Better Edge Backup v5.2
User Guide
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This chapter will describe in details how to use Better Edge B ackup to backup your Microsoft Exchange Server
2000 / 2003 and how you can restore your Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 / 2003 from the backup files.
12.1 Requirements
viii. Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 with Services Pack 3 and post-SP3 update rollup installed. Please
refer to http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/ for more information.
or
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
ix. Better Edge Backup must be installed onto the computer running Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
/ 2003.
x. Data from Microsoft Exchange Server will be ba cked up to a temporary directory before they are
sent to Offsite Backup Server. Please make sure you have sufficient space on your computer to
store these data when you run the backup job .
12.2 Overview
A Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003 stores its d ata in Windows Active Directory as well as in its databases. To
fully backup a Microsoft Exchange Server 2 000/2003, you need to backup the following components:
i. Windows System State
The Windows System State contains the information about your Windows system, including
Windows Active Directory. A Microsoft Exchange Serve r 2000 / 2003 stores some of its
configuration, e.g. email accounts and mailbox properties, insid e Windows Active Directory. It is
important that Windows Active Directory is backup properly when backing up a Microsoft Exchange
Server.
Active Directory is stored inside a Windows Server runn ing as Windows domain controller. If your
Exchange Server is a domain controller, you can simply backup the Windows System State of your
Exchange Server. If your Exchange Serv er is running as a member server, you will need to install
another copy of Better Edge Backup onto th e domain controller to backup the Windows System
State of inside the domain controller.
For more information on Active Directory, please refer to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/directory/ad/default.asp
ii. Microsoft Information Store
Exchange Server stores all emails and documents inside its databases, which are grouped together
as storage groups inside Microsoft Information Store. It is important that Microsoft Informati on
Store is fully backup when backing your Exchange Server.
iii. Microsoft Site Replication Service
Microsoft Site Replication Service is installed automatically when exchange server site replication
feature is enabled. Microsoft Site Replication stores its runti me and configuration information
inside its own database. If you are running your Ex change Server with Site Replication Service
enabled, please make sure that you back up the site replication database as well.
iv. Microsoft Key Management Service (Exchange 2000 only)
Similarly, if you have setup your Exchang e Server with Key Management Services enabled, pl ease
make sure that you backup the key ma nagement database as well.
Better Edge Backup will backup your Mi crosoft Exchange Server by taking the following steps:
v. Run all Pre-Commands of this backup set