Creating an Email message backup set (EWS)
The following procedure provides instructions on creating an Email message backup set for Microsoft Exchange Server using EWS.
1. Click Sets > New Backup Set.
The New Backup Set Wizard screen appears.
2. Select E-Mail Messages and click Next.
The Choose the E-Mail Server type screen appears.
3. Select Microsoft Exchange Server (using EWS) and click Next.
The Backup from Microsoft Exchange Server screen appears.
4. In the Path field, enter the IP address of the Exchange server from which data will be backed up.
By default, your current credentials for DS-Client will be used to connect to the selected computer.
5. Select Ask for Network Credentials and click Next.
The Enter Network Credentials screen appears.
6. Provide the credentials that have the required permission and license to access the Exchange server.
7. In the From field, type the complete domain name of the Exchange server. For example, if the email messages at the backup source are addressed to user@company.local, type company.local in this field.
The list of items (e.g., source, nodes, mailboxes) displayed in the next screen will depend on the credentials entered in this screen.
8. When you have provided the necessary details, click Next.
The Select Users and Services for Backup screen appears.
9. To specify what you need to back up, select mailboxes, folders, or individual items, and click Add or Exclude.
NOTE: You can exclude a folder or individual item only when its parent mailbox or folder has already been added.
To add or exclude individual items inside a folder:
a) Expand the mailbox, select the folder, for example, Inbox, and click Items.
b) Select the individual email messages or entries that you want to specify, and click Add or Exclude as needed.
c) When you have added or excluded the required items, click Finish.
After you click Finish, the items that you have just added or excluded are displayed in the Backup Items Selected section.
10. When you have specified what you want to back up, click Next.
The Specify backup item options screen appears.
11. Double-click the column Max gen, define the maximum number of generations for backup, and click Next.
The Specify backup set options screen appears.
12. Select the required options and click Next.
The Specify notification options screen appears.
The steps for all subsequent screens are the same as for Windows File system backups. Continue in
“Specifying notification options” in the section for File system backups.