The need for an Exchange disaster recovery plan
Exchange server is the lifeline of many organizations relying on email exchange and communication. It stores databases, user mailboxes, files, attachments and critical data required for the proper functioning of the server. As a result, having a disaster recovery plan in place to protect the Exchange server from threats and corruptions should be the responsibility of any IT administrator, and more broadly any organization.
Some of the common issues of an Exchange server crash are as follows:
- Hardware failure and software problems
- Sudden shutdown of Exchange server
- Abrupt Power failure and system crash
- Virus infection and ransomware threat
- Insufficient hard disk space on the computer
- Exchange database corruption and missing log files
A proper Exchange disaster recovery plan not only saves your data but also enables you to be prepared in advance when disaster strikes or when there is sudden data loss. In various units such as health care, banking, finance, stock markets, a sudden failure of the server can severely affect the normal operations. The following sections provide you an in-depth guide to recover an EDB file and restore Exchange server 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010 from disasters.