Exchange Server 2010 SP1: Backup and Recovery

Overview/Description
Whether from a malicious user, a computer virus, or any unfortunate event, there will most likely come a time when your Microsoft Exchange Server will become damaged or experience a loss of data. Through careful planning, the severity of these types of events can be greatly minimized. This course discusses how to plan and implement a disaster recovery strategy for an organization and recover Exchange Server 2010 SP1 data that may be compromised or lost.

Target Audience
Systems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1; learners preparing for the MCTS and MCITP certification exams. A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and a working knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP, DNS, and IIS, and an understanding of Internet protocols, such as POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, and HTTP may be beneficial.

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Exchange Server 2010 SP1: Backup and Recovery

identify the considerations for establishing an SLA for various Exchange Server roles

identify best practices for supporting backups with documentation

recognize what should be backed up for each type of server in Exchange Server 2010

recognize when to back up Database Availability Groups, Windows services, and system state data

recognize how to respond to various disaster recovery situations in Exchange Server 2010

use Windows Server Backup to recover Exchange Server 2010 application data

restore from a backup and overwrite the existing database

recognize key concepts about recovering from database corruption

recover Exchange Server 2010 data