Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
Exchange Servers store a large part of the configuration in the Active Directory, which is why a backup of the Exchange Server does not include the configuration of the Exchange Server, but usually only the data (such as the mailboxes). Important settings such as permissions on mailboxes or settings for the virtual directories are stored in the Active Directory. Especially when ... Read more
In the comments to the article "Exchange 2016: Install Cumulative Updates (CU)" it was pointed out to me that with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 U1 and Exchange 2016 CU5 there are problems with the single item restore. The databases can be backed up and restored normally, but the Veeam Explorer for Exchange no longer works with Exchange 2016 ... Read more
This series of articles is about backing up and restoring Exchange databases and mailboxes using Windows Server Backup. The test environment consists of a Windows Server 2016 with Exchange 2016 on which the Windows feature "Windows Server Backup" has been installed. The Windows Server Backup is a simple tool with which Windows Server and Exchange can be backed up and ... Read more
Foreword As in the first part of this article series, this is about manually removing an Exchange Server. This procedure may be necessary in "unclean" environments. This procedure should not be used after a migration. A clean uninstallation is the best way to go here. The following cases come into question for manual removal: There have already been ... Read more
Veeam offers a free option for backing up and restoring virtual Exchange servers. With the Veeam Explorer for Exchange it is even possible to restore individual mails. Exchange 2013 is also already supported. Today I successfully restored a mailbox from a database using Veeam Explorer and exported it to a PST file. The tool is very easy to ... Read more
Foreword: The method described in the following article should only be used in exceptional cases. I had to carry out the steps listed below when the Exchange database entry in the Active Directory was damaged and could not be restored. However, a lot of cleanup work is necessary after this action. However, it can't do any harm to repeat these steps in the ... Read more
It happens from time to time that a backup of the Exchange Server does not work as planned. There are often many factors that can influence the backup process. For error analysis (testing the VSS writer, VSS services) or in an emergency for a quick backup, a manual backup of the Exchange databases can also be carried out. The Exchange team blog provides ... Read more
What can I do if the partition/hard disk on which the Exchange database is stored is full and the information store refuses to work due to insufficient free memory? Experience has shown that it is not the size of the Exchange databases that causes a partition to fill up, but the log files of the databases take up the free memory over time. Read more
#In this article I have described how to restore an Exchange database, but this should only be the last choice of an administrator to restore Exchange functionality. If the complete database has to be restored from the backup, the Dial-Tone procedure can be used. What is the difference between a normal ... Read more
If the Exchange database needs to be restored from the backup, there is one important point to note when restoring it. The database should first be restored to a separate folder; exactly how this works depends on the backup software used. Once the database has been restored to a folder on the server, the Exchange administration console ... Read more
