Verifying backups

After you create a backup, verify that you can query the virtual machine backups and the database backups from the Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server interface.

About this task

You can recover one or more Microsoft Exchange databases based on your recovery point objectives (RPO).

Procedure

  1. From Microsoft Management (MMC), select a Microsoft Exchange Server.
  2. Click the Recover tab.
  3. Select View > Databases. A list of Microsoft Exchange Server database backups that can be restored is displayed.

    Microsoft Exchange Server databases that are backed up with Data Protection for VMware are identified with the vmvss backup method.