Windows Server File Volume Restore Solution Backup Restore Solution from Veeam. Veeam has an endpoint backup and restores solution for Microsoft. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can take backups of servers, desktops, and laptops.
In this post, we will see Video Guide Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam. In this post, we will see Windows Server 2016 File Volume Restore Solution from Veeam.
Following are the three posts that will cover the Windows endpoint backup solution from Veeam.
Veeam Agent for Windows restores options are explained in the video tutorial.
Windows Server File Volume Restore Solution Backup Restore Solution from Veeam
Once Veeam FULL Backup of Server 2016 is completed? Then, open up VEEAM BACKUP BROWSER to restore. There are two restore options available from the backup browser, and the last one is the recovery option from Veeam recovery media.
File Restore
Volume Restore
Restore from Recovery Media
Veeam Agent – Restoring Files and Folders of Server 2016
Veeam Backup Browser or File Level Restore wizard should be used to recover or restore If some files and folders on your computer get lost or corrupted. For file-level restore, you can use backups of any type.
Volume-level backups (backups of the entire computer or specific volumes)
File-level backups
Backup Browser – Windows Server
To launch the File Level Restore wizard, do either of the following: Start Menu, select All Programs > Veeam > File Level Restore. We can perform the following operations with restored files and folders from Veeam Backup Explorer.
Save files and folders to their initial location
Save files and folders to a new location
Open files in Microsoft Windows Explorer
Veeam BACKUP Browser is similar to file explorer. It gives two options to restore in my scenario for this video. I selected the KEEP option. This will create a copy of the restore and won’t overwrite. Restore is completed. The windows 10 ISO file got restored within 1:23 minutes, as you can see in the video tutorial here.
OVERWRITE
KEEP
Restore – Windows Server
Veeam Agent – Volume Restore of Windows Server 2016
When we perform a volume-level restore, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows restores the entire content of the volume. We can’t use the File restore wizard to recover the specific volumes.
It retrieves from the backup data blocks about a particular volume and copies them to the necessary location.
The volume-level restore should be done via the“Volume Level restore wizard.” We need to go through and define the following the wizard
Backup Location
Restore Point
Disk Mapping
Summary
Progress of the Volume Restore
Volume Level Restore – Windows Server
We can boot from the recovery image and use the Veeam Volume Level Restore, wizard for volume-level restore of Server 2016. Following are the three limitations of volume-level restore, which Veeam documents.
Cannot restore the system volume to its original location.
Cannot restore a volume to the volume on which the swap file is currently hosted.
Cannot restore a volume to the volume where the backup file used for restore is located.
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Video Guide Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam, Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam. Veeam has a backup and restores solution for Microsoft Windows devices.
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can take backups of servers, desktops, and laptops. Previously, this solution was known as “Veeam Endpoint Backup”.
In this post, we will see Video Guide Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam.
Following are the three posts that will cover the Windows endpoint backup solution from Veeam.
Veeam Agent – Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam 2
Install Veeam Agent for Windows on Server 2016
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a data protection and disaster recovery solution for physical and virtual machines. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can be used to protect different types of computers and devices: desktops, laptops, and tablets.
The solution can be installed on any computer that runs the following OSes
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1 or later
Installation Status – Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam 3
The installation of the Veeam Agent for Windows is straightforward. It will automatically take care of installing prerequisites like SQL express etc. After the installation, you will be able to see
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Service
Veeam Agent Tray
SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB
How to Create Recovery Media for Server 2016
Once the Veeam Agent for Windows is installed, the first step is to create a Veeam Recovery media. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows lets us create a Veeam Recovery Media. The recovery media is nothing but a recovery image of your computer.
You can boot your computer/server with recovery media and fix the OS system errors on your server 2016 or restore data from the backup.
Microsoft Windows RE (Recovery Environment) automatically reboots after 72 hours of continuous use. All data that has not been saved before reboot will be lost.
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You can launch the recovery media creation wizard from the Veeam Agent for the Windows home page. As you can see in the video tutorial here, media creation is a straightforward process.
It took nearly 9 minutes to create a recovery media on my server 2016. The wizard will prompt to format the USB during the media creation process. At the high-level following are the tasks.
Mounting Recovery Environment Image
Copy Veeam Recovery Environment files
Adding .NET framework
Adding system drivers
Copying boot files
Unmounting Recovery Image
Preparing USB disk
Copying data to USB disk
Recovery media has been created
Take Full Backup of Server 2016 using Veeam Agent for Windows.
Veeam Agent for Windows 3 types of backup modes are available. And those backup modes are “Entire computer,” “Volume-level backup,” and “File-Level backup.” Veeam Agent for Windows servers supports five backup options. And those options are listed down.
Removable storage device
Local computer drive
Network shared folder
A Veeam backup server manages the backup repository
Cloud repository managed by a Veeam Cloud Connect service provider
Backup Mode – Windows Server 2016 Backup Solution from Veeam 5
“Configure backup” is the Veeam agent’s option to start configuring and scheduling the backup for the Windows server. Back up your entire server is the recommended option in the Veeam Agent for Windows. This helps with fast recovery on any level.
I selected the Entire Computer backup option for my server 2016. I used the external hard disk (local storage) to take the backup of server 2016. This is my Hyper-V server in my lab.
More details are available in the video tutorial here. Following are the tasks which I could see.
Initializing
Preparing for backup
Creating VSS snapshot
Calculating digests
Getting list of local users
System Reserved (disk 0) (500.0 MB) 42.0 MB read at 42 MB/s
(C:)(49.0 GB)42.4 GB read at 74 MB/s
Local Disk (E:) (188.5 GB) 37.4 GB read at 84 MB/s
Saving GuestMembers.xml
Finalizing
Truncating transaction logs
Truncating SQL server transaction logs
Processing finished
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Office 365 is a SaaS solution by Microsoft. Many organization uses office 365 all around the globe. There are 24.9 million total subscribers as of that last report. This confirms that many people are using Office 365 to help manage their businesses.
Do we need a backup for a SaaS solution like Office 365? I think, yes, we do. In this post, we will see How to Take Backup and Restore Office 365 Mailboxes.
Veeam Office 365 Backup & Restore Video tutorialhere.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 is a solution that stores mailbox items from Office 365 Online organization to an offline backup repository. Office 365 admin can restore single or multiple emails using Veeam Explorer.
The restoration of these items (mailboxes, folders, messages, tasks, contacts, and so on) can be possible via Veeam Explorer. We have an option to get a FREE temporary license for Veeam Backup for Office 365.
This temporary license is available for the first six months. Recovered e-mail can be saved as a file, e-mailed as an attachment, or exported as a PST file.
Content of this post
Do We Require Office 365 Backup?
How to Install Veeam Backup Office 365
Connect to Office 365 with Veeam Backup?
Create Backup Job for Office 365 Backup
Advanced Search Option – Veeam Explorer
How to Restore Deleted Office 365 Mails?
Veeam Backup Office 365 Troubleshooting
Veeam Backup Office 365 PowerShell Commands
O365 – How to Take Backup and Restore Office 365 Mailboxes
Do We Require Office 365 Backup?
What happens if the user accidentally deletes data from office 365 mailboxes? Office 365 service provides several options for Deleted item recovery. Manual recovery from Deleted Items is also possible.
Following are the retention policies offered by Microsoft. But, I don’t think Microsoft provides granularity in backing up and recovering the emails. Veeam Backup for Office 365 has loads more granularity in comparison.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 provides recovery options like recovered e-mail can be saved as a file, e-mailed as an attachment, or exported as a PST file. I don’t think Microsoft provides all these options.
How to Install Veeam Backup Office 365
Download Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 from here. It contains 2 MSI files VeeamBackupOffice365_1.5.0.1099.MSI & VeeamExplorerExchange_9.6.0.1099.MSI. We need to install VeeamBackupOffice365 and then VeeamExplorerExchange.
The installation is straightforward, and there is no prerequisite when we install these on Windows Server 2016. You can see more details in the video tutorialhere.
Once Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, You have three shortcuts on your Windows Server 2016.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 connect to…
Connect to Office 365 with Veeam Backup?
In the background, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 uses the Power-Shell command to connect to Office 365. To join Office 365 from Veeam Backup, Click on the“Add Organization” button. There are 3 Organization deployment types available for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft Office 365
Hybrid Deployment
On-Prem Microsoft Exchange
I selected Microsoft Office 365 to add my organization’s mailbox to the Veeam backup solution. The “Microsoft Office 365 connection settings” page has multiple region options like Default, China, US Govt, and US Govt-DOD.
To complete the ADD ORGANIZATION wizard, you need to enter the Office 365 admin username and password. You can see more details in the video tutorialhere.
How to Take Backup and Restore Office 365 Mailboxes
Following are the Veeam Backup for Office 365 Connection Parameters
Connect to EWS
Connect to Power-Shell
Check View-Only Configuration Role
Check View-Only Recipients Role
Check Application Impersonation Role
Check Role Management Role
Check Organization Customization
Check Organization Configuration Role
Enable Organization Customization
Create Backup Job for Office 365 Backup
Click on the Backup button to create and schedule a backup job for Office 365 mailboxes. We have an option to select individual mailboxes and all the mailboxes as part of the Backup job wizard. I have chosen one office 365 mailbox as part of the backup job.
We also need to select the Backup proxy and backup repository as part of the backup job wizard. Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 has granular schedule options. This backup job is a reoccurring incremental backup task.
The backup job GUI gives an excellent experience. It provides all the details LIVE in the Veeam Backup for Office 365 GUI. What was the transfer rate of the backup job etc.? There is three segregation on the backup job status page. 1. Status, 2. Data and 3. Summary.
Backup – How to Take Backup and Restore Office 365 Mailboxes
Transferred:400 MB (4300 items) at 639.3 KB/s (7 items/s)
Job finished at 14-10-2017 10:52:00
Advanced Search Option – Veeam Explorer
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange provides loads of granular options with Advanced Search mailboxes. Using Veeam Explorer, we can search mailboxes with advanced find options. Veeam Explorer offers many search criteria.
Category
Field
Condition
Value
How to Restore Deleted Office 365 Mails?
Recover the Office 365 mailboxes and individual emails. Veeam Explorer provides options to export office 365 mailbox to PST file. Also, there are other options to save personal mail to “.MSG” files.
You can also send recovered emails to another email id. You can see more details in the video tutorialhere.
Following are the options recovery options available in Veeam Explorer
C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup365\Logs is the place where you can find the log files of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365. Veeam.Archiver.Proxy_2017_10_14_10_31_41.log file contains the details about the Database connectivity. It also includes connectivity errors.
14-10-2017 10:31:41 5 (2904) Loading ESE library: C:\Windows\system32\esent.dll…
How Veeam Backup Office 365 can use in a Programmatic way?
Using Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 PowerShell Toolkit, we can automate the Veeam Backup Microsoft Office 365 tool.
PowerShell – How to Take Backup and Restore Office 365 Mailboxes
Following are the PowerShell command Lets available for Veeam Backup Office 365 mailboxes:-
Name
Add-VBOJob
Add-VBOOrganization
Add-VBOProxy
Add-VBORepository
Connect-VBOServer
Disable-VBOJob
Disconnect-VBOServer
Enable-VBOJob
Get-VBOEmailSettings
Get-VBOFolderExclusions
Get-VBOHistorySettings
Get-VBOJob
Get-VBOJobSession
Get-VBOLicense
Get-VBOOrganization
Get-VBOOrganizationMailbox
Get-VBOProxy
Get-VBORepository
Get-VBORestAPISettings
Get-VBORestorePoint
Install-VBOLicense
New-VBOBackupWindowSettings
New-VBOJobSchedulePolicy
Remove-VBOJob
Remove-VBOOrganization
Remove-VBOProxy
Remove-VBORepository
Set-VBOBackupWindowSettings
Set-VBOEmailSettings
Set-VBOFolderExclusions
Set-VBOHistorySettings
Set-VBOJob
Set-VBOJobSchedulePolicy
Set-VBOOrganization
Set-VBOProxy
Set-VBORepository
Set-VBORestAPISettings
Start-VBOJob
Stop-VBOJob
Sync-VBOEntity
More Details
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Anoop is Microsoft MVP! He is a Solution Architect in enterprise client management with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. He writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc……………
