While suitable mostly for small organizations and those running pilots, the Windows Server Backup utility can be a great way to back up your Exchange server without having to invest more dollars in software. Since , Scott Lowe has been providing technology solutions to a variety of organizations. The other two databases you see reside on a different Exchange server. More than likely, you'll end up with a screen like the one in Figure B that tells you the backup tool is not yet installed on your server.
Figure B Windows Server Backup is not yet installed. Figure C. Editor's Picks. The best programming languages to learn in Install the latest Exchange SP3 Rollup. Restart the Information Store service if you entered and Enterprise Edition key to unlock the capability to create more than 5 databases. Exchange setup will create a self signed certificate with a five year validity. This certificate will not be trusted by clients, and it will generate TLS certificate pop-ups in Outlook.
Install a trusted certificate if you already have one, or if not complete the process to obtain one. Once the new certificate is installed and validated, you will need to bind the certificate to the Exchange services. This is probably the most overlooked aspect of Exchange. The server will have virtual directories which point to the server FQDN by default. The below are sample commands that must be tailored and edited to your environment.
Note that lab server used here was called Exch — I know, imaginative…. As per your design, create and configure Mailbox databases.
This is not an exhaustive list, and should not be considered so. I wanted to include the most important topics and those that are often overlooked. Your email address will not be published. On the server on which Windows Server Backup was run, the last backup status will be displayed, which should say Successful. You can also verify that the backup completed successfully by viewing the Windows Server Backup logs.
Open Event Viewer and verify that a backup completion event was logged in the Application event log. Run the following command in the Exchange Management Shell to verify that each database on the selected volume s was backed up successfully:. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Tip Having problems?
Note Choose volumes and not individual folders. Note By default, volumes that contain operating system components or applications are included in the backup and can't be excluded. In this article.
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