====== 1 Overview ====== ===== 1.1 Introduction ===== This user guide aims at providing detailed information for backing up and restoring Microsoft Exchange Database 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 with AhsayOBM. Microsoft Exchange Server is a mail server and calendar server, that helps small and medium scale organization to achieve better reliability and improved performance. It centralizes emails so that they can be backed up. It can also share calendars between different members of your organization. AhsayOBM supports Standalone backup and Database Availability Group (DAG) backup option for Microsoft Exchange Server Database backup. Microsoft Exchange Server Database 2013 backup and restore can be performed by installing AhsayOBM on Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows Server 2012 R2. Microsoft Exchange Server Database 2016 backup and restore can be performed by installing AhsayOBM either on Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 Standard. Microsoft Exchange 2019 is supported on Windows 2019. Please refer to section, **Supported operating systems for Exchange 2019** https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/system-requirements?view=exchserver-2019 ===== 1.2 What is this software? ===== Ahsay brings you specialized client backup software, namely AhsayOBM, to provide a set of tools to protect your databases on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019. ===== 1.3 System Architecture ===== Below is the system architecture diagram illustrating the major elements involved in the backup and restore process among Microsoft Exchange Server Database 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019, AhsayOBM and AhsayCBS. **AhsayOBM v8.1.0.0 or later installed on Microsoft Exchange Server Database 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019** **A. Standalone:** The latest version of AhsayOBM is installed on Microsoft Exchange Server which is connected to AhsayCBS backup server through LAN or internet. {{public:documents_and_guides:v8:obm:microsoft-exchange-database:overview1.png?600}} **B. Database Availability Group (DAG):** The latest version of AhsayOBM is installed on all the DAG members on Microsoft Exchange Server which is connected to AhsayCBS backup server through LAN or internet, and all the DAG members share the same backup set. Exchange DAG support for Microsoft Exchange Server Database 2010/2013/2016/2019. {{public:documents_and_guides:v8:obm:microsoft-exchange-database:overview2.png?600}} ===== 1.4 Why should I use AhsayOBM to backup Microsoft Exchange Servers full database? ===== We are committed to bringing you a comprehensive Microsoft Exchange Server Database 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 backup and recovery solution with AhsayOBM. Below are some key areas that we can help to make your backup experience a better one. {{public:documents_and_guides:v8:obm:microsoft-exchange-database:overview3.png?600}} **1. Fast and Efficient Restore** We understand that restore could be a time and resources consuming process, which is why AhsayOBM is designed with advanced technologies to make restore a fast and efficient process by restoring Microsoft Exchange Server full database. AhsayOBM supports recovery directly to a live production MS Exchange server, so there is no service interruption or downtime incurred, and the user mailboxes do not have to be disabled and can function normally during the recovery procedure. **2. Unlimited Versioning** AhsayOBM provides backup and restore option for different version of exchange server to fulfill your requirement. **3. Flexible Scheduling** You may wish to run backup at a specified time interval of your choice, that’s why we also allow you to set your own backup schedules so that you can take full control of the time when to perform backup. * **Block Level Incremental Backup** - this technology breaks down the backup files into multiple blocks and only the changed blocks will be backed up each time. **4. High Level of Security with AES 256-bit Encryption** We understand your Exchange mail objects may contain sensitive information that requires to be protected, that is why your backup data will be encrypted with the highest level of security measure. **5. Cloud Destination Backup** To offer you with the highest flexibility of backup destination, you can now back up mail objects to a wide range of cloud storage destinations. Utilizing cloud destination backup gives you an extra layer of protection in the event of a local drive corruption, where you will still be able to retrieve data from the cloud destination. Below is a list of supported cloud destinations:\\ {{public:documents_and_guides:v8:obm:microsoft-exchange-database:overview4.png?600}} **6. Centralized Management Console** Our enriched features on the centralized web console offers you a one-stop location for monitoring and managing your backup and restore. Below is an overview of what you can do with it. For more details regarding the setup and operations of the centralized management console, refer to the [[https://www.ahsay.com/download/download_document_v8_cbs-user.jsp|AhsayCBS User’s Guide]] for details. * Create / update / delete backup set * Configure user settings * Configure backup settings * View and download backup and restore reports * Monitor backup and restore live activities * Monitor storage statistic ===== 1.5 About This Document ===== ==== 1.5.1 Document Main Part ==== The document can be divided into two (2) main parts. {{public:documents_and_guides:v8:obm:microsoft-exchange-database:overview5.png?600}} ==== 1.5.2 What should I expect from this document? ==== After reading through this documentation, you can expect to have sufficient knowledge to set up your system to make Database backup of Exchange Server 2007/ 2010/ 2013 / 2016 / 2019 on AhsayOBM, as well as to carry out an end-to-end backup and restore process. ==== 1.5.3 Who should read this document? ==== This documentation is intended for backup administrators and IT professionals who are responsible for the Exchange Server 2007/ 2010/ 2013 / 2016 / 2019 Mail Level backup and restore.