Prerequisites
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before using Exchange Recovery:
Exchange Management Shell
You must have a working Exchange Management Shell to successfully recover mailboxes on an Exchange server.
Microsoft Exchange
You must have one of the following versions of Microsoft Exchange for mailbox recovery:
- Windows 2008R2/Exchange 2010
- Windows 2008R2/Exchange 2013
- Windows 2012R2/Exchange 2013
For systems that use Microsoft Exchange servers running Windows 2008R2 and Exchange 2010, the Window Management Framework 3.0 must be installed.
Target iSCSI Disk
The vmPRO Exchange Recovery feature exports and mounts backup disk images of an Exchange server virtual machine (VM) to a target iSCSI disk.
Mapping eth0 to the iSCSI IP Address
The vmPRO appliance accesses the target iSCSI disk using the eth0 network path, which VMware tools automatically map to the iSCSI IP address. Ensure that eth0 is mapped to the iSCSI IP address. You will specify the iSCSI target in the wizard.
iSCSI Write Area Settings
In addition, the iSCSI target stores the recovered disk images of the Exchange server VM in its write area. This write area is separate from the area that the iSCSI target uses to store backed-up disk images. You must configure each iSCSI target's write area by specifying the amount of space to reserve for the recovered disk images.
Configure an iSCSI target's write area settings
- From the Configure menu, select iSCSI to display the Configure iSCSI dialog box.
Figure 1: Configure iSCSI Dialog Box
- In the Storage for iSCSI Write Area drop-down list, select the target iSCSI to which to recover Exchange server disk images, or select Create new Storage to configure an iSCSI storage target. See Configuring NAS Targets for SmartMotion Backups.
- In the Maximum size per target field, enter the amount of space to reserve for the recovered disk images in gigabytes.
- Click OK to save changes and exit the dialog box.
Target Exchange Server
The iSCSI target pushes the recovered mailboxes to a mailbox on a target Exchange server. Make sure that the target mailbox has enough available space for the recovered mailbox. Otherwise, the Exchange Recover will fail.
You will specify the target Exchange server from the wizard.
Quantum VSS Agent
The vmPRO Exchange Recovery feature performs best when the Quantum VSS agent performs the backup of mailboxes on an Exchange server. To enable the Quantum VSS Agent, see Quantum VSS Writer.
Note: You must use version 1.3 or higher of the Quantum VSS agent.
Adding the Exchange Server to the Organization Management Domain Group
When using the Quantum VSS agent to perform the backup of mailboxes on an Exchange server, add the Exchange server to the Organization Management domain group within Microsoft Exchange. Adding the Exchange server to the domain group enables the Quantum VSS agent to capture the mailbox database information during a backup. Then during the recovery of an Exchange server's mailboxes, the vmPRO can access the mailbox database information located on the backed-up Exchange server.
If you do not add the Exchange server to the domain group, you must manually locate the mailbox databases to recover by browsing to the Exchange server's database .edb file and corresponding transaction log directory.
Add an Exchange server to the Organization Management domain group for Microsoft Exchange 2013
- In a local browser, enter https://<Exchange Server IP Address>/ecp/default.aspx to access the Exchange admin center page for Microsoft Exchange 2013.
- Select the Permissions tab, and then select the admin roles tab.
Figure 2: Exchange admin center – admin roles Tab
- Double-click Organization Management to display the Role Group window.
- In the Members list, click the plus icon to display the Select Members window.
Figure 3: Select Members Window
- In the displayed list, select Exchange Servers and click add to add the name to the Organization Management domain group.
- Click ok to return to the Role Group window, with Exchange Servers displayed in the Members list.
Figure 4: Role Group Window – Members List
- Click Save to save changes and exit the window.
Add an Exchange server to the Organization Management domain group for Microsoft Exchange 2010:
- In a local browser, enter https://<Exchange Server IP Address>/ecp to access the Exchange Server page for Microsoft Exchange 2010.
- Select the Roles and Auditing tab, and then select the Administrator Roles tab.
Figure 5: Exchange Server – Administrator Roles Tab
- Double-click Organization Management to display the Role Group window.
- In the Members list, click the plus icon to display the Select Members window.
Figure 6: Select Members Window
- In the displayed list, select Exchange Servers and click Add to add the name to the Organization Management domain group.
- Click OK to return to the Role Group window, with Exchange Servers displayed in the Members list.
Figure 7: Role Group Window – Members List
- Click Save to save changes and exit the window.
