The Backup Wizard for Exchange Server simplifies the backup operation for Exchange databases.
When the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server is used, the Exchange database backup settings and operations, both of which require complex procedures, can be simplified by users even without specialist knowledge.
In the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server, the following functions are provided:
Backup Settings and Modification of those Settings using the Wizard
Automatic Generation of Backup Execution Script
Automatic Generation of Backup Settings Deletion Script
The configuration of the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server is shown below.
Figure 8.58 System configuration of the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server
The Management Server manages the Managed Servers (Mailbox Server and backup server). Only one Management Server is installed in the system.
Install the AdvancedCopy Manager's manager on this server.
The Mailbox Server is the server which the ETERNUS Disk storage system on which the mailbox database is stored is connected to.
It is the backup source server for backup operations using the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server.
Install the AdvancedCopy Manager's agent, Storage Cruiser's agent, and ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider on this server.
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The Database Availability Group (DAG) can be configured on two Mailbox Servers.
The backup server is the server which the mailbox database backup destination ETERNUS Disk storage system is connected to.
It is the backup destination server for backup operations using the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server.
Install the AdvancedCopy Manager's agent, Storage Cruiser's agent, and ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider on this server.
Refer to "8.2.2.1 Designing server configurations" about supported server configurations.
The server configuration conditions different from "8.2.2.1 Designing server configurations" are shown below:
Only the Management Server can be used in cluster configurations. Other server cluster configurations are not supported.
DAG configurations of four or less Mailbox Servers are supported. DAG configurations of five or more Mailbox Servers are not supported.
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With the Backup Wizard, both the Mailbox Server and the backup server are available as an operation server.
The copying of the active mailbox databases shown below is also supported in those configurations which are located on each Mailbox Server.
Figure 8.59 Mixed active mailbox databases and passive mailbox databases (DAG configuration)
In the backup using the Backup Wizard for Exchange Server, volume configurations which satisfy all of the following conditions are supported:
The volumes connected to the Mailbox server and the volumes connected to the backup server are the same size. (even bytes as a unit should be the same)
Volumes are configured in one partition for each LUN.
The mailbox database (.edb) and public folder database (.edb) are located in separate volumes.
The mailbox database, public folder database, and volumes where each transaction log and checkpoint are located have not been used for another purpose.
A drive letter or folder is allocated to the mount point of LUN.
LUN can be mounted to a drive letter or Windows empty NTFS folder.
To one volume to which databases are allocated, other databases are not allocated.
To one volume to which transaction log and checkpoint file are allocated, other transaction log and checkpoint file are not allocated.
Backup source volume and backup destination volume exist in the same ETERNUS Disk storage system.
Figure 8.60 Backup Wizard for Exchange Server supported volume configurations
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If the following conditions are not met, the volumes are not displayed in the Select list on the "Backup source / destination volume mapping" screen in the backup wizard:
The volumes connected to the Mailbox server and the volumes connected to the backup server are the same size. (even bytes as a unit should be the same)
For the volumes that are connected to the backup server, a drive letter or folder is allocated to the mount point of LUN.
Backup source volume and backup destination volume exist in the same ETERNUS Disk storage system.
In the case of a volume configuration that satisfies the following conditions, since the most up-to-date log file is lost by restore, roll-forward restoration cannot be performed. Only point-in-time restoration is possible:
The mailbox database, and transaction log and checkpoint of the mailbox database, are located in the same volumes.
The public folder database, and transaction log and checkpoint of the public folder database, are located in the same volumes.
In an environment where the version of AdvancedCopy Manager's agent in the mailbox server or backup server is 15.2, the volume configuration that satisfies the following conditions is not supported:
The mailbox database, and transaction log and checkpoint of the mailbox database, are located in the same volumes.
The public folder database, and transaction log and checkpoint of the public folder database, are located in the same volumes.
