Database backup using SnapManager

You can back up Exchange database storage sets using SnapManager. You can also back up LCR, CCR and DAG configurations using SnapManager.

• Exchange storage groups and databases display
  The Result pane in the SnapManager console lists the Exchange Server storage groups and databases that are managed from the current Exchange server.
• Decisions to make before performing a SnapManager backup
  Before you perform a SnapManager backup, you need to gather the information required to complete the backup operation.
• Backing up using the Backup wizard
  You can back up databases by using the SnapManager Backup wizard. Creating a backup enables you to store and recover your database.
• Backing up using the Backup and Verify window
  Use the Backup and Verify window to create a backup more quickly than using the Backup wizard.
• Using Database Filter to display the databases to back up in a Database Availability Group
  You can use the Database Filter to specify the criteria to display the Exchange Server 2010 databases for backup in a Database Availability Group (DAG). Databases that satisfy the filter criteria are displayed, enabling you to select them for backup and verification. The Database Filter also affects how the backup job is scheduled.
• LCR-enabled database backups
  SnapManager allows you to back up and schedule a database from either its Local Continuous Replication (LCR) copy location or its original location. Ensure that you do not create a backup on the replica database and its production database at the same time.
• CCR-enabled database backups
  You can back up both the active and the passive nodes in a Continuous Cluster Replica (CCR) environment in Exchange Server 2007. Before starting the backup operation, ensure that SnapManager is installed on both nodes of the CCR configuration.
• Reasons that a SnapManager backup might fail
  If your SnapManager backup fails, check the backup report to determine the cause of the failure.
• Backup database verification
  If you back up a database without automatically verifying it, you can verify the database after the backup.
• Backup management groups
  Creating backup management groups enables you to designate various levels of backup retention, which facilitates your database backup strategy. The backup management group neither depends on nor enforces how often backups are performed. Backup management groups are only a backup labeling convention that you can assign to a backup set.
• Frequent Recovery Point backup operation
  A Frequent Recovery Point backup copy operation backs up new transaction logs and is performed after a full backup operation. You can restore data up to a recovery point that you select. SnapManager combines the restore operation of a full backup copy and the required transaction logs to restore to the selected recovery point.