PowerProtect Data Manager 19.13 Microsoft Exchange Server User Guide

Add settings for centralized backups of Microsoft Exchange Server DAG

For centralized backups of databases in a Microsoft Exchange Server 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 Microsoft Exchange Server 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