{"id":4878,"date":"2014-04-03T13:21:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T09:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2024-02-05T19:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:11:41","slug":"exchange-backup-and-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/exchange-backup-and-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Exchange Backup and Recovery with MSP360 Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSP360 Backup supports native backup and recovery of Microsoft Exchange Server out of the box. In this blog post, we provide the step-by-step manual on how to back up and restore your MS Exchange server with MSP360 Backup software. <\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on Microsoft Exchange server backup, check out our new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/exchange-backup\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MS Exchange Server Backup and Recovery Guide.<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><div class=\"table-of-content \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Table of Contents<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Back Up MS Exchange with MSP360 <\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most detailed manual with the screenshots illustrating each step please refer to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/help.msp360.com\/cloudberry-backup\/backup\/back-up-microsoft-exchange-data\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this section<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of our Web Help.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>1<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create an Exchange Server backup plan, launch MSP360 Backup. On the main toolbar, click <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">MS Exchange<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>2<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Then you should select the backup destinations.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-backup-destination..png\" alt=\"Exchange backup. Select backup destination\" width=\"647\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-backup-destination..png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-backup-destination.-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-backup-destination.-624x482.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you select <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid Backup<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you will be asked to specify both the local storage that will be used to store a local backup and the cloud storage that will be used to store a cloud backup. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>3<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name your backup plan and indicate whether you want to save the plan's configuration in the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>4<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now select the databases you want to back up.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-databases.png\" alt=\"Exchange backup. Select databases\" width=\"647\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-databases.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-databases-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Select-databases-624x482.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>5<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Specify if you want to use the system VSS provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>6<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Enable compression and encryption features if needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>7<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Configure the retention policies. In case you perform Hybrid backup plan, you can set different retention policies for local and cloud parts of backup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>8<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Set the schedule for your backup plan. You can choose frequency, recurrence, immediate resumption of the plan.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Schedule-your-backup.png\" alt=\"Exchange backup. Schedule your backup\" width=\"647\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Schedule-your-backup.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Schedule-your-backup-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Schedule-your-backup-624x482.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>9<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Schedule Full Backup. Since MSP360 Backup performs incremental backups, you will need to schedule a full backup with the required frequency. It is highly recommended to perform the full backup from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>10<\/var>Specify the optional pre- and post-actions.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29254 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Configure-pre-and-post-actions.png\" alt=\"Exchange backup. Configure pre- and post-actions\" width=\"647\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Configure-pre-and-post-actions.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Configure-pre-and-post-actions-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Configure-pre-and-post-actions-624x482.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>11<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then you can configure email notifications and execute your backup plan. You will be able to observe the backup process in the green progress bar in the dedicated dashboard section.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29255 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Plan-execution.png\" alt=\"Exchange backup. Plan execution\" width=\"922\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Plan-execution.png 922w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Plan-execution-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Plan-execution-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exchange-backup.-Plan-execution-624x460.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Restore MS Exchange Server with MSP360 <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically, it takes two steps to restore Exchange files\/databases: you need to download Exchange database and log files from the cloud storage and replace current Exchange files with the restored files. Let's look at the entire recovery process step by step.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most detailed manual with the screenshots illustrating each step please refer to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/help.msp360.com\/cloudberry-backup\/restore\/restore-microsoft-exchange-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this section<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of our Web Help.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>1<\/var><b>Run<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> MSP360 Backup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>2<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the \"<\/span><b>Restore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\" icon.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/image5-1.png\" alt=\"MS Exchange Server restore\" width=\"665\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/image5-1.png 665w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/image5-1-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/image5-1-624x109.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>3<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select backup storage and specify your restore plan name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>4<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kind of data you need to restore.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To proceed with restoring Microsoft Exchange Server data, select the \"<\/span><b>Restore files and folders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\" option on this wizard page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>5<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the restore point. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this step, you can choose to restore specific file versions, restore to a specific point in time, or only restore versions that were modified\/backed up during a specific time interval.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29278 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/select-file-versions-to-restore.png\" alt=\"MS Exchange server restore\" width=\"643\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/select-file-versions-to-restore.png 643w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/select-file-versions-to-restore-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/select-file-versions-to-restore-624x487.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>6<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specify the restore destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>7<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On next steps specify <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- the encryption options,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- schedule, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- system log settings <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for your restore plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>8<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check Network Shares.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you specified one or more network locations before, you can make the wizard check whether it will be able to access these locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>9<\/var><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save and run your restore plan.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review your settings and click <\/span><b>Finish <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to apply the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Exchange Item-Level Restore<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Microsoft Exchange 2010 Edition, MSP360 Backup features the recovery of individual items in an Exchange Server database so that you can view and restore specific emails, contact data, and other information in your backups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get the detailed step-by-step manual on how to perform the item-level restore, please refer to the corresponding blog post:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/item-level-restore-for-exchange-2010-with-backup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Item-Level Restore for Exchange 2010 with MSP360 Backup.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSP360 Backup for MS Exchange is a simple, cost-effective and reliable solution for backing up Microsoft Exchange to the target of your choice. It allows you to perform Exchange-aware backups with the log truncation, export Exchange mailboxes to PST and even to restore individual Exchange items (for MS Exchange 2010 edition).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/backup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSP360 Backup for MS Exchange<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and check out its advantages during the free 15-day trial.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSP360 Backup supports native backup and recovery of Microsoft Exchange Server out of the box. In this blog post, we provide the step-by-step manual on how to back up and restore your MS Exchange server with MSP360 Backup software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[877,894,882],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-articles","category-msp360-backup","category-msp360-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57545,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4878\/revisions\/57545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}