How to Back Up the Exchange 2003 Databases That Are Stored on Shared Disk Resources

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This procedure will explain how to back up Exchange 2003 databases that are stored on shared disk resources.

Before You Begin

Before you perform the procedure in this topic, consider the following:

When you start Backup, start it on any computer that is configured to back up Exchange databases (clustered or not clustered). For more information, see Backing Up Exchange Server 2003 Databases.

Procedure

To back up the Exchange 2003 databases that are stored on shared disk resources

  1. Start Backup in Advanced Mode.

    For detailed instructions, see the following procedures:

  2. Click the Backup tab, and then in the console tree, expand Microsoft Exchange Server. Under Microsoft Exchange Server is a list of the Exchange stand-alone servers and Exchange clustered virtual servers in the domain. If the server that you want to back up does not appear in this list, see "Backing Up Remote Exchange Server 2003 Databases" in Backing Up Exchange Server 2003 Databases.

    Note

    If you see a similar option named "Microsoft Exchange" above the Microsoft Exchange Server option, you can ignore it. The Microsoft Exchange option is only for backing up Exchange 5.5 or earlier databases.

  3. Expand the cluster's EVS that contains the Exchange databases that you want to back up.

  4. Select the Exchange databases that you want to back up by following one of these procedures:

    • If you want to back up all storage groups on the EVS, click the check box next to Microsoft Information Store (see the following figure).

    • If you want to back up specific storage groups in their entirety, expand Microsoft Information Store, and then click the check boxes next to the storage groups that you want to back up.

    • If you want to back up specific mailbox stores and public folder stores in a storage group, expand Microsoft Information Store, and click the storage group that contains the Exchange databases that you want to back up. Then, in the details pane, select the check boxes that are next to the databases that you want to back up.

    Selecting the storage groups under Microsoft Information Store

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  5. Click Browse to select the location of your backup. For more information about how to select the media for your backup, see Selecting the Destination for a Backup.

  6. Click Start Backup.

  7. In Backup Job Information, in the Backup description text box, type a backup description. Set the options and the advanced options, and then click Start Backup. For more information about how to set the options for the backup, see Selecting Options for a Backup.

  8. After the backup is completed, verify that the backup was successful. For more information about how to verify the success of a backup, see Checking the Success of a Completed Backup.

For More Information

For more information about backing up Exchange Server 2003, see Backing up Exchange Server 2003.