On-premise MS Exchange Server Backup
On-premise MS Exchange Server Backup
Backup your entire mail server; easily recover any lost or deleted emails.
Features
- Backup / restore the Mailbox / Public Folder Stores (Storage Groups/Databases) of MS Exchange Server.
- Backups can be scheduled for a future date and time with the various scheduling options.
- Enhanced security with 256-bit AES encryption on transfer and storage with a user-defined key that is not stored anywhere on IDrive servers.
- Email and Desktop notifications on completion of backup.
- Session based logs of backup activities.
To backup your MS Exchange Server,
- Sign in to the IDrive application and click 'Server Backup'. A slider menu will appear.
- Click 'On-premise MS Exchange'. The MS Exchange backup/restore console appears. By default, 'MS Exchange backup' is selected.
- Select 'Online Backup', or 'Local Backup', or 'IDrive Express™ Backup'.
Note:
On selecting Online Backup, the data will be stored on the IDrive cloud whereas on selecting Local Backup or IDrive Express™ Backup the data will be stored in the local drive. - Select the mailbox database(s) from the list which appears and specify the temporary local backup location.
Note:
If you connect to an Exchange Server Cluster, a list of all databases that are available in your Exchange Cluster appears. - Click 'Schedule Now'.
Note:
(a) Ensure that the selected temporary folder on the local computer has sufficient free hard drive space to hold your on-premise MS Exchange server backup files. You cannot select a remote location as a temporary location for the backup.
(b) Once the local backup is initiated, '.ServerBackup' folder is auto created. - The Scheduler appears where you can schedule the backup for any future day and time or perform an immediate backup of the selected databases.
Note:
On successful backup of the MS Exchange Server databases to your IDrive account, the files are stored in a folder called 'IDriveExchBackupset'. It is not advisable to update or delete files manually as it may interrupt the MS Exchange Server restore operation. Also, avoid using the 'IDriveExchBackupset' as a destination folder for any other backup/ restore operation.
At any given point of time, you can maintain only one backup job named 'IDExchangeServerBkset'.
View the steps to restore the MS Exchange Server.
System Requirements
For MS Exchange Server 2019
- x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel, 64 architecture (formerly known as Intel EM64T), AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
- Windows Server 2019
- Minimum 128 GB of RAM per server and sufficient space in the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server Mailbox backup files
For MS Exchange Server 2016
- x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel, 64 architecture (formerly known as Intel EM64T), AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform, Intel Itanium IA64 processors not supported
- Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016
- Minimum 8 GB of RAM per server and sufficient space in the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server Mailbox backup files
For MS Exchange Server 2013
- x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel, 64 architecture (formerly known as Intel EM64T), AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
- Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter RTM or later
- Minimum 8 GB of RAM per server and sufficient space in the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server database backup files (IDriveExchBackupSet)
For MS Exchange Server 2010
- x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard and Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Edition
- Minimum 4 GB of RAM per server and sufficient space in the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server database backup files (IDriveExchBackupSet)