SonicWALL 6 manual Windows Server Versions Supported, Configuration on a 32-bit Machine

Backing Up Server Applications

Windows Server Versions Supported

Microsoft Exchange runs on the following versions of Windows Server:

•Windows Server 2008 64-bit / 32-bit

•Windows Server 2003 64-bit / 32-bit

Note Refer to the latest SonicWALL CDP Release Notes, available on www.sonicwall.com, for the location of the full support matrix and compatibility information.

Proper Configuration of Exchange 2007/2003 Admin User on Agent

Follow the instructions below to allow mailbox access for proper user mailbox backup/restore in Microsoft Exchange 2003(32bit) and Microsoft Exchange 2007(64bit). On your Agent system, create an Exchange user account for cdpAdmin, make cdpAdmin a member of the “Administrators” group, and login to the Exchange system as cdpAdmin.

See the following subsections for specific instructions:

•Configuration on a 32-bit Machine, page 60

•Configuration on a 64-bit Machine, page 61

See the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/556045

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821897

Configuration on a 32-bit Machine

To configure the Exchange admin user on a 32-bit machine (MS Windows SBS 2003 and MS Exchange 2003), perform the following steps:

Step 1 Create a user in ‘Active Directory User and Computer’ in the Domain Controller (DC) computer (such as cdpAdmin).

Step 2 Add this user (cdpAdmin) to the group ‘Backup Operator’.

Step 3 On the Exchange server, launch the Exchange system manager console and navigate to Servers.

Step 4 Expand Servers, right-click on the server name and then click Properties. Step 5 On the Security tab, add the cdpAdmin user to the Group or user names list. Step 6 Make sure this user has Full control permissions.

Step 7 Logout of the MS Exchange server machine and then log back in as the cdpAdmin user.

Step 8 Open SonicWALL CDP Agent User Interface, select the Application tab, and add MS Exchange – User Mailbox.

Step 9 Click the Configure Authentication button.Enter the user credentials in the authentication dialog box:

User: Domain\user (yourDomain\cdpAdmin)

Password: password for user cdpAdmin

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