The user account needs to have specific database access privileges
This article applies to:
- Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 (Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 for Microsoft Exchange Server)
- Acronis Backup 11.5 for Windows Server Essentials (Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server SBS)
Description
Performing backup and recovery operations with MS Exchange Server's data requires specific database access privileges for the user account you use to connect to the MS Exchange Server.
This account is specified in the Access credentials field of the backup/recovery sheet:
The account that is used to access the MS Exchange Server during backup/recovery operations should comply with the following:
- The user account should have necessary privileges for the operation (see below in this article);
- The mailbox associated with this account should not be hidden - Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 for Microsoft Exchange Server: Mailbox Backup Fails with "Mailbox is hidden from Address Lists".
Minimal permissions to back up MS Exchange Server with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 for MS Exchange Server.
Depending on the operation you want to perform and the MS Exchange Server version you may need different privileges.
You can check the exact permissions required (and instructions to provide the necessary permissions) in the table below:
| Version | Database level backup with metadata collection level "Include list of mailboxes only" | Database level restore | Operations requiring mailbox access:
|
| MS Exchange 2003 | Membership in the Domain backup operators group
How to set the required membership:
|
Full Exchange Administrator Role: |
Full Exchange Administrator Role: |
| MS Exchange 2007 |
|
Exchange Organization Administrator role (required for storage group creation):
|
Exchange Recipient Administrator role on the server that holds the target mailbox:
|
| MS Exchange 2010 |
Organization Management permissions, (membership in the Organization Management management role group):
|
Organization Management permissions, (membership in the Organization Management management role group):
|
Organization Management, Server Management permissions
|
| MS Exchange 2013 |
Organization Management permissions, (membership in the Organization Management management role group):
|
Organization Management permissions, (membership in the Organization Management management role group):
|
N/A |
More information
See also Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.