Backup / Restore of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Creation Date: June 19, 1997
Revision Date: August 25, 2015
Product: DS‑Client (Windows)
Summary
This articles refers to the ‘classic’ Microsoft Exchange backup set type that uses the native Microsoft Exchange backup API and Windows Networking to perform backup and restore of target Microsoft Exchange Servers.
The DS‑Client service allows you to backup live Microsoft Exchange Server databases (i.e. while the databases are running). For more information, or to compare the benefits of online/live versus off-line backups, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article ‑ Q237767.
The machine on which the Microsoft Exchange Server is running must have all the default administrative shares enabled (C$, D$, ADMIN$).
Backup
The account that you are using must either be a member of the administrative group, or be explicitly included in Microsoft Exchange with administrator rights.
If DS‑Client is not a member of the same domain as the Microsoft Exchange server, enter the network credentials when creating the backup set (Select Server Wizard Tab). In the Enter Network Credentials dialog, specify either a computer name or domain name for authentication. Microsoft Exchange server will not accept <None>, as in this case DS‑Client performs login impersonation (and this is invalid, since DS‑Client is not a member of the same domain). You must also create an account on the DS‑Client computer, which is exactly the same (name & password) as the Microsoft Exchange server administrator account. When the DS‑Client computer performs authentication, you can select the DS‑Client computer name in the From field.
Microsoft Exchange backups are "packages" of files that are all interdependent. If one file is missing or corrupted, the entire backup session cannot be successfully restored. If for any reason, there is an error in the backup of the Microsoft Exchange Server, DS-Client will delete all the files backed up during that session.
Restore
• If, during restore, the error The server is not operational is displayed, make sure the DS-Client computer can resolve the fully qualified domain name of the Exchange computer through a proper DNS setting.
In cases where you are performing disaster recovery drills, or an actual disaster recovery, several checks must be performed:
• Assuming the machine that you backed up no longer exists (i.e. was destroyed), you must configure a new machine and install Microsoft Exchange on it. If you had a backup set for the entire machine (including System State), you can restore immediately. Otherwise, follow the next step;
• If you did not restore the System State, check the following:
• Ensure that the machine names are the same (the server that you are restoring to must have the same name as the server that you backed up).
• The same applies for the domain name and the administrator account.
• Make sure the location of the databases is the same (including the drive letters).
• After you have performed all these checks, you can start the restore process. After the restore is complete without any errors, Microsoft Exchange should be up and running.
For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base articles ‑ Q175469, Q176239, and Q224977.
Requirements for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1
The following information is specific for backup and restore of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1:
To adhere to the Microsoft Secure by Default initiative, the remote streaming functionality (server-wide) in Exchange 2007 SP1 is disabled by default. This functionality is required by DS-Client to perform backup and restore of the Exchange server.
• To enable this functionality, edit the following registry value on the target Exchange server (using regedt32.exe):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersSystem
Name: Enable Remote Streaming Backup
Type: DWORD
Value:0 = default behavior (remote backup disabled);
1 = remote backup enabled
When you apply SP1 to an existing Microsoft Exchange Server, the Microsoft version number changes from 8.0 to 8.1. Existing Microsoft Exchange Server backup sets will not work.