To ensure that you are able to recover the maximum amount of data after a disaster, maintain regular backup rotations and schedules.
- For the data included in your Windows backup set, it is recommended that you perform a Normal backup once a month and perform an Incremental or Differential backup weekly. Because the data in your Windows backup set can change, even if you have not changed the server's configuration, it is important to use a rotation schedule that creates a weekly backup of your Windows backup set.
- For your dynamic data, the backup rotations and schedule you use depends on how often the data changes.
- For your Exchange 2000 databases, it is recommended that you perform a Normal backup daily and perform Incremental or Differential backups throughout the day.
If possible, schedule your backups for periods of non-peak e-mail usage.
For more information about backup types and rotation schedules, see ôSelecting Backup Types and Rotation Schedulesö in Part 2 of this document.
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
