Actions on Exchange servers and clusters

To access the actions

Connect the console to the management server.
In the Navigation pane, click Microsoft Exchange servers.
The actions are performed by clicking the corresponding buttons on the toolbar.

Registering Exchange servers and clusters on the management server

Registering on the management server allows machines running Exchange servers to be available for monitoring the activities related to the data protection. To safely back up data of an Exchange cluster, all cluster nodes have to be registered on the management server.

Registration provides a trusted relationship between the agent, residing on the Exchange server (or on the Exchange cluster node), and the management server.

To	Do
Add a new Exchange server to the management server	Click Add a machine to AMS. In the Add machine window, specify: The name or IP address of the machine running Exchange server. The administrator's user name and password.
Add multiple Exchange servers	Click Add multiple machines. In the Add multiple machines window, specify the machines running Exchange servers to add to the management server. You can add machines by: Machine names or IP addresses. Exchange server application installed on the machines. Browsing the network. Browsing an Active Directory domain. Importing the list of the machines from .txt or .csv files. For details, see the "Specifying the list of machines" section of the installation documentation.

Add a new Exchange server to the management server

Click Add a machine to AMS.

In the Add machine window, specify:

The name or IP address of the machine running Exchange server.
The administrator's user name and password.

Add multiple Exchange servers

Click Add multiple machines.

In the Add multiple machines window, specify the machines running Exchange servers to add to the management server.

You can add machines by:

Machine names or IP addresses.
Exchange server application installed on the machines.
Browsing the network.
Browsing an Active Directory domain.
Importing the list of the machines from .txt or .csv files.

For details, see the "Specifying the list of machines" section of the installation documentation.

The management console addresses to the agent and initiates the registration procedure. Because registration requires the agent's participation, it cannot take place when the machine is offline.

An additional agent installed on a registered machine becomes registered on the same management server automatically.

Other operations

To	Do
Create a centralized backup plan with the selected Exchange server or cluster as a source	Click Back up. On the Create backup plan page, specify the location for storing backups and set the backup schedule.
Recover data to the selected Exchange server or cluster	Click Recover. On the Recover data page, select the backed-up data and the destination to recover the data to.
Connect to the selected machine directly	Click Connect directly. Establishes a direct connection to the machine running Exchange server. Enables to administer the server and perform direct management operations, such as creating and managing local backup plans, tasks, and personal vaults.
Update the license for the selected Exchange server's agent	Click Change license. The reasons for changing a license include: Switching from trial mode to full mode. Enabling Acronis Deduplication.
View detailed information on the selected Exchange server	Click Details. In the Exchange server details window, examine information on the Exchange server or cluster.
View the log entries of the selected Exchange server	Click Log. The Log view will display a list of the log entries related to the selected Exchange server or cluster.
Delete the selected Exchange server from the management server	Click Delete machine from AMS. As a result, the backup plans that have centralized origin are removed and shortcuts to centralized vaults are deleted from the server. If the server is not available at the moment, these actions will be performed as soon as the server becomes available to the management server.
Update all information related to the selected Exchange server	Click Synchronize. The management server will query the machine and update the management server databases with the most recent information. Along with synchronizing, the refresh operation will be performed automatically in order to update the list of the Exchange servers.
Refresh a list of Exchange servers	Click Refresh. The management console will update the list of Exchange servers from the management server with the most recent information. Though the list of servers is refreshed automatically based on events, the data may not be retrieved immediately from the management server due to some latency. Manual refresh guarantees that the most recent data is displayed.