Add an Exchange server

This section lists the steps needed to configure an Exchange organization for backup.

Before you configure an Exchange organization, make sure that you satisfy the prerequisites listed below.

Prerequisites

• If you plan to install the product in a system running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008, ensure you have Microsoft .NET version 4.5 and PowerShell version 5.1 installed in the system.
  • To check if Microsoft .NET Framework is installed, open Command Prompt from Run. Enter the following command reg query

    "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\full" /v version

    Check the displayed version. If the version is below 4.5 or if it’s not installed, install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 from here.

  • To check if PowerShell is installed, type PowerShell from Run. If PowerShell is installed, check for its version number by running the command $PSVersionTable.

    If the version is below 5.1 or if it’s not installed, install PowerShell V 5.1 from here.

Configure an Exchange organization for backup

To configure an Exchange organization for backup for the first time,

• Log into RecoveryManager Plus console as an administrator.
• Click the Account Configuration button located at the top-right corner of the screen.
• Select On-premises Exchange tab.
• Select the Server Type from the available options: Global Catalog and Exchange Server.
• Provide the Server Name.
• Enter the User Name and Password of a user who is a member of the Organization Management role group. The user name should be entered in the format "Domain\username".
• If your server is an Exchange server, you’ll have the option to Enable SSL.
• The user account used to configure the Exchange organization must have appropriate impersonation rights to backup and restore Exchange mailboxes. Select Grant Impersonation to provide the account with this privilege.

Note: If this option is not selected, you can only backup and restore the mailbox of the user whose email address has been used to configure the Exchange organization.

• Click Save.

Once you have added an Exchange organization, you can perform any of the following actions.

• Add a new Exchange organization for backup.
• Modify an existing Exchange organization.

Add a new Exchange organization

To add another Exchange organization after you’ve configured your first,

• Navigate to Exchange tab → Configuration.
• Select On-Premises from the Exchange Type drop-down.
• Click on the Add New Organization button.
• Select the Server Type from the available options: Global Catalog and Exchange Server.
• Provide the Server Name.
• Enter the User Name and Password of a user who is a member of the Organization Management role group. The user name should be entered in the format "domain\username".
• If your server is an Exchange server, you’ll be provided with the option to enable SSL.
• The user account used to configure the Exchange organization must have appropriate impersonation rights to backup and restore Exchange mailboxes. Select Grant Impersonation to provide the account with this privilege.

Note: If this option is not selected, you can only backup and restore the mailbox of the user whose email address has been used to configure the Exchange organization.

• Click Save.

Modify an existing Exchange organization

You can edit the details of any existing Exchange organization or delete an Exchange Organization.

• To refresh the configurations of an existing Exchange organization and fetch the most recent configurations, click on the icon located in the actions column.
• To edit the details of an already configured Exchange organization, click on the icon located in the actions column.
• To delete a configured Exchange organization, click on the icon located in the actions column.