NetWorker NMM: How To Use NMM Exchange Admin Configuration Tool

The NMM Exchange Admin Configuration tool enables you to create or reset the permissions of an account with the necessary privileges to perform backup and recovery operation on an Exchange Server. After installing NMM, run the tool to create a new account, modify, validate, and update the existing account privileges.

You can use the Exchange administrator configuration tool to perform the following tasks:

• Configure Admin User - Create an NMM Exchange administrator account and configure the permissions and memberships to perform an Exchange database restore and granular level recovery.
• Update Admin Password - Modify the NMM Exchange administrator account password and update the registry credentials.
• Validate an existing admin - Verify that an existing NMM Exchange administrator account is correctly configured.

1. Creates an Active Directory user account  
2. Creates a custom Exchange security group called EMC NMM Exchange Admin Roles 
3. Adds the user account to the groups listed in the following table:

Table:  User group roles are configured by the NMM Exchange Admin Configuration tool       

4. Assigns the "Mailbox Import Export" management role to the user 
5. Creates an Exchange mailbox 
6. Assigns Send-As and Receive-As rights 
7. Registers the user account for backup and recovery on Exchange servers where NMM is installed.

See examples below.