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Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox Backup


IBackup for Windows 'Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox Backup' allows you to backup/restore individual mailboxes on the MS Exchange Server Store to your IBackup account. The application backs up the contents of the selected mailbox (es) or an individual email to the Personal Folder (.PST) file. The emails from the Personal Folder (.PST) file can be restored to your MS Exchange Server Mailbox, using the IBackup for Windows 'Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox restore' feature.

The IBackup for Windows 'Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox Backup' is designed only to backup/restore individual mailboxes for the selected mailbox stores and is not a method for the complete backup or recovery of the Exchange database. For a complete Exchange database backup to ensure Exchange recovery, use the 'Exchange Server backup/restore' feature.

Note: Ensure that appropriate Mailbox Rights are granted to perform the 'Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox Backup' for selected mailbox or mailboxes.

General Features

  • Online backup of individual Mailboxes for the selected Mailbox stores without interrupting the running MS Exchange Server services
  • Backups can be scheduled for a future day and time with various scheduling options
  • Enhanced security with 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers, optional 256-bit proprietary encryption on storage with a user-defined encryption key that is not stored anywhere on IBackup servers
  • Easy-to-use wizards for scheduling the backup job
  • Email and Desktop notifications on completion of backup
  • Session based logs of backup activities

 


Resources
Download
Advanced Backup Plug-in


Exchange Mailbox Restore

Steps to 'Restore of MS Exchange Server Mailbox' using IBackup for Windows.

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Backing up MS Exchange Server Mailboxes

IBackup for Windows 'Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox Backup' wizard guides you through a simple step-by-step approach to backup individual mailboxes on the MS Exchange Server Store to your IBackup account. Follow the steps listed below:

Step 1

Login to IBackup for Windows. From the main application menu, go to Backup-Restore > Exchange Server > Exchange Brick-Level Mailbox > Backup.

Brick-Level Mailbox Backup

Step 2

Select the mailbox(es) that you wish to backup to your IBackup account from the MS Exchange Server.

Brick-Level Mailbox Backup

Step 3

Click the 'Browse' button to choose a temporary location on your local computer to store the selected MS Exchange Server mailboxes as a Personal Folder (.PST) file and click the 'Next' button.

Note: Ensure that the selected temporary location on your computer has sufficient free space to hold the contents of the individual mailboxes of the MS Exchange Server. You cannot select a temporary location on the remote location.

Step 4

While selecting mailboxes for backups, you can customize your selection based on the following criteria:

Backup all the messages: This is the default option and it backs up the entire mailbox contents.

Based on Date: Select messages between a particular date and time.

Based on subject and attachment: Select messages based on the subject or attachment.

Select individual mailbox folders: Select mailbox folders such as 'Inbox', 'Sent Items', 'Deleted Items', 'Calendars', 'Tasks', 'Journals' etc. for backup.

Step 5

Select a folder in your IBackup account for the backup operation.

Step 6

In the 'Schedule backup/ restore' window, take an immediate backup or schedule it for a future day and time.

 
 

System Requirements
 
For Exchange Server 2007
  • IBackup for Windows Version 9.5.2 or higher
  • x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
  • Windows Server 2003 SP1, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Standard or Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2008
  • Minimum 2 GB of RAM per server and sufficient space in the hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server database backup files (IBackupExchBackupSet)
Note: To perform Exchange 2007 Brick-Level Backup, install the standalone version of MAPI from the Microsoft site.
Download Standalone version of MAPI

For Exchange Server 2003
  • IBackup for Windows Version 9.5.0 or higher
  • 133-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with SP3 or higher, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition with or without Service Pack, Windows Server 2008
  • 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM
  • Sufficient space in hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server email backup files (.PST files)

For Exchange Server 2000
Exchange Server 2000, Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server require the following minimum system configuration
  • IBackup for Windows Version 9.5.0 or higher
  • Intel Pentium or compatible 166-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, which can co-exist with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 domain controllers and global catalog servers
  • Exchange Server Service Pack 3
  • Sufficient space in hard disk to store the MS Exchange Server email backup files (.PST files)

Note:
To perform MS Exchange Server and MS Exchange Brick-Level backups, download and install Advanced Backup Plug-In after installing the 'IBackup for Windows' application.