Backing up an Exchange Server database includes establishing a connection with the SnapCenter Server, discovering the Exchange Server database, adding a policy, creating a backup resource group, backing up, and viewing the backup status.

Before you begin

You must have prepared the PowerShell environment to execute the PowerShell cmdlets.
You must have added the storage system connection and created a credential.
You must have added hosts and discovered resources.

Plug-in for Exchange does not support clone operations; therefore, the CloneType parameter for the Add-SmPolicy cmdlet is not supported for Plug-in for Exchange

Steps

Initiate a connection session with the SnapCenter Server for a specified user by using the Open-SmConnection cmdlet.
```
Open-smconnection  -SMSbaseurl  https://snapctr.demo.fujitsu.com:8146/
```
The username and password prompt is displayed.

Create a backup policy by using the Add-SmPolicy cmdlet.

This example creates a new backup policy with a full backup and log backup Exchange backup type:

C:\PS> Add-SmPolicy -PolicyName SCE_w2k12_Full_Log_bkp_Policy -PolicyType Backup -PluginPolicytype SCE -SceBackupType FullBackupAndLogBackup -BackupActiveCopies

This example creates a new backup policy with an hourly full backup and log backup Exchange backup type:

C:\PS> Add-SmPolicy -PolicyName SCE_w2k12_Hourly_Full_Log_bkp_Policy -PolicyType Backup -PluginPolicytype SCE -SceBackupType FullBackupAndLogBackup -BackupActiveCopies -ScheduleType Hourly -RetentionSettings @{'BackupType'='DATA';'ScheduleType'='Hourly';'RetentionCount'='10'}

This example creates a new backup policy to back up only Exchange logs:

Add-SmPolicy -PolicyName SCE_w2k12_Log_bkp_Policy -PolicyType Backup -PluginPolicytype SCE -SceBackupType LogBackup -BackupActiveCopies

Discover host resources by using the Get-SmResources cmdlet.

This example discovers the resources for the Microsoft Exchange Server plug-in on the specified host:
```
C:\PS> Get-SmResources -HostName vise-f6.sddev.mycompany.com -PluginCode SCE
```

Add a new resource group to SnapCenter by using the Add-SmResourceGroup cmdlet.

This example creates a new Exchange Server database backup resource group with the specified policy and resources:

C:\PS> Add-SmResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName SCE_w2k12_bkp_RG -Description 'Backup ResourceGroup with Full and Log backup policy' -PluginCode SCE -Policies SCE_w2k12_Full_bkp_Policy,SCE_w2k12_Full_Log_bkp_Policy,SCE_w2k12_Log_bkp_Policy -Resources @{'Host'='sce-w2k12-exch';'Type'='Exchange Database';'Names'='sce-w2k12-exch.sceqa.com\sce-w2k12-exch_DB_1,sce-w2k12-exch.sceqa.com\sce-w2k12-exch_DB_2'}

This example creates a new Exchange Database Availability Group (DAG) backup resource group with the specified policy and resources:

Add-SmResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName SCE_w2k12_bkp_RG -Description 'Backup ResourceGroup with Full and Log backup policy' -PluginCode SCE -Policies SCE_w2k12_Full_bkp_Policy,SCE_w2k12_Full_Log_bkp_Policy,SCE_w2k12_Log_bkp_Policy -Resources @{"Host"="DAGSCE0102";"Type"="Database Availability Group";"Names"="DAGSCE0102"}

Initiate a new backup job by using the New-SmBackup cmdlet.

C:\PS> New-SmBackup -ResourceGroupName SCE_w2k12_bkp_RG -Policy SCE_w2k12_Full_Log_bkp_Policy

This example creates a new backup to secondary storage:

New-SMBackup -DatasetName ResourceGroup1 -Policy Secondary_Backup_Policy4

View the status of the backup job by using the Get-SmBackupReport cmdlet.

This example displays a job summary report of all jobs that were run on the specified date:
```
C:\PS> Get-SmJobSummaryReport -Date ?1/27/2018?
```
This example displays a job summary report for a specific job ID:
```
C:\PS> Get-SmJobSummaryReport -JobId 168
```

The information regarding the parameters that can be used with the cmdlet and their descriptions can be obtained by running Get-Help command_name.