Mail Level Backup must be utilized in conjunction with full Information Store Backup as Mail Level backup for Microsoft Exchange Server is not designed to fully protect an Exchange Server, but to facilitate easy backup and fast restoration of individual emails, contacts, calendars or public folder, etc.
%edition_name% supports standalone backup option and Database Availability Group (DAG) backup option for Exchange server mail level backup. From version 7.15.0.0 onwards, %edition_name% supports mail level backup and restore of Exchange Server 2016 by installing either on the Exchange server 2016 hosting the database or on the remote backup machine.
You are strongly recommended to configure or check all the settings below to confirm all the requirements are met before you proceed with the Exchange Mail Level backup and restoration:
Below is the supported backup source for mail level backup and restore of Exchange Server 2016.
Backup source (English) | Action | Destination mailbox with Chinese as default language settings |
Inbox | Merge | 收件箱 |
Outbox | Merge | 寄件匣 |
Sent Items | Merge | 寄件備份 |
Deleted Items | Merge | 刪除的郵件 |
Drafts | Merge | 草稿 |
Junk E-Mail | Merge | 垃圾電郵 |
Calendar | Create new folder | Calendar |
Notes | Create new folder | Notes |
The following are some best practices or recommendations we strongly recommend you to follow before you start any Exchange Server 2016 Mail Level backup and restore:
Field | Description |
Name | This is the name of the backup set. You can create a meaningful name for it. |
Backup set type | Enter the correct backup type from the drop down box. |
Version | Enter the correct version of the Exchange server from the drop down box. |
Host | Hostname of the Exchange server. (for standalone backup option) |
Host (DAG Member Server) | Hostname of the DAG Member Server. (for DAG backup option) |
Username | Username of the Windows user account used for backup of the Exchange server. |
Password | Password of the Windows user account used for backup of the Exchange server. |
To create a backup set for standalone backup option:
To create a backup set for DAG backup option:
Please ensure that following requirements are met by the MS Exchange server / DAG:
Mail Level backup requires "Full Mailbox Access" permission for the user running %edition_name%.
Please refer to the following instruction for granting permission to the operating system account to be running the Mail Level backup:
For one specific mailboxUse the following procedure to grant access to Exchange 2007 mailbox:
Use the following procedure to grant access to Exchange 2007 mailbox found on a specific mail store:
For Exchange 2007, please refer to the following instructions:
Add an operating system account to the Exchange 2007 server.
This account must be a member of the following groups:
Enter the following command in Exchange Management Shell:
Example, to grant the permission for local account "system"
To show added permission for an AD account
Example, to show added permission for local account "system"
To remove permission from an AD account
Example, to remove permission from local account "system"
To remove permission from an AD account
Example, to remove permission from local account "system"
For Exchange Server 2010 and 2013, please refer to the following instructions:
Add an operating system account to the Exchange 2010/2013 server.
This account must be a member of the following security groups:
For Exchange 2010, ensure that Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 (KB981401) is installed.
Please refer to the following article for more details: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displayLang=en&id=415 .
Enter the following command in Exchange Management Shell:
Example:
Other useful commands:
Remove permission from an AD account
Example:
To view the mailbox permission of a user
Example:
Field | Description |
Name | This is the name of the backup set. You can create a meaningful name for it. |
Backup Type | Enter the correct backup type from the drop down box. |
Version | Version of the Exchange server. |
To create a backup set: