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4.2 Mail-Level Backup and Restore On Exchange Server Database Availability Group (DAG)

4.2.1 Create Mail Level Backup Set

4.2.1.1. Click the Backup Sets icon on the main interface of AhsayOBM.

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4.2.1.2. Create a new backup set by clicking the “+” icon next to Add new backup set.

4.2.1.3. Select the Backup set type as MS Exchange Mail Level Backup. The system will automatically detect and select the Exchange Server DAG version, make sure the version selected is correct.

  • Enter the hostname of all the DAG Member Server, and the username and password of the Windows user account used for backup.
  • Check the “Access the Internet through proxy” if required.

4.2.1.4. In the Backup Source menu, select the mailboxes or public folders for backup. You can click to expand the mailbox or public folder to select which mail folder to back up. You can also click Show mails to select individual mail to back up. Click Next to proceed when you are done.

4.2.1.5. In the Schedule menu, you can configure a backup schedule for backup job to run automatically at your specified time interval. By default, the Run scheduled backup for this backup set option is disabled. Enable it then click the “+” icon next to Add new schedule. Click Next to proceed when you are done setting.

4.2.1.6. In the Destination menu, select a backup destination where the backup mail will be stored. Click the “+” icon next to Add new storage destination / destination pool.

4.2.1.7. Select the destination storage, then click OK to proceed.

4.2.1.8. Click Next on the Destination menu page to proceed.

4.2.1.9. In the Encryption window, the default Encrypt Backup Data option is enabled with an encryption key preset by the system which provides the most secure protection.

4.2.1.10. You can choose from one of the following three Encryption Type options:

Ø Default – an encryption key with 44 alpha numeric characters will be randomly generated by the system

Ø User password – the encryption key will be the same as the login password of your AhsayOBM at the time when this backup set is created. Please be reminded that if you change the AhsayOBM login password later, the encryption keys of the backup sets previously created with this encryption type will remain unchanged.

Ø Custom – you can customize your encryption key, where you can set your own algorithm, encryption key, method and key length.

Note: For best practice on managing your encryption key, refer to the following article: Best Practices for Managing Encryption Key on AhsayOBM or AhsayACB

Click Next when you are done setting.

4.2.1.11. If you have enabled the Encryption Key feature in the previous step, the following pop-up window shows, no matter which encryption type you have selected.

The pop-up window has the following three options to choose from:

Ø Unmask encryption key – The encryption key is masked by default. Click this option to show the encryption key.

Ø Copy to clipboard – Click to copy the encryption key, then you can paste it in another location of your choice.

Ø Confirm – Click to exit this pop-up window and proceed to the next step

4.2.1.12. Enter the Windows login credentials for user authentication. Click Next to proceed. The User name should be entered in the following format “user@hostname”, i.e. administrator@ahsay.com

Note

The Windows User Authentication interface will show only if scheduled backup is enabled and set successfully.

4.2.1.13. The following screen shows when the new backup set is created successfully.

4.2.1.14. Click Backup now to start a backup immediately, or you can run a backup job later by following the instructions in Run Mail Level Backup Job

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