I have a issue with Exchange 2007 SP2. My Exchange Server is Windows 2008 SP2 + Exchange SP2. I want to test the new function of the volume snapshot. As explain at: http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/high-availability-recovery/uncovering-new-exchange-2007-sp2-volume-snapshot-vss-plug-in-part1.html I can make succes vol backup of the store with Windows Server Backup But when i do a restore with windows server backup de applications funtion is grey at Windows Server Backup Screenshot:http://www.wardvissers.nl/downloads/exchange2007sp2issue.png How do i resolve this. I found this: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsbackup/thread/e21c50d8-acb5-44ac-9ece-1965156f05be I have no idea

There is no remote server backup functionality, whether you run the backup tool on the exchange server locally or not? As said under the "Applications" checkbox, You can recover applications that have registered with windows server backup. So, in order to be recovered, the exchange must have registered with Windows Server Backup Please refer to the Let me fix it myself section in the KB 958662 Notes: The Writer Id of exchange can be obtained by running command Vssadmin list writers After registered the exchange, please try the backup/restore again

I no that you cannat backup a server remote with windows server backup. I do it locally.I wil test ittodayand i letting now when is works.Thanks voor your advice.

Sure

I wil do it. I tested it yesterday and still applications is greyout.

Is there any related event in the application log? Please run the ExBPA against the exchange server once for health check

Solutionhttp://www.wardvissers.nl/2009/09/29/windows-server-backup-applications-grijs-vss-snapin-exchange-2007-sp2/