Backup and Restore Exchange 2010 Data
Good morning.
I'm having many difficuties with my server and think it best to wipe it out and reload it. I am running SBS 2011 Standard with Exchange 2010 . How do I backup exchange so that when reload the server, I can import that data back into exchange to resume normal operations?
I'm having many difficuties with my server and think it best to wipe it out and reload it. I am running SBS 2011 Standard with Exchange 2010 . How do I backup exchange so that when reload the server, I can import that data back into exchange to resume normal operations?
Tony Giangreco
To be safe, I recommend Backup Exec 2010 R3 with the Exchange agent. Windows Server backup will probably work, but it does not have all the features Backup Exec has.
How do you achive your restore?
Do you want to backup both OS(including system state) and exchange database?
Or you want to take only exchange database backup? where you will reinstall OS/exchange as new installation ?
Do you want to backup both OS(including system state) and exchange database?
Or you want to take only exchange database backup? where you will reinstall OS/exchange as new installation ?
ASKER
I have System Recovery 2011. That's what BE is now called. I've made a successful backup with it. I forgot to mention I have moved the Exchange Data location to my D: I just didn't know if it was as simple as repointing the Exchange data location back to D: after it was reloaded or not. Is it that simple? I'm finding out that server stuff is NEVER simple. LOL
ASKER
I'm wiping my system out all together and starting from scratch.
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All important data is stored on my D: which is a RAID 1 750G HDD. Exchange data is located there.
Here is how to safely move exchange
http://www.petri.co.il/move_exchange_stores_to_a_different_disk.htm
http://www.petri.co.il/move_exchange_stores_to_a_different_disk.htm
ASKER
Thanks, TG. But that's not the question. The stores are already moved. They've been that way for months. I want to know when I reload my server from scratch, when I point my stores BACK to the D: where the files are stored, will everyone's exchange data be available?
If exchange is working properly today and you use System Recovery 2011 to take a GRT backup of Exchange (using the Exchange Agent), I would expect a full install and then a restore of Exchange should work.
Skipping steps in that process is a dangerous process. Do it by the numbers...
Skipping steps in that process is a dangerous process. Do it by the numbers...
ASKER
I haven't the foggiest idea how to do that. Can you point me in the right direction, please?
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I'm going to take a combination of your suggestions. Althought the question was never answered, it is a method of getthing things taken care of. This works for me because I only have 5 accounts. Now if I were in a situation where I had 500, this would not be a solid solution.
You know how you can just copy someone's .pst out of their profile onto an external device, wipe and reload their computer and then startup Outlook, create a .pst by not setting up an email account; then, you go to the data file location and paste the old .pst in and BOOM!, there's all of your email and contacts, etc.... That's what I was asking if we could do with exchange. Copy the data files that are in the exchange store folders to a safe location. THEN, wipe the machine and reload it, do all the updates, THEN, paste the exchange data (or point it back to where it was saved on an alternate drive) and BOOM!, there's all of my data on each profile.
I realize exchange is more complicated than simple Outlook when it comes to data files. I just didn't know if there was a way to copy/paste the most current data before wiping the system and reloading it and putting that same data in a location where exchange already knew what was in each client's data folder on the server.
I'll experiment around and let you guys know what I find out.
Thanks for your suggestions, though.
You know how you can just copy someone's .pst out of their profile onto an external device, wipe and reload their computer and then startup Outlook, create a .pst by not setting up an email account; then, you go to the data file location and paste the old .pst in and BOOM!, there's all of your email and contacts, etc.... That's what I was asking if we could do with exchange. Copy the data files that are in the exchange store folders to a safe location. THEN, wipe the machine and reload it, do all the updates, THEN, paste the exchange data (or point it back to where it was saved on an alternate drive) and BOOM!, there's all of my data on each profile.
I realize exchange is more complicated than simple Outlook when it comes to data files. I just didn't know if there was a way to copy/paste the most current data before wiping the system and reloading it and putting that same data in a location where exchange already knew what was in each client's data folder on the server.
I'll experiment around and let you guys know what I find out.
Thanks for your suggestions, though.
ASKER
The question was never fully answered. A Yes, and here is how it's done or a No, that's not a stable way to acheive your goal or something of the sort. I'll post back later if I find a solution that fits exactly what I"m looking for.