Exchange Mailbox Add-on: Overview

The BackupAssist Exchange Mailbox Add-on is primarily used to achieve brick-level backups of your Microsoft Exchange Server. This allows for simple and rapid restoration of your individual or group emails, calendar, tasks, notes, contacts or entire mailboxes.

Who needs the Exchange Mailbox Add-on?

Where to use the add-on	Where not to use the add-on
To restore individual items that have been inadvertently changed or deleted. To bulk-restore messages, with filtering options such as date, mailbox, message subject, etc. To retain a historical library of your emails, which can also be taken and stored offsite or viewed offline.	To restore a complete exchange server - instead restore the entire Information Store from your main Exchange backup To restore public folders - only private mailboxes are backed up using the Exchange Mailbox Backup Add-on
Support platforms: Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, 2003, and 2007

Comparison matrix

The following table highlights the different configurations of BackupAssist that are available:

	BackupAssist	BackupAssist + Exchange Mailbox Add-on
Information Store Backup
Private Mailbox Backup
Restore options	Full restore or your Exchange Server	Individual item restore Forensic archiving
License requirements	Free with BackupAssist	Requires Exchange Mailbox Add-on license. Purchase now

More Information

For detailed information about the Exchange Mailbox Add-on, please read our Exchange Mailbox add-on whitepaper.

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