Microsoft Exchange Backup

This topic applies to LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service Agent version 4.0 or later. If you are running an earlier Agent version, see Microsoft Exchange Backup (for version 3.6 or earlier).

Purpose

Use this Microsoft Exchange Backup form to:

Create a new Microsoft Exchange Server backup configuration for this computer.
Edit the existing Exchange Server backup configuration that you already configured for the computer.
Switch the type of Exchange backup configuration for the computer (for example, if you currently have a custom Exchange backup configuration, you can switch to an automatic Exchange backup configuration).
Remove the existing Exchange Server backup configuration for the computer.

Important: If you have upgraded from Agent version 3.6 or earlier, and you have an existing Exchange backup configuration, then the existing configuration appears as a custom Exchange backup configuration.

If you are running Exchange Server on this computer, LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service automatically detects that Exchange is installed on the computer, identifies the version, and can automatically generate and maintain special database backup configurations to protect the full Exchange server (that is, the entire computer) or the Exchange data only. LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service then determines the correct set of Exchange files and directories to back up to ensure the application data is accurately protected. If you specify that you want to automatically back up the entire Exchange server, LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service also sets up your Files and Directories backup configuration to back up the entire computer, including the Windows System State/registry. You can then set a schedule indicating when the automatic backup configurations should run.

Note: In general we recommend choosing the Automatic entire Exchange Server backup option as it is the most efficient and easy method to ensure your computer is fully backed up and recoverable. If this does not fit your needs, then we recommend that you choose the Automatic Exchange Data backup only to ensure your Exchange data is accurately backed up.

Optionally, you can instead specify that you want to define your own custom Exchange backup configuration. To define this custom configuration, you specify the Exchange files and directories to back up, and set a schedule indicating when Exchange should be backed up.

Fields and Buttons Descriptions

Field/Button	Description
No Exchange Backup	Select this option if you do not want to configure backup of Exchange Server. If a backup configuration for Exchange Server already exists for this computer, select this option to delete the configuration. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion request. After confirmation, the backup configuration will be removed.
Automatic Exchange Data backup only	Select this option to have LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service automatically generate and maintain an Exchange backup configuration that protects only the Exchange data on this computer. When you click this option, you will be prompted to confirm your selection. After confirmation, the Edit your Automatic Microsoft Exchange Data backup page opens so you can define the new configuration. If this option is already selected, an automatically generated and maintained backup configuration for Exchange data only already exists.
Automatic entire Exchange Server backup	Select this option to have LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service automatically generate and maintain an Exchange backup configuration that protects the Exchange data on this computer, as well as automatically generate and maintain the Files and Directories backup configuration for this computer. Note: In general we recommend choosing this option as it is the most efficient and easy method to ensure your computer is fully backed up and recoverable. When you click this option, you will be prompted to confirm your selection. After confirmation, the Edit your Automatic Microsoft Exchange Server backup page opens so you can define the new configuration. If this option is already selected, automatically generated and maintained backup configurations for your full Exchange server already exists (an Exchange and the Files and Directories backup configurations).
Custom Exchange Data backup	Select this option to define your own custom Exchange backup configuration for this computer. When you click this option, you will be prompted to confirm your selection. After confirmation, the Edit your Custom Microsoft Exchange backup page opens so you can define the new configuration. If this option is already selected, a custom Exchange data backup configuration already exists.
Edit button	Click to open the Edit your Automatic (or Custom) Microsoft Exchange Data (or Server) backup page, so you can make changes to the existing Exchange Server backup configuration.
Done button	When you are done editing the backup configuration for this computer, click Done (located at the bottom of this page) to finish the editing session. All changes are reflected in the Backup tab on the Computer Information form.