

However, VSS will not include any unmounted databases in the snapshot and the Exchange backup will fail as a consequence. Databases that are not mounted will still be shown in the backup wizard and may be selected for backup.

The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service needs to be running in order for successful database backups to function. This means that if there are multiple Exchange servers in your environment that you want to backup, you will need to install Reflect in all of them. To backup an Exchange database, Reflect needs to be installed on the local server as remote backups are not possible. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007, 20.īut let us focus on Exchange.RequirementsĪt the time of writing this review, Macrium Reflect v5 Server Plus supports: In this review, we will focus our attention on Macrium Reflect v Server Plus for backing up and restoring an Exchange environment. Macrium Reflect Server Plus also supports applications such as Microsoft SQL Server and Exchange Server. It can back up an entire workstation (Windows XP and above) or server (2003 or above) to a single compressed image file, backup files and folders to a single compressed archive file, or even recover partitions and entire disk images. It creates disk images and file backup archives using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy service. Macrium Reflect is a backup and disk imaging software for Microsoft Windows developed by Paramount Software UK Ltd. Product: Macrium Reflect Server Plus for Exchange
