PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Microsoft Exchange Server User Guide

Microsoft Exchange Server application agent and File System agent coexistence

PowerProtect Data Manager supports the coexistence of the Microsoft Exchange Server application agent with the File System agent on Windows.

When the Microsoft Exchange Server application agent and the File System agent coexist and both agents are installed and registered to the same PowerProtect Data Manager instance, the following workflows are supported:

• For file systems:

  • Use file-based backup (FBB) instead of block-based backup (BBB), and provide a dummy exclusion filter in the protection policy.
  • In the file system protection policy backup, do not include Microsoft Exchange Server.edb and log file assets.
• For Microsoft Exchange Server, run a Microsoft Exchange Server full backup only.

The coexistence of these agents enables you to protect the Microsoft Exchange Server database with the host file system. PowerProtect Data Manager supports the following configurations for agent coexistence:

• Both agents in managed mode (registered to PowerProtect Data Manager).

• Microsoft Exchange Server application agent in stand-alone mode, with the File System agent registered to PowerProtect Data Manager.

  The File System agent in managed mode can coexist with the stand-alone Microsoft application agent that performs the Application Direct operations on Microsoft Exchange Server databases.

The steps for installation and usage for each agent are the same. The supported cases table under "Application agent and File System agent coexistence" in the PowerProtect Data Manager File System User Guide provides more information about the supported use cases.