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Exchange DAG backup to Azure by SCDPM

MD. Sakibur Rahman

May 26, 2016


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Contents

1 SCDPM installation 1

2 Create Backup vault 1

3 Configure storage redundancy 2

4 Download the vault credential file 4

5 Install and register the Backup agent 5

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1 SCDPM installation

• Add .NET Framework 3.5 feature.

• Execute ”dism /online /enable-feature:SIS-Limited” from elevated command prompt

and reboot your computer.

• Add Database Engine Services, Reporting Services in SQL server instance.

• Install SCDPM 2012 R2 and latest update rollup.

2 Create Backup vault

• Log in to the Microsoft Azure classic portal and create a Backup Vault under theRecovery services.

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Click New ⇒

Data Services ⇒

Recovery Services ⇒

Backup Vault, and then chooseQuick Create.

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• For the Name parameter, enter a friendly name for the backup vault. Type a name thatcontains between 2 and 50 characters. It must start with a letter, and can contain onlyletters, numbers, and hyphens. This name needs to be unique for each subscription.

• For the Region parameter, select the geographic region for the backup vault. Thischoice determines the geographic region where your backup data is sent. By choosinga geographic region that’s close to your location, you can reduce network latency whenbacking up to Azure.

• Click Create Vault. It can take a while for the backup vault to be created. To checkthe status, monitor the notifications at the bottom of the portal. After the backupvault has been created, you’ll see a message saying that the vault has been successfullycreated. It also appears as Active in the Recovery Services resource list.

3 Configure storage redundancy

The best time to identify your storage redundancy option is right after vault creation andbefore any machines are registered to the vault. After an item has been registered to thevault, the storage redundancy option is locked and cannot be modified.

• If you are using Azure as a primary backup storage endpoint (for example, you are back-

ing up to Azure from a Windows server), consider picking (the default) geo-redundantstorage option.

• If you are using Azure as a tertiary backup storage endpoint (for example, you are usingSystem Center Data Protection Manager to store a local backup copy on-premises andusing Azure for long-term retention needs), consider choosing locally redundant storage.This brings down the cost of storing data in Azure, while providing a lower level of durability for your data that might be acceptable for tertiary copies.

Select the storage redundancy option:

• Click the vault you just created.

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• On the Quick Start page, select Configure.

• Choose the appropriate storage redundancy option. If you select Locally Redundant,you need to click Save (because Geo-Redundant is the default option).

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• In the left navigation pane, click Recovery Services to return to the list of resources forRecovery Services.

4 Download the vault credential file

To download the vault credential file to a local machine

• In the left navigation pane, click Recovery Services, and then select the backup vaultthat you created.

• On the Quick Start page, click Download vault credentials. The portal generates avault credential by using a combination of the vault name and the current date. Thevault credentials file is used only during the registration workflow and expires after 48hours.

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Click Save to download the vault credential file to the Downloads folder of the localaccount. You can also select Save As from the Save menu to specify a location for thevault credential file.

5 Install and register the Backup agent

After you create the backup vault and download the vault credential file, an agent must beinstalled on each of your Windows machines. To download, install, and register the agent -

• Click Recovery Services, and then select the backup vault that you want to registerwith a server. On the Quick Start page, click the agent Agent for Windows Server orSystem Center Data Protection Manager or Windows client. Then click Save.

• After the MARSagentinstaller.exe file has downloaded, click Run to install the MicrosoftAzure Backup Agent on your on-premises server.

• Choose the installation folder and cache folder that are required for the agent, andthen click Next. The cache location you specify must have free space equal to at least

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5 percent of the backup data.

• You can continue to connect to the Internet through the default proxy settings. If youuse a proxy server to connect to the Internet, on the Proxy Configuration page, selectthe Use custom proxy settings check box, and then enter the proxy server details. If you use an authenticated proxy, enter the user name and password details, and thenclick Next.

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• Select ”Use Microsoft Update when I check for updates (recommended)”

• Click Install to begin the agent installation. The Backup agent installs .NET Framework

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4.5 and Windows PowerShell (if its not already installed) to complete the installation.

• It will take some minutes to complete installation process. After successful installationclick on ”Close”.

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• Now open DPM Administrator Console. Click on Management ⇒ Online ⇒ Register

• You can continue to connect to the Internet through the default proxy settings. If youuse a proxy server to connect to the Internet, on the Proxy Configuration page, selectthe Use custom proxy settings check box, and then enter the proxy server details. If

you use an authenticated proxy, enter the user name and password details, and thenclick Next.

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• Browse to your vault credential file and open it. If everything OK it will show yourvault details. Then click on ”Next”.

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• Enable bandwidth throttling according to your policy.

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• Browse and select your recovery folder and click on ”Next”

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• Generate pass phrase and copy it to clipboard. Be sure to save this pass phrase”cbfa6c7a-974d-4496-b3e3-d8247c06e4a5” to an external location. In case this key islost, the data cannot be retrieved. Note that Microsoft has no knowledge of this key.

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• Click on ”Close” when azure backup registration and configuration completed success-fully.

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6 Exchange DAG Backup

• From SCDPM install DPM replication agent to all Exchange server nodes.

• Copy the following files from ”bin” folder of the Exchange Server installation folderto c:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\bin\ on the DPMserver:

– Ese.dll

– Eseutil.exe

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• Create new protection group from DPM administration console.

• Select group members according to your plan

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References

[1] https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/trial/get-started-backup/

[2] https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/backup-configure-vault/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/trial/get-started-backup/https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/backup-configure-vault/https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/backup-configure-vault/https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/backup-configure-vault/https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/backup-configure-vault/https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/trial/get-started-backup/

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