What Is- Backing up Microsoft Exchange ?

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Windows XP and its later file versions include an inbuilt utility, called NTBACKUP, to backup your precious data and prevent data loss disasters. You can use this tool for backing up all sorts of data in Windows environment and if you have installed Exchange Server on this system, this tool is enhanced to allow baking up Microsoft Exchange Server database.

 

How can you improve NTBACKUP with the capability to backup Exchange Server database without installing Exchange Server?

 

You must install Exchange System Manger on the Backup Server for backing up the Exchange Server database. But, with NTBACKUP, it is possible to backup without installing with following hoax

 

Copy ESEBCLI2.DLL from Exchange Server CD into the EXCHSRVR\BIN folder

 

Add the following registry key:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\DLLPaths -
REG_EXPAND_SZ - esebcli2 - c:\exchsrvr\bin\esebcli2.dll.

 

After alter the registry you could use NTBACKUP for backing up remote Exchange Server by clicking - Tools - Remote Store.

 

Backup choices

• Minimum assortment is SG (Storage Group) to truncate the log files
  
• VSC could create a Snapshot from numerous SG at the same time

Restore Choices

• You can select the entire storage group or single database to store
• All EDB files must be mounted for purging log files

If you don't have enough time to regularly backup your data using NTBACKUP, you can also use third party applications to make the backup process fully automated. These software also provide easy restoration and offer complete safety of your business critical data.

 

In case if you don't make backup or the backup fails, you need to repair and restore Exchange Server database using Exchange repair software. A good EDB repair software, such as Stellar Phoenix Mailbox Exchange Recovery software, can completely recover your data in all cases.