Prequisites

Security requirements for backup and restore operations
For Data Protection for Exchange Server 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 2010 and 2013 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.

VSS 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 Tivoli® Storage Manager 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.