VSS Method to Recover MS Exchange Backup File

MS Exchange Server users know the importance of their server, that's why they never forgot to backup their valuable materials that are stored in Exchange database. But while taking backing up with VSS method Exchange administrator should keep three main things in mind as described below:-

• If you are backing up Exchange database via VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service), it should be through a perfect VSS writer.
• Exchange VSS writer should restore the data to original location so that chances of mistake may lessen.
• Until the backup application has completed integrity verification, backup should not be relied on.

Now I will explain VSS backup points through VSS backup method in extended way:-

• Apply Microsoft VSS integration method in place of relying on VMware Tools VSS integration components. Some reasons behind this are:-

• It is a fully automated and transparent does not need any agents to (deploy/configure/update/monitor).
• It provides direct support (no finger pointing).
• VSS supports transaction logs processing, all ESX and Windows versions, dynamic disks, IDE disks, VM without UUID, etc.

• To restore data at the original location you must follow these steps:-

• Exchange VSS Writer should Boot up Exchange VM with mailbox stores dismounted.
• Exchange VSS Writer should do restoration process from VSS snapshot.
• And then the last step is to mount mailbox stores.

Note:- Most image-level backup executives do not do this, they just boot VM normally like there is no Exchange present. Perform a test restore to check your current solution and look for these events on the restored Exchange server, if they don’t exist, your vendor is not following restoration process correctly.

• SureBackup Recovery Verification is must.
  

• Great flexibility supports custom scripts.
  
• Choose method of verification that is sufficient for you such as remote run eseutil or isinteg on test VM (no stress on production), log on to test mailbox via HTTPS and query test email message.
  
• Keep in mind DC dependency. Exchange must see DC to be able to properly boot in the isolated environment. SureBackup Application Groups take care of this for you.
  
• This is the method by which you can take backup, there is an inbuilt utility also comes name NTBackup that is generally used to take backup, but many cases occur in which backing up of information through this utility fails or in such condition you have to take help of commercial tool available in market.
  

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