Symantec Backup Exec uses Continuous Protection Server to continuously protect Microsoft Exchange servers. The association between Backup Exec and CPS is achieved through the Backup Exec Continuous Protection Broker Service that is installed with each Continuous Protection Agent. For instructions on setting up CPS Exchange backup jobs, see the Backup Exec Administrator’s Guide.
The Broker Service is installed only if the option for the Exchange Protection Agent is installed. After the Exchange Protection Agent is installed, Backup Exec users can create a backup job to protect the Exchange database and transaction logs. The protected transaction logs are part of the Backup Exec Exchange full backup set, as well as Recovery Point backups. Recovery Point jobs protect only the transaction logs. When the transaction logs are coupled with the Exchange full backups, more point-in-time restore points are available. In addition, the transaction log growth on the Exchange server is contained.
Although Exchange protection jobs can only be created from the Backup Exec Administration Console, CPS users can monitor the status of these jobs in the job log/report details from the Monitor view of the CPS Administration Console.
For more information about viewing the status of a job or the job pairs, see the Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Administrator’s Guide.
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