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Re-enable Exchange Server 2007 remote streaming backups in SP1

Brien Posey
05.08.2008
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Backing up Microsoft Exchange Server is essential; however, there are security threats associated with performing remote streaming backups. Because Microsoft has disabled these backups in Exchange Server 2007 SP1, installing the service pack can adversely affect administrators' existing backup strategies. In this tip, discover how to manually edit the registry to re-enable remote streaming backups in Exchange 2007 SP1.

Exchange Server 2007 is designed to allow remote streaming backups. This means that your backup software can back up a remote Exchange server without running directly on the Exchange server itself. While being able to back up Exchange Server remotely sounds beneficial, Microsoft warns of two potential security threats associated with this method.

NOTE: Microsoft has disabled remote streaming backups in Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). If you're using Exchange Server 2007 and are performing remote streaming backups, then installing SP1 will break the backups.

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s is that there's a workaround that you can use to re-enable remote streaming backups. The bad news is that it involves editing the registry, which is dangerous. Make a full system backup of your server before attempting this workaround.

There are two things to keep in mind when using these commands:

About the author: Brien M. Posey, MCSE, is a four-time recipient of Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional Award for his work with Windows Server, Internet Information Server (IIS) and Exchange Server. Brien has served as CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and healthcare facilities, and was once a network administrator for Fort Knox. You can visit Brien's personal website at www.brienposey.com.

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