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How-to Backup Exchange 2007 on Server 2008

After all the hassle of getting Exchange 2007 setup yesterday, I found that I had no way to backup my Exchange 2007 server running on Server 2008. For whatever reason, Microsoft do not supply NTBackup and there is no in-built way of backing up Exchange 2007 when run on Server 2008.

Now, I could opt for a third party backup program or use Microsoft DPM, but for my 4 user network, this is a little bit of an overkill.

After some research, I found this article on how to install NTNackup on Vista:
http://www.petri.co.il/installing_windows_xp_ntbackup_on_windows_vista.htm

I followed this by copying the following binaries from my old server (C:\Windows\System32\) to my new server (C:\Program Files\NTBackup\):

  • ntbackup.exe
  • ntmsapi.dll
  • vssapi.dll

I installed the removable storage manager from server manager:

  • Start Server Manager
  • Click Features
  • Click Add Features
  • Select Removable Storage Manager
  • Click Install

When NTBackup starts, you will see an error regarding removable storage, but I just ignored this and clicked "Do not show this again"

Upon running NTBackup, I could see drives and system state, but no Exchange!

I then found this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275876

I copied esebcli2.dll from my old server (C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Bin) to my new sever (C:\Program Files\NTBackup)

I ran regedit and changed the esebcli2 key from C:\Program Files\Micrsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\esebcli2.dll to C:\Program Files\NTBackup\esebcli2.dll.

I ran NTBackup and backed up my Exchange store to disk!
NTBackup on Server 2008


 

Posted: 10 February 2008 22:45 by Karl

Comments

Aaron Tiensivu's Blog said:

Coworker Elan Shudnow pointed out a glaring omission with Windows Server Backup in Server 2008 - it isn't Exchange aware. In fact, many features you might have been used to in NTBACKUP are gone with the new backup program provided with Server 2008. Even

# February 11, 2008 00:20

Exchange-faq.dk - Din portal til Microsoft Exchange Server information said:

PingBack from http://www.exchange-faq.dk/weblog.php?id=P1620

# February 22, 2008 13:18

SteveS said:

Does not support tape drives nativley, seems this is another attempt to force people onto a new product, it will hit smaller operations, as they will need to have a 3rd party solution now, how this helps expand server 2008 use to SME's is beyond me

# February 23, 2008 13:09

franz said:

At my win2008 server ist doesn´t work.

i always get an vss error:

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An error occured calling QueryInterface from IVssCoordinator to IVssShim.  hr = 0x80004002.

# March 6, 2008 13:33

Karl said:

Strange, it works fine here. I am having trouble restoring though. I create the recovery storage group and restore but the db won't mount. I have to perform a repair in order to get the DB mounted.

# March 16, 2008 22:16

{ Héroes Certificados } said:

Aunque quisiera tomar el examen 70-400 (MCTS: System Center Operations Manager 2007) antes, estoy estudiando

# April 4, 2008 03:39

Marcos said:

Franz: I am getting the same error as well.

# April 10, 2008 13:32

Mike said:

Anyone solve this VSS problem?

Log Name:      Application

Source:        VSS

Date:          4/11/2008 9:45:06 PM

Event ID:      8205

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      fordyce

Description:

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An error occured calling QueryInterface from IVssCoordinator to IVssShim.  hr = 0x80004002.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

 <System>

   <Provider Name="VSS" />

   <EventID Qualifiers="0">8205</EventID>

   <Level>2</Level>

   <Task>0</Task>

   <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

   <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-04-12T03:45:06.000Z" />

   <EventRecordID>1091</EventRecordID>

   <Channel>Application</Channel>

   <Computer></Computer>

   <Security />

 </System>

 <EventData>

   <Data>0x80004002</Data>

   <Binary>2D20436F64653A2042554543584D4C4330303030373134312D2043616C6C3A2042554543584D4C4330303030373039362D205049443A202030303030313236302D205449443A202030303030323936382D20434D443A202022433A5C55736572735C41646D696E6973747261746F725C4465736B746F705C776F726B696E6720536F6E79205661696F5C6E746261636B75702E65786522202D20557365723A20464F52445943455C41646D696E6973747261746F722020202D205369643A2020532D312D352D32312D323535383431353432332D3338303836343039312D323934363632323031372D35303020202020</Binary>

 </EventData>

</Event>

# April 12, 2008 04:47

Jerry Hoffmeister said:

Anyone see / solve this one?

Backup Status

Operation: Backup

Active backup destination: File

Media name: "backup.bkf created 4/30/2008 at 10:06 PM"

Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:Catastrophic failure

Aborting Backup.

----------------------

The operation did not successfully complete.

----------------------

# May 1, 2008 06:08

Jerry Hoffmeister said:

nevermind - after unchecking "system state" it seems to be working :)  Most cool.

# May 1, 2008 06:16

Karl said:

Sounds interesting - But are you sure it will restore?

I've moved on to trying DPM 2007 (oh, the joys of the MS action pack). But I am not having much luck protecting my new 64bit 2008 server, with my old 32bit 2003 server.

# May 1, 2008 06:55

Jerry Hoffmeister said:

no, I don't know if I can restore - going to test that next...  problem with DPM at least for me is it requires ANOTHER server which seems a waste of hardware and power not to mention $$.

# May 2, 2008 08:19

Justanothersysadmin said:

VERY valuable information! Thanks for doing the leg-work on this. I had problems with this when I included anything other than the Exchange Information Stores (in other words I had to exclude all volumes as well as the system state), but it seems to be working for the IS!

Thanks a ton!

# May 7, 2008 07:18
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