes occur The updated version of the plan will automatically be sent to e mail addresses you specify FR Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard Plan Obtaining Options Specify when and how you want to receive disaster recovery plan Select an option C View the Disaster Recovery Plan for the selected databases OREA EE REE ERE CNN RR AA Description Select this option if you want to generate this disaster recovery plan each time the disaster recovery plan is updated 2 Select the databases for which you want to obtain the Disaster Recovery Plan 64 ER Disaster Recovery Plan Creation Wizard Database Selection Specify databases For which you want to obtain the disaster recovery plan m tl Information Store on QA W2K3 EXCH CE First Storage Group ME sez 3 Specify the e mail account that will be used for sending the Disaster Recovery Plan Provide the e mail address to which the plan will be sent and the outgoing SMTP server name You can specify several e mail addresses separating them with commas A Usernam
132. ta if the primary disk is damaged Data saved to a network disk or backup server will survive even if all your local hard disks are down Select the desired archive location from the folders tree or specify a backup location in the Folder field In case you have chosen an ftp server as a backup location provide a login and password for this server in a special pop up window which appears after you select this item from the tree Important Do not enter the login and password in the Folder field fto login password ftoserver the product will not process this command 51 Acronis Backup Server This software application when installed on a networked computer automatically manages backup archives and retention policies for the specified location and ensures optimal usage of storage space Outdated archives will automatically be deleted as specified in the retention policies set by the administrator In addition Acronis Backup Server facilitates the creation and execution of group backup tasks Acronis Backup Server is shipped with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Select the desired archive location from the folders tree or specify a backup location in the Folder field Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange guarantees the integrity of the backup chain only in a separate archive Thus creation of a new archive will start a new chain of backups Please note that unsupported Acronis Backup Server versions will not b
133. the drop down list by clicking the Browse button e To provide credentials for accessing the computer click the Options gt gt button e Specify the domain username and password on the server you want to connect to in the corresponding fields e Select the Save Password check box if you want to save the password e In case the console cannot connect to a remote host select Clear credential cache before connect parameter and try again Note that username including the domain name and password must be defined explicitly while connecting to a stand alone Microsoft Exchange Server Having provided all the necessary information for connection click OK to establish connection If Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console cannot connect to the remote computer which was not rebooted after installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent connection must be established with explicit credentials As soon as you connect to a database server you can manage tasks as if it is as a local computer 4 8 Remote Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent The remote installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is described in detail in 3 3 2 30 Chapter 5 Creating Backup Archives This chapter provides general information about backup types describes how to backup Microsoft Exchange information stores storage groups or even mailboxes public folders and which options can be set using Acronis Re
134. time Microsoft Exchange transaction logs must be backed up Data will be restored to the time of the last created backup before the specified time and then transaction logs will be applied In case logs containing information about the specified point in time are not available deleted or corrupted the restore task will fail from the selected backup select this option to choose a backup from which to restore A list of backups will be available by clicking on the Select from the list of backups link Choose the backup you want to restore from and click OK T Restore Data Wizard Restoration Point Selection 3 Backup Times List Specify to which state you want xl Select backup time Select an option Date Time O Restore to the point of Failur AASE 6 21 19 27 05 2008 16 26 26 O Restore to the time of the lal O Restore to the specific point Date and time e Restore from the specific bac Backup time Select from the list of backup Archive Comments Select special recovery mode C Acronis Active Restore Dial tone recovery Oyerywrite existing dial tor Description Select this option if you want to se You can use the following special r Acronis Active Restore enables a 1 Dial tone recovery recovers e mail Is while all other data is being restored Specify whether to overwrite prev will no need to delete them menu O
135. tion Remote Install Computer Mame O4 Wek s ExCH Product Mame Acronis Recovery For Microsoft Exchange Agent Product Features All Registration Information Full version Serial Number Please click Proceed to start Components extracting the file By connecting to a remote computer with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent installed you can set up backup and recovery tasks and browse logs 3 3 3 Extracting Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange To install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange from the command line you need to extract the msi file prior to starting the installation process Here are the steps for 21 e run the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange setup file e inthe Install Menu right click on the component name and select Extract e select a location for the setup file and click Save 3 3 4 Removing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Components You can remove any Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange component separately by selecting Control panel gt Add or Remove Programs gt lt component name gt gt Remove Component names are Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Follow instructions on the screen You may need to reboot your computer to complete the uninstallation 22 Chapter 4 Getting started with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange This chapter will help you to start working with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange and will guide you through connecti
136. titution a A Bandwidth throttling amp Additional settings After backup process E Default restoration options Specify commands that will be executed before and after the backup process Enter your command manually or click Edit to configure the command Before backup process 5 4 2 Compression Level Select the compression level for the backup With higher compression ratios the archive file size will be smaller but the backup process may take longer You can choose one of the compression levels for a backup archive e None the data will be copied without any compression e Normal the recommended data compression level set by default High higher archive compression level Maximum maximum backup archive compression e Ultimate ultimate level of compression Generally it is recommended to use the default Normal compression level You might want to select Maximum compression so the backup archive occupies less storage space Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane ip Compression level Select one of the compression levels below The higher the compression ratio the less a Server list options ug Notifications E B Default backup options Pre Post commands archive file size Compression level MW Backup priority O None C Backup protection S Backup type substitution O N
137. tore archives you have to select the task you want to restore from 80 Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not protect archives form possible physical corruption In case you try to restore data from the corrupted archive an error message will appear and the restore task will not be executed We recommend you to rename or delete the last archive s slice since the corrupted one and all subsequent slices should be renamed or deleted and then try to execute the restore task once more While restoring an archive tree will be mounted into C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Acronis MountRestoreDir folder but this mounting is required for the restore process and does not take a disk space The mounted tree represents the structure of files and folders from the archive as a real folder on the disk to allow third party software to access databases files and logs Click Next to continue 8 2 5 Providing a Password If there are any password protected backup archives in the location you have selected see 8 2 3 you will need to enter the password to restore your data from archives Click Next to continue 8 2 6 Restore Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore your data Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers four ways for restoring your data e to the time of the latest backup choosing this option will restore your data to the state when the last backup was created So restoration to the
138. type cannot be created try to create backup of another l Backup priority type fig Backup protection O If a backup of the selected type cannot be created skip the backup process A Bandwidth throttling 0 Additional settings A Default restoration options 58 5 4 6 Bandwidth Throttling You can limit the bandwidth used by the backup process so that network resources will be available for other processes To set the desired data transfer speed check the Enable bandwidth throttling parameter Select a maximum bandwidth value from the drop down list or enter a value manually Options You can set backup options Choose the category in the tree and set the options in the right pane E Notifications CA Bandwidth throttling la B Default backup options You can limit the bandwidth used by the backup process so that the server is available for Pre Post commands other processes re Compression level Wb Backup priority Enable bandwidth throttling 2 Backup protection amp Backup type substitution Enter the value manually or select it from the drop down list Ed Bandwidth throttling 0 Additional settings E E Default restoration options ME a Server list options 10 000 Y Kbps 1 10 100 1000 10000 5 4 7 Additional Settings 1 Validate backup once it has been created When enabled the program will verify the integrity of the archive immediately after it is
139. up Server Important The backup location clean up operation will be performed for the selected location and affect all database archives created by Acronis Recovery even if these are archives for Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Click Next to provide a password if one is required for archives in the selected backup location Backup Location Clean up Wizard Backup Location Selection Specify a location for which you want to create the clean up task E My Computer Qe Local Disk C 3G ba ckup Fixed Disk Drive z Local Disk C o oO Config Msi Free space 8 897 GB Oo Documents and Settings Total size 13 99 GB JHO Inetpub D MSExchangeBackupTest msocache r Program Files H RECYCLER O System Volume Information temp HS WINDOWS Em wmpub Acronis Backup Servers E d Computers Near Me There are backup archives in this Folder Folder Cul i vw Help 7 3 Providing a Password If there are any password protected backup archives in the location you have selected see 7 2 you will need to enter the password to clean up the archive location Click Next to continue 7 4 Specifying Cleaning Options At this step specify the GFS or Simple selected by default scheme to use for location cleaning 7 4 1 GFS Scheme Select this option to enable GFS clean up scheme 68 GFS Grandfather Father Son scheme will
140. up strategy Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides four ways to define the strategy e Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant 36 e Schedule a backup task manually e Use continuous data protection technology e Create a backup now AB Create Backup wizard Define Backup Strategy You can select either to create a backup now manually schedule a task For backup creation use continuous data protection technology or use help of Assistant to schedule a backup task Select an option e Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Backup Assistant O Define strategy manually 7 Use continuous data protection technology _ Create a backup now Description Select this option if you want to run a wizard that will assist you to schedule a backup task which better fits your environment You will specify your database server workload during a day distribution of workload within a week and the average period of time during which your data changes significantly Based on the provided information the Assistant will determine the best solution for your database backup strategy Cancel If you are not sure which backup strategy to choose use Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant selected by default See 5 2 5 for details If you know which backup type to use for your data select the Schedule a backup task manually option
141. upServer archive archivel item MyStorGroupl itemLogon admin qwerty item MyStorGroup2 This command will restore MyStorGroupl and MyStorGroup2 from the archive called archivel located in bsp host BackupServer 108 Appendix A Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Best Practices This section provides instructions for best practices when using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange A 1 Protect your server from hardware failure user errors and viruses Scenario The company is running several internet and intranet applications on several Windows 2000 servers using Microsoft Exchange as the back end using different information Stores Since all transactions are stored in the database any data loss is not acceptable The database administrator must provide protection from hardware failure user errors and virus attacks Acronis solution Use the following components Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent on all servers with databases Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console on an administrator workstation from which you plan to manage tasks To schedule periodic backup 1 Install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console on the database administrator workstation and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agents on the server where Microsoft Exchange information stores are located For every Microsoft Exchange instance perform the following actions 2 Connect to the server from the Acronis Recovery
142. uy the licensed Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange CD e you can receive it by e mail after registering on the Acronis web site in case you download the product also during installation of the product 12 Trial Serial Numbers Acronis allows you to have a trial serial number to be able to use Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange for 30 days without buying the product You may obtain the trial serial number in one of the following ways e inthe CD box distributed during promotion events e after downloading the product from the web site e after registering in installation wizard the serial number will be sent by e mail e contacting Acronis sales representatives Visit http www acronis com enterprise products ARExchange gettrial You have to sign in or register to obtain a trial serial number If you downloaded a trial version of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange from our web site and want to buy a permanent license to continue using the product please contact our sales representatives In this case you will not have to download the product again but only enter a registered serial number during the installation Note the Management Console should be connected to Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange otherwise the Registration menu item will not be presented in the Help menu The number of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console installations is not limited 1 11 Technical Support As part of a purchased annual
143. vers perform the following actions 1 Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow instructions to restore the database a Select the backup archive location b Select the Restore to point in time option and specify the date and time manually or select the backup from the list of backups c Select the database to restore from the archive d Start the restore operation 110 Only one database will be restored to the selected point in time To recover all data in case of a virus attack For all servers perform the following actions 1 Recover the server from viruses reinstall the operating system or replace the server with a new one 2 Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials 3 Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow the instructions to restore the database a Select a backup archive location b Select the Restore to a point in time option and specify the date and time manually or select the required backup from the list of backups c Select the whole Microsoft Exchange information store or several storage groups to restore and specify the target location for each information store d Start the restore operation All Microsoft Exchange information stores will be restored to a point in time A 2 Protect your server t
144. will be Manually able to manually run the task execution at any time that is the most convenient for you Daily Weekly Monthly One time Result Start manually O 94 Daily the task will be executed daily at the specified time You can set the following parameters Recur every The task execution frequency days Start time Time for starting the task The current time is set by default Repeat Task execution frequency Once for a single execution and Every for periodic executions throughout the day in minutes or hours Time when the schedule will be disabled Select this check box to specify the date to enable this schedule End date Select this check box to specify the date when this schedule will be disabled FR Task Schedule Schedule You can schedule creation of the database backups Frequency Recur every 1 day s Manually IA amtume 0 00 00 Weekly Repeat Monthly Once One time Every 12 hour s End time 00 00 00 Y Start date 21 8 2008 End date 20 8 2008 Result Start the task every 1 day s at 0 00 00 Repeat once Effective from 21 08 2008 O Weekly the task will be executed on a weekly basis at the specified time and days You can set the following parameters Recur every The task execution frequency Select individual days of th
145. xecute the task on the last day of the chosen months or All days For example if you have selected 15 and Last the task will be executed on every 15th and every last day of the selected months On choose this parameter to select a week number of the month also Last or All and the day of the week as well as All days and All Workdays for task execution For example if you have selected First and Monday the task will be executed on the first Monday of the selected months Task execution frequency Once for a single execution and Every for periodic executions during the day in hours End date Select this check box to specify the date when this schedule will be disabled 96 FS Task Schedule Schedule You can schedule creation of the database backups All months v 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15 17 19 21 22 00 00 00 One time the task will be executed once at the specified time and day You can set the Start time parameter specify the date and time to start the operation Current time is set by default RENEE Schedule You can schedule creation of the database backups 21 8 2008 00 00 00 One time All the settings you made are displayed in the Result field at the bottom of the window To save your settings click OK To quit task scheduling without saving click Cancel Note Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to set multiple schedu

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