Backup

To run an Exchange database backup set:

  1. Choose the backup type, click on the radio button next to the 'Full', 'Copy', 'Incremental' or 'Differential'. Please also refer to the background information section.
  2. Click on the advanced option if you want to setup the In-File delta type and select the storage destinations. You can choose the in-file delta type as full, incremental and differential. Please also refer to the background information section.
  3. You can choose the backup destination, and by default, all the available backup destination are turned on.
  4. Click on the [Start backup] to start.


Backup Type:

When you select the backup type, the following will be processed.
Backup TypeDescription
FullBackup the databases, transaction logs, checkpoint files and then truncates the transaction logs.
CopyBackup the databases, transaction logs, checkpoint files but does not truncate the transaction logs.
IncrementalBackup the transaction logs to record changes since the last full or incremental backup and then truncates the transaction logs.
DifferentialBackup the transaction logs to record changes since the last full or incremental backup and does not truncate the transaction logs.


When the backup is backing up to the storage, you can see the backup status and real time backup progress. In case you need to cancel the backup process to a storage destination, you can click on the [X] button to cancel it.



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