Installation guide

9 Exchange-specific backup options

9.1 Metadata collection

This option applies to database backups.

This option defines the amount of metadata collected during a backup. The more detailed the

metadata is, the longer the backup creation takes. However, the browsing and recovery of individual

e-mails and other items contained in the mailboxes will be faster.

If a database was backed up with the preset value then, in order to access folders or individual

e-mails, the software has to open the database directly from the backup and apply transaction logs

to the database. This process may take considerable time depending on the number of transaction

logs contained in the backup.

The preset is: Include list of mailboxes

To specify the level of detail

Select one of the following:

 Include list of mailboxes

The metadata will be the least detailed and the backup will be the fastest. Only mailboxes and

public folders can be accessed without opening a database.

 Include mailboxes and folders

Individual folders within mailboxes and public folders can be accessed without opening a

database.

If a folder within a mailbox or a public folder contains subfolders along with other items, the subfolders and

the items can be accessed only after opening the database.

 Include e-mails

The metadata will be the most detailed and the backup will take the longest time to complete.

Individual e-mails and other items within mailboxes and public folders can be accessed without

opening a database.

9.2 Exclusions from mailbox backup

This option applies to mailbox-level backups.

The option defines which mailbox items to skip during the backup process and thus exclude from the

list of backed-up items.

To specify which files and folders to exclude:

Set up any of the following parameters:

 Exclude "Deleted Items" folders

Select this check box to skip the Deleted Items folders and all their content.

 Exclude "Junk E-Mail" folders

Select this check box to skip the Junk E-Mail folders and all their content.

 Exclude "Sent Items" folders