PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Microsoft Application Agent Exchange Server User Guide

Add settings for centralized backups of Exchange DAG

For centralized backups of databases in an Exchange DAG, add the required settings for the type of backup and the server order list.

1. Create a file named userlockbox.cfg in the required directory:
   • When the Microsoft application agent is installed in the default directory, create the userlockbox.cfg file in the C:\Program Files\DPSAPPS\common\lockbox directory.
   • When the Microsoft application agent is installed in a non-default directory, add the common\lockbox subdirectory in the installation directory and create the userlockbox.cfg file in the <installation_directory>\common\lockbox directory.
   • Ensure that the userlockbox.cfg file exists on each node in the Exchange DAG.
2. In the userlockbox.cfg file, add the following parameter settings:

   • Specify the type of DAG backup in the backuptype parameter setting. The valid parameter setting is active, passive, or preferred. For example:

     backuptype=passive

     NOTE If you do not set this parameter, the backup type is preferred by default:

     backuptype=preferred

   • Specify the DAG server order list in the serverorderlist parameter setting. The valid parameter setting is a comma-separated list of node names. Use only the short name, not the fully qualified domain name (FQDN), for each node name. For example:

      serverorderlist=node1,node2