How to backup and restore an exchange 2010 mailbox database. Right now, i have one of the pf databases selected in the dag as the. Exchange 2010 public folders high availability or load balancing. An ms exchange server 2010 20 dag backup cycle is considered complete only when scheduled backup on all dag members have been run successfully. Before you can create a public folder in exchange server, you must first create a public folder mailbox. Nov 17, 2010 to make that happen you need an alternate server to be offered to the client for selection but as this feature is missing in exchange 2010 up until sp1 roll up 1 in reality until now you need to keep using exchange 20032007 to have public folder high availability. Troubleshoot your exchange 2010 database backup functionality. A backup report will be generated and emailed to the recipients when a complete ms exchange server 2010 20 dag backup cycle has taken place. We currently have 4 servers running exchange at our data center and also a remote copy 1server at our dr site. Placing a pf db in dag would result in double replication and is not supported by msft if something breaks.
When backing up exchange 2010 in a dag, is backing up only the passive databases. Public folder stores that contain data of the public folders. Uncovering exchange 2010 database availability groups dags. If you are having issues with passive copy backups, please go to the appropriate node in the dag and run the script. Exchange 2010 public folders are not protected by dag.
I add a second mailbox server and create a mailbox database and a public folder database on it. A public folder database can be hosted on a mailbox server which is a member of a dag, but you must configure. Apr 29, 20 the current version of the script works only on exchange 2010 servers. To backup exchange 2010 database mailbox, first need to download the software from above button and install with complete prerequisite to continue backup process. How to setup up exchange 2010 dag backups using netbackup. Exchange 2010 mailbox database backup and restore with. How to restore exchange 2010 database to a different server. Should there be an exchange 2010 public folder databse. For details, see filelevel antivirus scanning on exchange 2010. Additionally, you may run your exchange 2010 backup task by system event e. Exchange 2010 public folder data recovery enow software. I really didnt want to use public folders, but we need them for a legacy app.
If the dag members are in separate physical locations there is. A dag is a group of up to 16 mailbox servers that hosts a set of databases and provides automatic databaselevel recovery from failures that affect individual servers or databases. The backupassist exchange mailbox backup engine includes support for exchange 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2010. Each server has a database copy of the other servers databases so each has 5 activated dbs and 5 db copies. When working in a dag environment, here are some topics to consider. An ms exchange server 201020 dag backup cycle is considered complete only when scheduled backup on all dag members have been run successfully. Run the getmailboxdatabase cmdlet each time you add a new database. If the exchange server databases belong to a dag and are a passive database copy, the excludedagpassive parameter excludes the databases from the backup. This information is stored in the backup status database on the netbackup master server. To specify the minimum amount of time before a backup of another dag copy of the same database is allowed, use the minimumbackupinterval parameter. Cheapest if not free way to backup exchange 2010 spiceworks. Exchange 2010 dag creation and configuration part 1 simple talk.
Dec 05, 2009 public folder databases not protected by dag unlike ccr in exchange 2007, we cannot protect public folder databases using dag. The entire volume needs to be backed up, not just the folder holding those files. I have a question regarding public folder backup in exchange 2010 backup environment. Public folder databases not protected by dag unlike ccr in exchange 2007, we cannot protect public folder databases using dag.
During exchange data recovery with acronis backup advanced you may. This server app also performs data restore operations on all levels of granularity from individual items to whole. Make sure the latest netbackup client software version is installed on all the exchange clients exchange member servers of the dag. In the eac, go to public folders public folder mailboxes, and then click add in the new public folder mailbox page that opens, enter the following information name. When doing so, exchange runs through readiness checks that will alert you to things that may be in place or misconfigurations that would prevent a clean uninstall. In exchange server 201020, public folder is an optional feature.
Provide the edb file, you want to take backup in different file format. Exchange 2010 sp1 public folder high availability returns. A backup report will be generated and emailed to the recipients when a complete ms exchange server 201020 dag backup cycle has taken place. How to create microsoft exchange server backup set ahsays blog. Nov 06, 2011 in almost any exchange server 2010 environment there will be a good reason for adding some additional monitoring of backups perhaps the environment is large enough that the backups are managed by a separate team to the exchange administrators, and so the exchange admins just want to keep an eye on their database backups. I created two public folder databases, one on each node because you cant make pf databases part of the dag. We have a 2 node exchange 2010 server setup with a dag. In settings i chose to back up only from the active copy. Nov 23, 2010 when realizing a high available exchange 2010 environment, you automatically going to use dag database availabilty groups. Dags leverage the concept of incremental deployment, which is the ability to deploy service and data availability for all mailbox servers and databases after exchange is installed. The dag is superbly powerful technology, but youd better make sure yours is 100% correctly configured.
Mar 12, 2014 there is a known bug with exchange 2010 where a deleted public folder item loses track of its location, and both the user and the administrator are denied access to recover a public folder item through recover deleted items. After you deploy exchange server mailbox servers, you can create a dag, add mailbox servers to the dag, and then replicate mailbox databases between the dag members. Use codetwo backup for exchange to migrate the content from one onpremises sharepoint instance to another. If a server hosting the data being backed up is a member of a database availability group dag and hosts both active and passive database copies, you must disable the microsoft exchange replication service vss writer. If your dag architecture is distributed geographically, you can back up data at. Configuring the logon account for the netbackup legacy network service exchange 2010. Exchange 2010 public folder database backup restore. I am looking for some advice on how to properly backup a ms exchange 2010 dag. When doing so, exchange runs through readiness checks that will alert you to things that may be in place or misconfigurations that would prevent a. Veritas netbackup for microsoft exchange server administrators.
This is a server with passive copies with the exception of public folders which. Exchange server 2010 only supports using volume shadowcopy service vss for backup and restore. Download the tool and run it into your computer to backup exchange 2010 mailbox database. Uncovering exchange 2010 database availability groups. Messages can be sent to lists and libraries rather than public folders. We are moving to exchange 2010, and in the exchange management console database management, the public folder database does not show a database copy in the bottom pane. The program will let you easily download data from the source sharepoint environment and then restore it to a different sharepoint site, library, or folder, on the same or another environment.
Performing backups of exchange server, mailboxes, and public. Support for exchange 2010 dag starts at netbackup 7. We have no issues backing up active dbs since it will include public folder in the backup list. I have two mailbox, cas, hub servers with 5 databases per server. Nov 21, 20 hi guys i have problems configuring public folder backup. We are moving to exchange 2010, and in the exchange management console database management, the public folder database does not show a database copy in the bottom. Change the netbackup client service login accounts on all the exchange clients in the farm from localsystem to a domain account with the following rights. Hi guys i have problems configuring public folder backup. Unlike in exchange 2007 ccr with only one public folder database in the org, you cant use continuous replication in exchange 2010 to replicate public folders. Neil hobson walks us through what we need to know, using a twonode dag as an example. Online backup of exchange mailbox stores storage groups without interrupting the running exchange server services. Always put your best effort in first to cleanly remove exchange 2010 by way of removing through the control panels addremove programs section.
Public folder mailboxes contain the hierarchy information as well as the content for public folders. As i understand it exchange 2010 just uses a storage group dedicated to public folders so if the databases are being backed up the public folders database is also being backed up. This has been first introduced in exchange server version 2007, and available in exchange 2010, exchange 20, and exchange 2016 as well, the database portability feature owns a. For public folders, i want all of the pfs, system ones and public ones, to be replicated on both servers. I just virtualized my two exchange 2010 mailbox servers so im setting up my first veeam exchange backup job and i have a question. Create a public folder mailbox in exchange server microsoft.
A mailbox server, dag or not, cannot have more than one public folder db. The original 2 public folder databases are being backed up using of backup software snapmanger for exchange which will truncate the logs after the backup. Correct me if im wrong in 2010 public folder databases are not dag aware so the logs will not get truncated on the other replicas until i run backup on these databases as well. You can use exchange server 2010 and later features with dag backups. To make that happen you need an alternate server to be offered to the client for selection but as this feature is missing in exchange 2010 up until sp1 roll up 1 in reality until now you need to keep using exchange 20032007 to have public folder high availability. Oct 11, 2012 you must exclude exchange server directories where the exchange mailbox and public folder databases are stored, from file system antivirus scanners. Having sharepoint integrated with incoming email through exchange will assist in moving away from public folders. In dag selections in backupexec, i have selected the active public folder database but not the passive public folder database for backup. Note database portability is the most beneficial to restore exchange 2010 database to a different server. We have 3 exchange nodes hosting both active and passive dbs. If a server hosting the data being backed up is a member of a database availability group dag and hosts both active and passive database copies, you must disable.
Oct 18, 2010 exchange server 2010 database availability group overview a database availability group is a group of up to 16 exchange server 2010 servers that are installed with the mailbox server role. Microsoft exchange server 2007201020 mail level backup. Our public folder is hosted in one of the node and in standalone state. Aug 08, 2017 note database portability is the most beneficial to restore exchange 2010 database to a different server. However, there are chances that the edbexchange database file gets corrupted or damaged. For example, the following command gets detailed information about the public folder database on the vanex1 server. Apr 08, 2020 a database availability group dag is the base component of the mailbox server high availability and site resilience framework built into microsoft exchange server. Exchange 2010 dag backup best practices dell community. You can use windows server backup, and still not need a 3rd party utility for restore after all, you can attach the old database as a recovery db, and attach the mailbox, and use outlookowa to find the email youre looking for, move it back to the correct location, detach the db, delete it. Exchange 2010 public folders high availability or load. Troubleshooting common issues when uninstalling exchange 2010. A public folder db is never included in a dag construction as the pf has a replication process that is outside of the dag.
Exchange 2007 or before also supported using extensible storage engine ese streaming backup apis, but this option is no longer available in exchange 2010. Performing backups of exchange server, mailboxes, and public folders. Exchange server 2010 database availability group installation. The high availability feature of dag backups improves exchange server data backups and data recovery.
Dec 09, 2016 back up public folders in office 365 and exchange. I would like to know what is the best practice to backup this type of exchange 2010 setup. Organizations are running exchange 2010 and still need to. Each server that is a member of the dag is capable of hosting active or passive copies of mailbox databases that reside on servers in the group. We do not have a backup solution in place which can take backup of exchange 2010 pf database, so we make use of windows backup for same. Backup source for a database availability dag backup. This way you can stay assured that your data is protected against accidental deletion or malicious behavior. Exchange server software requirements for netbackup for exchange. Click browse to select the location in active directory where the mailbox object is created. Codetwo backup for exchange codetwo software for exchange. See about redirecting a restore of exchange mailbox or public folder objects to a different path. Exchange mailbox and public folder restore backupassist. Monitoring exchange server 2010 microsoft press store. In this update, we focused on implementing a backup functionality for public folders.
In exchange 2010, continuous replication is only for mailbox databases. Codetwo backup for exchange is a secure, allinone microsoft exchange mailbox, public folders and sharepoint backup solution that lets you create and manage backup copies of your data and store it on your local drives. Should there be an exchange 2010 public folder databse copy. We are running exchange 2010 sp2 ur1 in 3 node dag mode running on windows 2008 r2 out of which 2 nodes also holds replicated public folder database. If you do use grt and the only real limitations are that you need to install and configure nfs on all servers and run the backups to disk rather than tape then individual messages from both mailboxes and public folders can be restored. I have a mailbox server with a mailbox database and a public folder database. When using a dag the single point of entry for your clients and for all protocols including mapi rpc, is the client access. Jul 03, 2012 we are running exchange 2010 sp2 ur1 in 3 node dag mode running on windows 2008 r2 out of which 2 nodes also holds replicated public folder database.
The positive thing about this is that we no longer are limited to only one public folder store in the exchange. The script needs to be run on the exchange server that is experiencing backup issues. How to setup up exchange 2010 dag backups using netbackup 7. Individual mailbox backups are stored as pst files, from which you can easily restore individual emails, calendars, tasks, notes, contacts or entire mailboxes. We do not have a backup solution in place which can take backup of exchange 2010 pf database.
If youre using exchange 2010, then youre probably interested in using the new database availability group feature for your high availability needs. To instruct windows to backup exchange server 2010 on a regular basis, you can schedule backup task, with an exact time to run and an exact period of repeating, which varies in length from a minute to some months. We currently have the following scenariodata center. Exchange 2010 backup using wsb not truncating log files. If the microsoft exchange replication service vss writer is enabled, the backup operation will fail. The current version of the script works only on exchange 2010 servers. About restoring individual exchange mailbox and public folder items.
Click file select files and folders to restore from normal backup click file specify netbackup machines and policy type in the specify netbackup machines and policy type dialog box, select the server and the policy type. Public folder logs are not truncating ms exchange spiceworks. Here is a quick procedure on how to configure exchange 2010 dag backups using netbackup exchange db agent. If you want to obtain detailed information about a specific public folder database, you can specify the exchange server 2010 mailbox server on which it is located. It is a different approach with previous versions of exchange, who leverage server redundancy. For an exchange server 2010 mailbox database backup we need to. Enter the name for the public folder mailbox organizational unit. Exchange server 2010 database availability group overview a database availability group is a group of up to 16 exchange server 2010 servers that are installed with the mailbox server role. Using sharepoint 2010 together with exchange server 2010 also has its benefits. Find answers to should there be an exchange 2010 public folder databse copy. Public folder databases must be protected using traditional public folder replication mechanisms. For mailbox databases, im setting up a dag for both of them.
There is a known bug with exchange 2010 where a deleted public folder item loses track of its location, and both the user and the administrator are denied access to recover a public folder item through recover deleted items. These are built on traditional mailbox technology which should streamline the backup and. Back up exchange and office 365 public folders to local drive. Exchange 2010 public folder databases solutions experts. In my exchange twoserver dag i have an active and passive copy of the public folders databaselogs. Hello, in an exchange 2010 database availability groups dag environment, netbackup tracks the success or failure of a backup attempt for each passive copy database backup. Browse time for a backup that uses granular recovery technology may take longer than for a nongranular backup image. Database portability feature and its functionality.
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