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Page 3: Table Of Contents
NTEGRATION WITH CRONIS MAGE NTERPRISE ERVER 2.3.1 Starting Tasks from the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server Management Console 2.3.2 Bare Metal Restore ......................15 2.3.3 Files Exclusion ........................16 CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION OF ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE .... 17 3.1 M...
Page 4 5.2.2 Specifying a Task Execution Account ..................37 5.2.3 Selecting Items to Back Up..................... 38 5.2.4 Selecting a Backup Archive Location ..................40 5.2.5 Using Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant ............. 41 5.2.6 Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters ................. 45 5.2.7 Backup Options ........................45 5.2.8 Specifying a Task Name and Providing Comments ..............
Page 5 8.1.8 Restore Options ........................77 8.1.9 Selecting Start Parameters ....................78 8.1.10 Echo Task Selection ......................78 8.1.11 Restore Summary ......................78 ......................79 ESTORING AILBOXES 8.2.1 Restoration Time Selection ....................79 8.2.2 Specifying a Task Execution Account .................. 80 8.2.3 Selecting a Backup Location ....................
Page 6 APPENDIX A. ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS EXCHANGE: BEST PRACTICES ....109 A.1 P ......109 ROTECT YOUR SERVER FROM HARDWARE FAILURE USER ERRORS AND VIRUSES Scenario ............................109 Acronis solution ..........................109 A.2 P ............111 ROTECT YOUR SERVER TO GUARANTEE MINIMAL DATA LOSS Scenario ............................
Page 7: Chapter 1. Introducing Acronis® Recovery™ For Microsoft Exchange
Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is available in two versions – original Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange for larger organizations and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Small Business version (Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS) for small and/or start-up businesses.
Page 8 Microsoft Exchange server. Integration with Acronis True Image Echo • Installed on the same computer, Acronis True Image Echo Update (build 8115 or later) and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can restore a whole...
Page 9: Why Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange
Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange or Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange SBS? You can choose the appropriate license for Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange. Your choice is based on the size environment it will be installed in: Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange, appropriate for larger businesses •...
Page 10: Key Features
1.5 Key Features Database Backup (Fastest Method) • Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides the ability to backup all data at a database level. This is the fastest, but the least flexible backup method Brick-Level Backup •...
Page 11: Supported Microsoft Exchange Versions
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 service packs installed. Note, to handle MAPI interfaces correctly, Service Pack 2 and hotfix kb908072 must be installed (see Microsoft website for details). Please note, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is not a cluster-aware product. 1.7 Supported Platforms •...
Page 12: Supported Operating Systems For Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Agent
Obtaining Permanent Serial Numbers Obtaining a permanent serial number depends on the way you purchase Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange: you will find it in the CD box if you buy the licensed Acronis Recovery for • MS Exchange CD you can receive it by e-mail after registering on the Acronis web site in case •...
Page 13: Technical Support
Trial Serial Numbers Acronis allows you to have a trial serial number to be able to use Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange for 30 days without buying the product. You may obtain the trial serial number in one of the following ways: •...
Page 14: Chapter 2. Understanding Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange
Exchange servers. 2.1.2 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent The Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed on the computers on which you want to backup/restore a Microsoft Exchange database. 2.2 Components Integration Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is installed on the computer from which you plan to manage operation processes on remote database servers.
Page 15: Integration With Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server
Integration allows accessing main Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange functions (wizards and tools) from the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server management console in case if both consoles are installed on the same computer. The Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent must be installed on the remote computer.
Page 16: Files Exclusion
“Configuring Bare Metal Restore”. Starting a Bare Metal Restore Task In case of hardware failure you have to restore the lost partition using the Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server, and then start the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange bare metal restore task.
Page 17: Chapter 3. Installation Of Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange
Chapter 3. Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange From this chapter you will learn how to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components both locally and remotely. 3.1 Minimum System Requirements Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange requires the following hardware: Pentium processor or higher •...
Page 18: General Rules Of Installation
3.3.1 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Components There are two ways to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange components – local and remote. To install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console and Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent locally: run the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange setup file •...
Page 19: Installing Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Agent Remotely
Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent Remotely To install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely on a database server, you first need Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console installed on the local computer. The remote system must meet the requirements described in 3.1 “Minimum System Requirements”.
Page 20 3. Enter a serial number for the selected product. For information about obtaining a serial number, see section 1.10 “License Policy”. The Next button will not be active until you enter a serial number. 4. Select the computer in the Computer field: enter a computer name manually or click Browse…...
Page 21: Extracting Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Components
3.3.3 Extracting Acronis Recovery Exchange Components To install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange from the command line, you need to prior extract the .msi file to starting the installation process. Here are the steps for extracting the file:...
Page 22: Removing Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Components
3.3.4 Removing Acronis Recovery Exchange Components You can remove any Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange component separately by selecting Control panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> <component name> - > Remove. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Acronis Recovery for...
Page 23: Chapter 4. Getting Started With Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange
Chapter 4. Getting started with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange This chapter will help you to start working with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange, and will guide you through connecting to a remote server, and remote installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent.
Page 24: Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Workspace
• Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is already installed If you select a server in the Computers pane, on which Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is not installed, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace will display two operation icons in the Pick a Tool group:...
Page 25 Install Acronis Agents – install Acronis Agents on remote computers • As soon as you are connected to a Microsoft Exchange server where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is installed, your workspace will show operations you can execute on this server, such as backup or restore, managing tasks, etc.
Page 26: Computers Pane
(with their Microsoft Exchange servers identified) which have been discovered by the system or added manually. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console allows you to connect to a remote computer where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is already installed, or to install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent remotely.
Page 27: Help Menu
, press the access key of the required command from the submenu. 4.2.4 Help Menu The Help menu is used to invoke help and obtain information about Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange. To view the Help panel, disable the Computers Tree option in the View menu.
Page 28: Discovering Servers
(see 4.7 “Connecting to a Remote Microsoft Exchange Server”). If Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is not installed on a server, click Install Acronis Agents in the Pick a Tool pane (see Chapter 3 “Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange”).
Page 29: Adding Servers
To establish a remote connection, select a server in the Computers pane and click Connect to a Remote Computer in the right pane. If you have connected to this server previously, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will use credentials for accessing the computer automatically. Otherwise a dialog window...
Page 30: Remote Installation Of Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Agent
As soon as you connect to a database server, you can manage tasks as if it is as a local computer. 4.8 Remote Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent The remote installation of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is described in detail in 3.3.2.
Page 31: Chapter 5. Creating Backup Archives
Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange is a tool that backs up the necessary tables, data, and user-defined objects, but it treats the database as more than just a combination of files.
Page 32: Which Backup Strategy To Choose
- Full backup once a week - Incremental backup every ten minutes For advice on creating the best strategy you can also rely upon Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant while working with the Create Backup wizard. See 5.2.5 for detailed information.
Page 33: Server Roles
Exchange organization for security reasons. Another role limitation: clustered mailbox servers can only be configured with the Mailbox server role. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows backing up of the Mailbox role only. See section 5.3 for detailed instructions. 5.1.5 Storage Groups and Information Stores Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition supports up to 50 storage groups and 50 databases per server.
Page 34: Circular Logging
5.1.7 Disaster Recovery Plan With Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange you can create a Disaster Recovery Plan. This plan provides all the necessary information about the Microsoft Exchange server in the form of step-by-step instructions for restoring the entire server in case of failure, a disaster, or data corruption.
Page 35: Continuous Data Protection
The locally connected tape drive will appear in the list of backup destination devices along with other available drives. To enable backup to a locally attached tape device with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange: 1. Attach the tape device to the computer.
Page 36: Backing Up Databases
1. You do not have to provide filenames for backups. 2. As soon as the tape is full and the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is connected to the computer, a dialog window with a request to insert a new cartridge will appear.
Page 37: Specifying A Task Execution Account
• If you are not sure which backup strategy to choose, use Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant (selected by default). See 5.2.5 for details. If you know which backup type to use for your data, select the Schedule a backup task manually option.
Page 38: Selecting Items To Back Up
Note, this step will be skipped if in the first one you selected the Create a backup now option. 5.2.3 Selecting Items to Back Up In this step of the wizard you have to specify which items to back up. In the left pane of the window select an information store with Microsoft Exchange installed and expand it to view and specify storage groups to back up.
Page 39 Selecting Information Stores to Back Up When selecting an information store to back up Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will automatically back up all of the storage groups associated with this information store. A list of information stores can be obtained, with the connected user’s privileges that cannot be changed.
Page 40: Selecting A Backup Archive Location
5.2.4 Selecting a Backup Archive Location Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the following places and media for backup destinations: Local HDD • Network shares, SAN, NAS • • Tape drives, Autoloaders, Tape libraries • • Acronis Backup Server (shipped with Acronis True Image Echo™ Enterprise...
Page 41: Using Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Assistant
Note, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not display mapped network drives in the Folders tree. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to clean storage places to avoid storing out of date archives. See Chapter 7 “Backup Location Clean-up” for details.
Page 42 At this step specify a period of time when data changes significantly. This will help Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant define the schedule for backup creation – how often to run the backup operation and which backup type to choose.
Page 43 backups to create to avoid data loss (backup creation frequency), as well as when to execute the operation. In the table there are three rows representing three levels of load (High, Medium and Low), and seven columns representing the days of the week. By default the most widely used pattern is specified (selected cells are highlighted in blue).
Page 44 You may consider setting this date on the day of the week when your server load is not high Click Next to view (and change if necessary) the schedule for backup tasks, created by Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant.
Page 45: Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters
12 hours 5.2.6 Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters If you used Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant, it will create a schedule for the choices you made. Click Edit to change the existing schedule settings. If you decided to define the backup strategy manually, you have to set a schedule for each backup type.
Page 46: Specifying A Task Name And Providing Comments
5.2.8 Specifying a Task Name and Providing Comments On the Task Name and Archive Comments wizard page, you can provide a name and comments for the backup task. Enter a task name in the Task Name field to identify and organize tasks by operation (edit, delete, etc.).
Page 47: Backing Up Mailboxes
5.3.1 Defining a Backup Strategy In the first step of the Back up Mailboxes wizard you will define the backup strategy. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange provides three ways to define the strategy: Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant •...
Page 48: Specifying A Task Execution Account
If you are not sure which backup strategy to choose, use Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Assistant (selected by default). See 5.2.5 for details. If you know which backup type to use for your data, select the Schedule a backup task manually option.
Page 49: Excluding Objects
Information on the selected item is displayed in the right pane of the window: information store name, installed operating system and the number of storage groups. Selecting Mailboxes to Back Up Choose a storage group and mailbox store from which you want to back up a mailbox. Information (size and number of mailboxes) about the selected items will be displayed on the right.
Page 50 Select Exclude the following objects from the backup to enable excluding options and then select the required ones: “Deleted Items” folder – exclude the “Deleted Items” folder from the • backup file to be created “Sent Items” folder – exclude the “Sent Items” folder from the backup •...
Page 51: Selecting A Backup Archive Location
5.3.5 Selecting a Backup Archive Location Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the following places and media for backup destinations: Local HDD • Network shares, SAN, NAS • • Tape drives, Autoloaders, Tape libraries • • Acronis Backup Server (shipped with Acronis True Image Echo™ Enterprise...
Page 52: Using Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange Assistant
Note, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange does not display mapped network drives in the Folders tree. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to clean storage places to avoid storing out of date archives. See Chapter 7 “Backup Location Clean-up” for details.
Page 53: Backup Options
Note, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to set multiple schedules for one task. For example, you should not only backup your data once a week, but also on the last day of each month. You can specify Weekly and Monthly parameters to schedule the necessary operation.
Page 54: Backup Summary
You will be redirected to the Task List automatically, where you can view and edit created tasks. 5.4 Setting Default Backup Options Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange lets you set the backup options you want to use as default for future tasks.
Page 55: Pre/Post Commands
To edit the default backup options, select Tools -> Options from the main program menu. You will also still be able to edit the backup options while creating a backup task. 5.4.1 Pre/Post Commands You can specify commands (or even batch files) that will be automatically executed before and after the backup procedure.
Page 56: Compression Level
5.4.2 Compression Level Select the compression level for the backup. With higher compression ratios the archive file size will be smaller, but the backup process may take longer. You can choose one of the compression levels for a backup archive: •...
Page 57: Backup Priority
Enter a password in the text field and confirm it. The password is case sensitive. Please keep in mind that in the Restore Data wizard, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will ask for a password after you select a folder within the archive location.
Page 58: Backup Type Substitution
AES 128 – the quickest encryption method available (set by default) • AES 192 – encryption will take longer than 128-bit, but is more secure • AES 256 – requires the most amount of time to cipher, but it is also the •...
Page 59: Bandwidth Throttling
Select this parameter to create only brick-level (mailbox level) backup, which provides quicker restoring of individual e-mails and mailboxes. The backup process will run faster because Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will not detect items deleted since a full backup was created, but will back up only new or changed items.
Page 60 It will be enabled only if you create independent full backups (Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will check the specified backup strategy). In all other cases Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange will truncate transaction logs, since creating an archive chain (full and incremental backups) is impossible with...
Page 61: Chapter 6. Disaster Recovery Plan
Chapter 6. Disaster Recovery Plan It is extremely important for all organizations and users to have detailed instructions describing the process for recovering data quickly and efficiently in case of disaster – a Disaster Recovery Plan. This plan should contain all of the required information to guide someone through the recovery process.
Page 62 2. Select the items you want to obtain the Disaster Recovery Plan for 3. Choose whether you want to receive the Disaster Recovery Plan by e-mail or to view it in HTML format...
Page 63 4. If in the previous step you selected to receive the Disaster Recovery Plan by e-mail, you will need to specify the e-mail parameters Specify the e-mail account that will be used for sending the Disaster Recovery Plan. Provide the e-mail address to which the plan will be sent and the outgoing SMTP server name.
Page 64: Scheduling Receipt Of The Disaster Recovery Plan
In the latter case an e-mail will be sent to the address you specified or a HTML version of the Disaster Recovery Plan will be opened in your web browser after you click Finish. 6.2 Scheduling Receipt of the Disaster Recovery Plan Launch the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard by clicking on the Disaster Recovery Plan operation icon in the main workspace.
Page 65 3. Specify the e-mail account that will be used for sending the Disaster Recovery Plan. Provide the e-mail address to which the plan will be sent and the outgoing SMTP server name. You can specify several e-mail addresses separating them with commas. A Username and a password may also be needed if the SMTP server requires authentication.
Page 66: Summary
Summary Thus, in case of disaster, you only need to take the most recent version of the Disaster Recovery Plan and follow the instructions to restore your databases.
Page 67: Chapter 7. Backup Location Clean-Up
Chapter 7. Backup Location Clean-up Sooner or later the backups you create will fill up the assigned storage space. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to clean up backup locations by specifying how long to store the archive and/or the maximum number of full backups to store. By default, these options are disabled.
Page 68: Selecting The Backup Archive Location
7.2 Selecting the Backup Archive Location Select the backup location you want to clean from the tree, or manually specify the path to it in the Path field below the tree. You can also select Acronis backup locations (such as Acronis Backup Server).
Page 69: Simple Scheme
GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) scheme will keep three sets of backups in the selected location. This scheme, if chosen, is activated on the day the first full backup was created: all backup archives (full and incremental) for the current week (7 days starting from the day of creating the first full backup);...
Page 70: Schedule Cleaning
7.5 Schedule Cleaning Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to schedule backup location clean-up. Specify the schedule that is the best for your needs (see Chapter 9 “Scheduling Tasks” for detailed information). 7.6 Backup Location Clean-up Summary The final stage of the backup location clean-up is the summary window, where the list of operations that will be performed is displayed.
Page 71: Chapter 8. Restoring The Backup Data
On schedule – select this option to schedule the operation • When restoring on bare metal – this option is available if Acronis True • Image Echo Enterprise Server is installed and allows restoring the whole...
Page 72: Specifying A Task Execution Account
8.1.3 Selecting a Backup Location Select the appropriate backup location in the tree or specify the path to it manually in the Path field below the tree. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange stores up to ten...
Page 73: Selecting A Backup Task
– Recent Backup Locations - so you can easily locate the appropriate archive. You can also select specific Acronis backup locations (such as Acronis Backup Server). The following resources may also be selected as backup locations: •...
Page 74: Providing A Password
8.1.6 Restore Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore your data. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers four ways for restoring your data: to the point of failure – the data will be restored to the state at the point •...
Page 75 Restoring to the latest backup will be faster, than restoration to the point of failure. to a specific point in time - Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows • you to specify a date and time to restore your data from. Note, to be able to restore to a specific point in time, Microsoft Exchange transaction logs must be backed up.
Page 76: Content Selection
Select Acronis Active Restore to immediately obtain the access to the Microsoft Exchange server. You also can restore public folders with this feature activated. Another advantage is that Acronis Active Restore may be used with all versions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (see 8.5 for details).
Page 77: Restore Options
logs. In terms of this, we recommend you to create full backups after new databases are created. Important! While restoring an information store, e-mail service will not be available, i.e. users will not be able to send and receive e-mails. Restoring Storage Groups Choose the storage group to restore.
Page 78: Selecting Start Parameters
Microsoft Exchange Server is located. You can do it either immediately after Restore Data wizard completes or do it manually later. Choose one of the following actions: Do not run Echo task - in this case, you will have to select Acronis True • Image Echo Enterprise Server task manually later.
Page 79: Restoring Mailboxes
Click Finish to save the schedule or start the restore task immediately. 8.2 Restoring Mailboxes Launch the Restore Mailboxes wizard by clicking on the restore operation icon in the main workspace. 8.2.1 Restoration Time Selection In the first step of the Restore Data wizard you decide when to run the restoration process.
Page 80: Specifying A Task Execution Account
Select the appropriate backup location in the tree or specify the path to it manually in the Path field below the tree. You can also select specific Acronis backup locations (such as Acronis Backup Server). The following resources may also be selected as backup locations: •...
Page 81: Providing A Password
8.2.6 Restore Point Selection Specify to which state you want to restore your data. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers four ways for restoring your data: to the time of the latest backup – choosing this option will restore your •...
Page 82: Content Selection
First, select a database server from the tree in the left pane. Also Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows using a filter to display only the required items in the tree. Type a word, which will help you to define the necessary folders, in the Filter field.
Page 83 Restoring Public Folders Choose a Storage Group, Public Folder Store and Public Folder from which you want to restore a specific folder. Information about the selected items will be displayed on the right. In the drop-down list, specify the public folder you want to restore. Information about size, number of folders and subfolders, as well as total number of e-mails will be displayed on the right.
Page 84: Restore Options
Click Next to continue. 8.2.8 Restore Options Select the options for the restoration process (Pre/Post commands, restoration process priority etc.). You can Use default options (See 8.4 “Setting Default Restore Options” for more information.) or Set the options manually. If the latter is the case, the settings will be applied only to the current restore task.
Page 85: Restoring Individual E-Mails
Select location… link or specify the path to it manually in the Backup location field. You can also select specific Acronis backup locations (such as Acronis Backup Server). The following resources may also be selected as backup locations: Entire disk or disk folder •...
Page 86: Selecting A Backup Task And Point To Restore
Below you have to select to which state you want to restore e-mails. Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange offers four ways for restoring your data: to the time of the latest backup – choosing this option will restore your •...
Page 87: Setting Additional Search Options
8.3.3 Setting Additional Search Options Filter Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows using a filter to display only the required items in the tree. Type a word, which will help you to define the necessary folders, in the Filter field. Only Mailboxes containing this word will be displayed in the tree below.
Page 88: Selecting E-Mail Exporting Parameters
Please note, only the first 100 e-mails will be shown in the table (see section 8.3.4). So consider proper search options. 8.3.4 Selecting E-mail Exporting parameters Select the way you want to export selected emails from the drop-down list before starting the restoration process, and then click Restore: •...
Page 89: Setting Default Restore Options
8.4 Setting Default Restore Options To view or edit the default restore options, select Tools -> Options -> Default Restoration Options from the main program menu. You can also edit restore options while creating a restore task. 8.4.1 Pre/Post Commands You can specify commands or batch files to be automatically executed before and after the restore procedure.
Page 90: Restoration Priority
8.4.2 Restoration Priority You can set up the restore process priority: Low - the restore process will run slower, but it will not influence other • processes running on your computer Normal - set by default. The restore process will run with normal priority •...
Page 91: User Account Ownership
8.4.4 Additional Settings Backup archive validation Before data is restored from the archive, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can check its integrity. If you suspect that the archive might have been corrupted, select Validate backup archive before restoration.
Page 92: Acronis Active Restore Or Dial Tone Recovery
Restoring a huge Microsoft Exchange Server database may take several hours before users can start working with it again after a disaster. But Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange makes it possible to use a dial tone to recover e-mail service in the first place, and only then restore users’...
Page 93 Comparing Acronis Active Restore and Dial Tone Recovery Acronis Active Dial Tone Restore Recovery MS Exchange accessibility while limited restoring Public folders restoring only MS Exchange Supported MS Exchange editions all editions 2007 Depends on logs size...
Page 94: Chapter 9. Scheduling Tasks
Chapter 9. Scheduling Tasks 9.1 What is a task? A task is a job you execute for a database that includes the type of operation (backup, restore, etc.), parameters of the operation (what to backup, what to restore, etc.) and a schedule (optional).
Page 95 Daily - the task will be executed daily at the specified time. You can set the following parameters: Parameter Description Recur every (…) The task execution frequency days Start time Time for starting the task. The current time is set by default Task execution frequency: Once for a single execution and Repeat Every (…) for periodic executions throughout the day (in...
Page 96 End date Select this check box to specify the date when this schedule will be disabled Monthly - the task will be executed monthly at the specified time and day. You can set the following parameters: Parameter Description Months Select months for the task execution from the drop-down list. Then choose one of the following parameters: Days - choose this parameter to specify days of the selected months for task execution.
Page 97 To save your settings, click OK. To quit task scheduling without saving, click Cancel. Note, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange allows you to set multiple schedules for one task. For example, you can backup your data not only once a week, but also on the last day of each month.
Page 98: Chapter 10. Managing Tasks
Tools -> Manage tasks menu item. All the scheduled tasks appear in the Scheduled Tasks pane in the Manage Computer Tasks window of the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console. Information about the task name, credentials, the type of backup, its status (completed, scheduled), the task’s schedule and the date and time when it was run...
Page 99: Editing A Task
10.1 Editing a Task To edit a task, select it in the Tasks window and click Edit Task on the left. Follow the wizard’s instructions on the screen. 10.2 Deleting a Task To delete an existing task, select it in the Tasks window and click Delete Task on the left.
Page 100: Chapter 11. Notifications
Chapter 11. Notifications Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange can notify you when a task is complete using an SNMP service or via e-mail. By default all notifications are disabled. 11.1 E-mail Notifications Specify a singular default e-mail account that will be used for notifications regarding the backup operation process.
Page 101: Snmp
You can check if the settings are correct by clicking the Send Test E-mail Message button. 11.2 SNMP You can choose whether to send event log messages issued by Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange to computers running SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) management applications.
Page 102: Chapter 12. Viewing Logs
Chapter 12. Viewing Logs Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange working logs. The logs provide information about scheduled task results, including failure reasons, if any. To view logs, click the Logs item in the Pick a Tool group. The log browsing window contains two panels: the left panel features the log list, and the right panel displays the selected log’s contents.
Page 103: Chapter 13. Command-Line Mode
Command-line Mode Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the command-line mode. The command- line user interface provides the ability to execute the following Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange functionality: backup and restore (including the ability to set options for corresponding operations).
Page 104: List Command
13.1 List Command Cmd.exe list [/location:<URI> [/credentials:"<login>:<password>"] [/archive:<name> [/password:<password>]]] [/item:"<item>"] [/pit:<time>] 13.1.1 Description of Options /location:<URI> Specifies an archive location’s URI. The path may be specified in one of the following ways: “C:\path\to\dir\”, “\\computer\share\dir\”, “ftp://host/mybackups/” or “bsp://host/BackupServer”. /credentials:<login>:<password> Specifies task execution account’s credentials /archive:<name>...
Page 105: Usage Examples
/credentials:<login>:<password> Specifies task execution account’s credentials /archive:<name> Defines an archive within the specified location /password:<password> Specifies a password if an archive was created with password protection /item:<item> Specifies parent item information following format: “//StorageGroup1/Database1/User/inbox” /pit:<date><time> Specifies a point in time to display items. The time format depends on a system locale of the particular computer (i.e.
Page 106: Description Of Options
13.3.3 Description of Options /location:<URI> Displays an archive location’s URI. The path may be specified in one of the following ways: “C:\path\to\dir\”, “\\computer\share\dir\”, “ftp://host/mybackups/” or “bsp://host/BackupServer”. /credentials:<login>:<password> Task execution account’s credentials /archive:<name> Specifies an ID of an archive within the specified location /item:<item>...
Page 107: Restore Commands
13.4 Restore Commands 13.4.1 RestoreIS RestoreIS command to restore whole information stores and storage groups. In item case you specify mailboxes in the option, the operation will fail. See options’ description in 13.4.3 section. Cmd.exe restoreIS /location:<URI> [/credentials:"<login>:<password>"] /archive:<name> [/password:<password>] [ /item:"<item>" [/storagegroup:<storagegroupname>][/activerestore] [/dialtone [/overwriteDialtoneDB]]] [/pit:<time>] [/priority:Low|Normal|High] [/validate] [/overwriteExistingEmails] [skipExistingDatabases]...
Page 108: Usage Examples
/storagegroup Specifies a storage group to restore. All specified storage groups will be /dialtone overwritten. Note, this option is incompatible with command /pit:<date><time> Specifies a point in time to which to restore the required item. The default value is < >...
Page 109: A.1 P Rotect Your Server From Hardware Failure , User Errors And Viruses
Agents on the server where Microsoft Exchange information stores are located For every Microsoft Exchange instance perform the following actions: 2. Connect to the server from the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials 3. Launch the Create Backup wizard and follow the instructions to create a backup task: a.
Page 110 2. Install Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent on the server 3. Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials 4. Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow the instructions to restore the database: a.
Page 111: A.2 P Rotect Your Server To Guarantee Minimal Data Loss
1. Recover the server from viruses, reinstall the operating system or replace the server with a new one. 2. Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console using the appropriate credentials 3. Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow the instructions to restore the database: a.
Page 112: Acronis Solution
Acronis solution The database administrator can use previously created backup tasks and start them manually from the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console. Another option is to start a new task for creating full backups. The administrator can specify it so that it will only be executed manually.
Page 113: Appendix B. Installing Acronis Recovery For Ms Exchange From Command Line
Appendix B. Installing Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange from command line msiexec.exe Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange supports the Microsoft Installer utility ( with all its commands. Here is the MSI installation command and options: Install Options /i <Component.msi | ProductCode>...
Page 114 This option ignores any property values you specify at the command line. To install the component with elevated privileges, use Example msiexec /jm C:\ AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent.msi Advertises Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent for all users of the computer. Logging Level Options msiexec /L [i][w][e][a][r][u][c][m][p][v][+][!] LogFile .txt...
Page 115 Example msiexec /i C:\ AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent.msi /Lime logs.txt logs.txt Installs Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent and creates log file containing information about the status, out-of-memory and error messages. Applying a Patch Options /p PatchPackage /p - Applies a patch...
Page 116 The modal box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation. Example msiexec /qb AcronisRecoveryMsExchangeAgent.msi Displays the basic user interface options during the Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent installation. Copyright Information Displaying Options msiexec {/?|/h} Displays the Windows Installer version and copyright information.

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Chapter 1. Introducing Acronis® Recovery™ for Microsoft Exchange

Chapter 2. Understanding Acronis Recovery for Ms Exchange

Chapter 3. Installation of Acronis Recovery for Ms Exchange

Chapter 4. Getting Started with Acronis Recovery for Ms Exchange

Chapter 5. Creating Backup Archives

Chapter 6. Disaster Recovery Plan

Chapter 7. Backup Location Clean-Up

Chapter 8. Restoring the Backup Data

Chapter 9. Scheduling Tasks

Chapter 10. Managing Tasks

Chapter 11. Notifications

Chapter 12. Viewing Logs

Chapter 13. Command-Line Mode

Appendix A. Acronis Recovery for Ms Exchange: Best Practices

Appendix B. Installing Acronis Recovery for Ms Exchange from Command Line

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