Online backup of MS Exchange Server

Backup MS Exchange Server database to your IBackup account

IBackup for Windows 'Exchange Server Backup' wizard guides you through a step-by-step approach to backup the MS Exchange Server database to your IBackup account, without interrupting the running MS Exchange Server services.

Note: To perform MS Exchange Server backups, download the 'Advanced Backup Plug-in' after installing the 'IBackup for Windows' application.

General Features

Performs backup/ restore of 'Mailbox/Public Folder' Stores (Storage Groups/Databases) of MS Exchange Server
Backups can be scheduled for a future date and time with various scheduling options
Enhanced security with 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers, optional 256-bit proprietary encryption on storage with a user-defined encryption key that is not stored anywhere on IBackup servers
Easy-to-use wizards for scheduling the backup job
Email and Desktop notifications on completion of backup
Session based logs of backup activities

Step 1

Access the Exchange Server Backup option from the main menu item:
Backup-Restore> Exchange Server > 'Exchange Server Backup'

Resources

Download

Advanced Backup Plug-in

Exchange Server Restore

Steps to Restore of MS Exchange Server using IBackup for Windows.

Related Links

User manual

Product data sheet

Business solutions

Step 2

Select the MS Exchange Server 'Public Folder' store/ 'Mailbox stores that need to be backed up to your IBackup account.

Exchange Server Backup

Step 3

Click the 'Browse' button to select a temporary location on your local computer to store the MS Exchange Server backup resources.

Note: Ensure that the selected temporary directory on the local computer has sufficient free space to hold the MS Exchange Server backup resources.

You cannot select the remote location as a temporary location for the MS Exchange Server backup.

Step 4

Click the 'Next' button to select a destination directory on your IBackup account.

Next, select from any of the options to schedule backup of data for a future data and time.

Note: On successful backup of the MS Exchange Server databases to your IBackup account, the Server's resources are stored in a folder called 'IBackupExchBackupset'. It is not advisable to update or delete files manually as the changes made may interrupt the Exchange Server restore operations. Also, avoid using the 'IBackupExchBackupset' as a destination folder for any other backup/ restores operations.

At any given point of time, you can maintain only one backup job named 'IBExchangeServerBkset'

System Requirements

For Exchange Server 2007
IBackup for Windows Version 9.5.2 or higher x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform Windows Server 2003 SP1, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Standard or Enterprise Edition Minimum 2 GB of RAM per server and sufficient space in the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server database backup files (IBackupExchBackupSet)
For Exchange Server 2003
IBackup for Windows Version 9.3.5 or higher 133-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with SP3 or higher, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition with or without Service Pack 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM and sufficient space on the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server database backup files (IBackupExchBackupSet)
For Exchange Server 2000
Exchange Server 2000, Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server require the following minimum system configuration IBackup for Windows Version 9.3.5 or higher Intel Pentium or compatible 166-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, which can co-exist with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 domain controllers and global catalog servers Exchange Server Service Pack 3 Sufficient space in hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server database backup files (IBackupExchBackupSet)