Acronis Recovery for Microsoft Exchange - User Guide - Manual (Page 25)

4.2 Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Workspace
Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace includes the Acronis Recovery for MS
Exchange Management Console window - the primary tool for managing data
backup/restore on local and remote computers where Acronis Recovery for MS
Exchange Agent is installed.
The workspace consists of the main area with operation icons, as well as the menu,
the toolbar, and the common tasks bar. On the left there is a sidebar featuring the
Computers or Help panels.
Note, that the content shown in the main window will change depending on
whether Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Management Console is
disconnected or connected to a remote server.
4.2.1 Main Area
The main area of Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace contains Task and
Tools groups.
Before you connect to an Exchange server where Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange
Agent is installed, operation icons will appear in the main program window that will
allow you to navigate and manage computers.
The Pick a Task group contains one operation:
• Connect to a Remote Computer – connect to a remote server where
Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange Agent is already installed
If you select a server in the Computers pane, on which Acronis Recovery for MS
Exchange Agent is not installed, Acronis Recovery for MS Exchange workspace will
display two operation icons in the Pick a Tool group:
• Add Servers – add a Microsoft Exchange server to the group
• Install Acronis Agents – install Acronis Agents on remote computers
As soon as you are connected to a Microsoft Exchange server where Acronis Recovery
for MS Exchange Agent is installed, your workspace will show operations you can
execute on this server, such as backup or restore, managing tasks, etc.
In this case the main area contains operation icons divided into two groups.
The Pick a Task group contains the following operations:
• Back Up Information Store – create storage groups backup archive
• Back Up Mailboxes – create mailboxes and public folders backup archive
• Restore Information Store – restore storage groups from a previously
created archive
• Restore Mailboxes – restore mailboxes and public folders from a
previously created archive
• Backup Location Clean-up - clean database backup locations
The Pick a Tool group contains the following items:
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