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Backup/Restore Microsoft Exchange server 2000/ 2003

This describe how to use JUSTbackupz to backup your MIcrosoft Exchange Server 2000 / 2003 and how you can restore your Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 / 2003 from the backup files.

Requirements

  1. Microsoft Exchange server 2000 with Services Pack 3 and post-SP3 update rollup installed. Please refer to http://www.microsoft.com/exchange for more information or MIcrosoft Exchange Server 2003
  2. JUSTbackupz must be installed onto the computer running Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003
  3. Data from Microsoft Exchange Server will be backe dup onto a temporary directory before they are sent to JUSTbackupz OBS. Please make sure you have sufficient space on your computer to store these data when you run the backup job.

    Overview

    A Microsoft Exchange server 2000/ 2003 stores its data in Windows Active Directory as well as in its databases. To fully backup a Microsoft Exchange server 2000/ 2003, you need to backup the following components:

     

  1. Windows System State

     

    The Windows systems state contains the information about your WIndows system, including Windows Active Directory. Microsoft Exchange server 2000/ 2003 stores some of its configuration, eg - email accounts and mailbox properties, inside Windows Active Directory. It is important that WIndows Active Directory is backup properly when backing up a A Microsoft Exchange Server
    Active Directory is stored inside a Windows Server running as Windows domain controller. If your Exchange Server is a domain controller, you can simply backup the Windows Systems State of your Exchange Server. If your Exchange Server is running as a member server, you will need to install another copy of JUSTbackupz onto the domain controller to backup the Windows Systems state of inside the domain controller. For more information on Active Directory, please refer to:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/directory/ad/de/fault.asp

     

  2. Microsoft Information Store

     

    Exchange Server stores all emails and documents inside its databases, which are grouped together as storage groups inside Microsoft Information Store. It is Important that Microsoft Information Store is fully backupe when backing your Exchange Server.

     

  3. Microsoft Site Replication Service

     

    Microsoft Replication Service is installed automatically exchange server sire replication feature is enabled. Microsoft Site Replication stores its runtime and configuration information inside its own database. If you are running your Exchange Server with Site Replication enabled, please make sure that you backup the site replication database as well.

     

  4. Microsoft Key Management Service (Exchange 2000 only)

     

    Similarly, if you have setup your Exchange Server Key Management Services enabled, please make sure that you backup the key management database as well.
JUSTbackupz will backup your Microsoft Exchange Server by taking the following steps:
  1. Run all pre commands of this backup set
  2. If the backup type to run is [Database Backup type],
  3. Windows System state will be backed up to a temporary directory specified in its backup set
  4. All exchange database(s) selected are backed up to a temporary directory specified in its backup set
  5. If the backup type to run is [Transaction Log Backup type],
  6. New transaction log extents generated since last backup will be copied to the temporary directory
  7. Remove transaction log extents backed up from the Exchange Server
  8. Run all Post-Commands of this backup set
  9. Upload all backup files from the temporary directory to an JUSTbackupz OBS

 

How to backup Microsoft Exchange server 2000/ 2003

 

Please follow the instructions below to backup your Microsoft Exchange server 2000/ 2003 using JUSTbackupzOBM
  1. Open JUSTbackupz - Right click JUSTbackupzOBM icon available in the system tray and choose [Open]

  2. From the Menu, choose [Backup set] > [New] > [MS Exchange Backup Set] Create a backup set
  1. From the menu, choose [Backup set] > [New] > [MS Exchange Backup Set]

  2. Enter a name for your backup set

  3. Select the database(s) to be backup

    If this Exchange Server is also a domain controller of this Active Directory, select the [System State] checkbox as well. Otherwise, please install JUSTbackupz to the domain controller of this Active Directory and select the [System State]checkbox on that computer
  4. Enter a temporary directory for storing the abckup files before they are sent to an JUSTbackupz OBS
  5. Set the backup schedule for Database Backup

  6. Set the backup schedule for Transaction Log Backup (for Domino server only)(Note: You can have more than one schedule in a backup set,i.e you can perform intra-day transaction log backup by adding more than one daily transaction log backup schedule to your backup set)
  7. Set the Encryption algorithm, encryption mode and encrypting key for this backup set

    (Hint: For maximum security, please select AES(Advanced encryption Standard) Algorithm, CBC (CIpher Block Chaining) mode and use an encrypting key with more than 8 characters.)

     

  1. Run Backup

     

  1. Select the backup set you want to run on the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button
  2. Selet the backup type (e.g. database, log files) you would like to perform

  3. Select [Offsite Backup Server] to start backing up your files to an JUSTbackupz Offsite Backup Server and press the [OK] button

  4. You should get something similar to the screen shot below:

Requirements

Please followthe instructions below to restore Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003 from an JUSTbackupz Offsite backup server.
  1. Prepare the system for your Exchange Server (if required) Install the original version of Windows and Exchange Server (with the same level of service pack installed as in the original system) back to your computer
  2. Restore Windows Active Directory (if required)
If you have re-installed Windows,please download the Windows system state backup file, named [SystemState.bkf] from JUSTbackupz OBS and then use [NTBackup.exe] to restore your Windows System Stateto its abckup time from the backup file by following the instructions below:
  1. Run [NTBackup.exe] from [Start] > [Run]
  2. Press the [Restore Wizard] button and then next press the [Nest] Button
  3. Press the [Immport] button and use the [Browse] button to select the backup file [SystemState.bkf] downloaded
  4. Select the checkbox next to the description that matches your backup file
  5. Press the [next] button and then the [finish] button
  1. Install JUSTbackupzOBM(If required) - Please refer to the [Installation] section for information on how to install JUSTbackupz onto your computer
  2. Startup the [Microsoft Information Store] services from Windows Services
  3. Restore exchange database(s) from backup:
  1. Downloaded the database abckup files to be restored from JUSTbackupz OBS (or find the cached copy available in the temporary directory defined in your backup set) and save them to your ahrd disk (please make sure the directory structure is the same as it appears on the browser)
  2. If the database to be restored exists on your computer already, please dismount it from the services using [Start] > [Program] >[Microsoft Exchange] > [System Manager]
  3. Use [ExchangeRestore.exe]from the [bin] directory under the installation directory of JUSTbackupz (e.g.C:\ProgramFiles\JUstbackupz\bin\Exchangerestore.exe) to restore the exchange databases. - Simple run [ExchangeRestore.exe] to print the usuage

  4. (Example1) TO restore all databases from backup available in [F:\Backup] to an exchange server named [WIn2000SVR] using the temporary directory [F:\Temp], you can use this command:

    E:\program Files\JUSTbackupz\bin\>ExchangeRestore DIR="F:\Backup"TEMP="F:\Temp"SERVER="WIN2000SVR

  5. (Example 2) To restore the database named [mail] in storage group [SG5] from backup available in [F:\Backup] to an exchange server named [WIN200SVR] using the temporary directory [F:\Backup], you can use this command:

    E:\program Files\JUSTbackupz\bin\>ExchangeRestore DIR="F:\Backup"TEMP="F:\Temp"SERVER="WIN2000SVR SERVICE=Microsoft Information Store" STORAGE="SG5" DATABASE="mail1"

  6. Repeat the same procedure for each database to be restored to the Exchange Server
  7. You can use [Start] > {Program] > [Admin Tools] > [Event Viewer] to check if there are any errors generated from the exchange databases restoring activities
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