Exchange Server 2013 backup

In this post we will backup Exchange Server using Windows backup as well as PowerShell and Batch script

-Backup should be created on remote share

-Full backup should be performed

-The backup should be performed locally on the server

-If we chose full VSS backup,log truncation will occur

Checking if Windows backup is installed:

PS C:\Users\Administrator>Get-WindowsFeature -Name *backup*

Display Name Name Install State
------------ ---- -------------
[ ] Windows Server Backup Windows-Server-Backup Available

Install it:

PS C:\Users\Administrator>Install-WindowsFeature windows-server-backup

Run GUI (windows server backup)

We can perform one time or scheduled backup,in this example i used scheduled backup:

Select Custom (we will backup only Exchange server data)

I chose to backup logging and database folders

If you want to truncate log files choose Advanced settings and click VSS full backup,othervise,leave VSS copy backup

Set the time at which you want the backup to be performed

Set backup destination

Because we selected VSS full backup,log files are erased

Check backup status:

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | select name,LastFullBackup

Name LastFullBackup
---- --------------
bigfirm_db01,on:bigfirm 07.09.2015. 21:57:56

PowerShell alternative:

Instead of GUI,we can use wbadmin utility,create a scheduled task and run it in predefined time

PS C:\Users\Administrator> wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:\\192.168.0.41\backup -user:gordon -password:1234 "-include:C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging,C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\bigfirm_db01*" -vssfull -quiet > C:\Backup.txt

Backup.txt will be created at the end of backup procedure

CMD Batch:

C:\Users\Administrator> wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:\\192.168.0.41\backup -user:gordon -password:1234 -include:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging,C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\bigfirm_db01*" -vssfull -quiet > C:\Backup.txt

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