Creating a Microsoft Exchange Server (VSS-aware) backup set
This section describes how to create a Microsoft Exchange Server (VSS-aware) backup set in a standalone or database availability group (DAG) configuration.
IMPORTANT: To back up and restore a DAG, you must configure DNS on the DS-Client computer. Ensure the domain controller and all DAG nodes can be accessed through their fully qualified domain name (FDQN) from the DS-Client computer.
NOTE: DS-Client supports the migration of standalone Microsoft Exchange Server backup sets to DAG backup sets. It does not support the migration from DAG to standalone.
To create a Microsoft Exchange Server (VSS-aware) backup set:
1. On the Sets menu, click New Backup Set. The New Backup Set Wizard appears.
2. On the Choose the kind of backup set page, select VSS-aware Backup Set and then click Next.
3. On the Select the VSS-aware backup set type page, select Microsoft Exchange Server, and then click Next.
4. On the Select the computer page, do the following:
a) In the Path box, type the IP address or DNS name of the Microsoft Exchange Server. For DAG, this can be any of the mail server nodes.
NOTE: By default, DS-Client uses your current user credentials to connect to the selected computer.
b) To specify alternate logon credentials, select the Ask for Network Credentials check box.
c) Click Next.
NOTE: If you have selected Ask for Network Credentials, the Enter Network Credentials dialog box appears. Type the credentials and then click OK.
5. On the Specify Database Availability Group (DAG) options page, do one of the following:
• If you are backing up a Microsoft Exchange Server that is not in a DAG configuration, the Back up individual mail server node option is selected by default. Click Next.
• If you are backing up a Microsoft Exchange Server that is in a DAG configuration, wait for the DS-Client to return the DAG server information and then, do one of the following:
• To back up only the node at the specified location, select the Back up individual mail server node option.
• To back up the DAG, select the Back up entire Database Availability Group option, and then do one of the following:
– To back up the active databases in the DAG, select the Back up active databases option, and then click Next.
– To back up the passive databases in the DAG, select the Back up passive databases option. To reorder the backup priority, select a mail server node from the list, and then click Move Up or Move Down (the first item has the highest priority), and then click Next.
6. On the Select the components to backup page, browse the VSS components list, select the required databases, and then click Add. Click Next.
NOTE: To back up the entire Microsoft Exchange Server, select Microsoft Information Store, and then click Add.
7. On the Specify backup item options page, retain the default settings unless there are specific generation or option requirements for each backup item, and then click Next.
8. On the Specify backup set options page, retain the default settings unless there are specific backup set requirements, and then click Next.
9. On the Specify backup set performance options page, retain the default settings unless there are specific backup set requirements, and then click Next.
10. On the Specify notification options page, retain the default settings unless there are specific backup set requirements, and then click Next.
11. On the Choose a retention rule for this backup set page, retain the default settings unless there are specific backup set requirements, and then click Next.
12. On the Choose a schedule for this backup set page, retain the default settings unless there are specific backup set requirements, and then click Next.
13. On the Choose the name for this backup set page, retain the default settings unless there are specific backup set requirements, and then click Finish.