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AhsayOBM Exchange Server 2013 / 2016 /2019 (EWS) Mail-Level Backup and Restore Guide

Last revision: 3 April 2020

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Revision History

Date Description Type of Modification
6 March 2019 Updated link in Ch. 1.4, 2.1.1, 2.1.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.1 and 5.1.1; Updated screenshots in Ch. 2.1.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.2.3; Added another restore option in Ch. 4.1.3, 4.2.3, 5.1.3 and 5.2.3 Modifications
26 September 2019 Added the MS Exchange Server 2019 in Ch. 2.1.13; Updated the Technical Assistance in Ch. 6.1; New / Modifications
11 October 2019 Added Starting AhsayOBM and MFA log in steps in Ch. 4.1; Added Upgrade VMware Tools Requirement in Ch. 2.1.3; Updated the Overview of MS Exchange Mail Level Backup process in Ch. 3; Updated screen shots to include the “Sort By” in Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, and 6.2; Updated the Technical Assistance in Ch. 7.1; New / Modifications
28 October 2019 Modified the diagram for the Overview on Backup Process, added a diagram for the Backup Set Index Handling Process and Detailed Process of Data Validation Check in Ch. 3; New / Modifications
6 February 2020 Modified the Requirement in Ch. 2; Modified the diagram for the Overview on Backup Process in Ch. 3; New / Modifications
3 April 2020 Added permission and login name requirement in Ch. 2.1.16, 2.1.17 and 2.1.18 New / Modifications

Table of Content

1. Overview

2. Preparation for Backup and Restore

3. Overview of MS Exchange Mail Level Backup Process

4. Backup and Restore On Exchange Server

5. Backup and Restore thru Remote Backup Machine