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With IBM Storage Protect Snapshot, you can back up and restore Exchange Server data and protect your Exchange Server environment.

You can use IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Microsoft Exchange Server to run backup and restore operations in a Database Availability Group (DAG) environment. A DAG consists of mailbox servers that provide recovery from database, server, or network failures. DAGs provide continuous replication and continuous mailbox availability.

  • Security requirements for backup and restore operations For IBM Storage Protect Snapshot security, users who are logged on to the Exchange Server must have role-based access control (RBAC) permissions to access mailboxes and to complete mailbox restore tasks.

  • Software requirements for backup and restore operations

    To protect Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 data, verify that your environment is set up correctly.

  • Software requirements for mailbox restore operations

    When you restore mailboxes and mailbox data, you can choose where to restore the mail and how to restore the mail. You can restore mailbox data from the GUI or command-line interface.

  • Microsoft Exchange Server backup methods

    Depending on your Exchange Server environment, you can run only full backups, full plus incremental backups, or full plus differential backups. Your backup strategy might also include backing up data to IBM Storage Protect or local shadow volumes.

  • Database Availability Group backup and restore operations

    To optimize use of available server resources, Database Availability Group (DAG) members often store a subset of the Exchange Server databases in a combination of active and passive copies.

  • Ensuring successful MAPI connections

    If you use Exchange Server 2013, use the MAPI Settings property page to verify that the user mailbox is online. You can also view and update the MAPI registry key that enables IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to connect to the Exchange Server.