Adding an Exchange application server

When you register Exchange Server, an inventory of Exchange databases is added to IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus. When the inventory is available, you can start to back up and restore your Exchange databases and run reports.

To add an Exchange application server, complete the following steps:

1. In the navigation pane, expand Manage Protection > Databases > Exchange.
2. On the Exchange page, click Manage Application Servers, and then click Add Application Server to add the host system.
3. In the Application Properties form, enter the IP or host address.
4. Enter a user ID in the format of active directory domain and user account (domain\user), and the associated password.
   This user must have the correct Exchange roles and privileges. For more information about Exchange privileges, see Privileges.
5. In the Maximum concurrent databases field, set the maximum number of databases per service level agreement (SLA) policy that can be backed up concurrently. The default is 10. Valid values are 1 - 99.

   This value might be higher or lower than the number of databases that are associated with an SLA policy. For example, if an SLA policy has 10 associated databases and this value is set to 2, a backup operation occurs for only 2 of the 10 databases at the same time. As each backup operation completes, a second backup operation starts until all databases are backed up. If an SLA policy has 5 associated databases and this value is set to 10, all 5 database backup operations occur at the same time.

   This option applies only to SLA policies that are associated with multiple databases. For SLA policies that are associated with only one database, this option provides no function.

   The maximum number of concurrent database backup operations is limited by your environment. Some things to consider are the vSnap server configuration, network bandwidth, and the physical disk configuration of your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server.

   For guidance about tuning your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment for best performance, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Blueprints.

6. Click Save, and repeat the steps to add other Microsoft Exchange instances to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
   Important: In a database availability group (DAG) environment, register all Exchange application servers in the DAG.