Generally, no special steps are required to protect Microsoft Exchange or SQL Server systems. However, depending on the way you perform a restore when a problem occurs enables certain options.
For example, enabling the Exchange Granular Catalog option on the Backup Settings/Advanced screen allows you to recover a specific mailbox or individual email message later. You can also restore folders or email messages directly from Windows Explorer.
To perform a full application backup, ensure that the following points are acknowledged:
You can also truncate transaction logs for SQL and Exchange Servers separately.
Note: When you upgrade to an ESX server, then upgrade the VMware tools inside the guest operating systems before performing application-level backups to avoid "out of date" errors.
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