Exchange aware backup windows server 2008

Create a full backup of your mailbox database. When the backup is successfully finished send a couple of message to yourself. Make them easy to identify. Dismount the database and restore the database from the backup. The messages you just sent are not in this backup, but in the log files written after the creation of the backup. These log files will be automatically replayed. Figure 8. The last 3 messages were not part of the backup but were rolled-forward from the log files.

Exchange Server Service pack 2 will contain a backup plug-in that makes it possible to use Windows Server Backup in Windows Server to create Exchange Server backups. You can create backups manually or create a schedule for the backup application to run.

It is a backup to disk solution, backup to tape is not available. It can restore backups and it can roll forward log files after a restore, so the basic functionality is available. Nothing more, nothing less. SQL Monitor lets you know if your backup fails, runs long, fails to start, and tells you what caused the issue. Find out more. Fortnightly newsletters help sharpen your skills and keep you ahead, with articles, ebooks and opinion to keep you informed. Prior to becoming an independent consultant in , Jaap worked for 8 years for Microsoft Services in The Netherlands, specializing in Exchange Server.

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