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:To fully realize this restoration method, you must consistently back up the following
Raw Email data:
(1GB-sized message archives)*.zip
/ (directory containing recently received emails, not yet merged into a )<nnn> .zip
Snapshots of Metadata:
FolderSync (snapshot of folderync data)
index (snapshot of archives of index metadata)
index_backup (snapshot of the entire index)
ldap_cache (snapshot of ldap group information)
log (snapshot of important system information)
postgres_backup (snapshot of system databases)
Because snapshots are performed nightly, in the event that data restoration is necessary, typically only raw emails
arriving in the last day must be reprocessed.
How to Back Up Your Archived Data
This article refers to Barracuda Message Archiver firmware version 3.5 or higher.
In this article:
Set Up Backups
Set Up Archive Backup
Access Enabled Share
Restore Data Partition Content
Related Articles
Understanding Archived Data Backup
Backing Up Data Using an External Solution
Set Up Backups
Use the following steps to set up Barracuda Message Archiver archive backup:
Log in to the Barracuda Message Archiver, and go to the page.ADVANCED > Backups
In the section, set to to allow access to the message store as an SMB share.Backup of Archives Back Up Archives via SMB Yes
Enter the in which the Barracuda Message Archiver should appear.Workgroup
Enter the for the username used to connect to the SMB share.Password smb
Click .Save Changes
Set Up Archive Backup
Log in to your network system.
Back up the following files and directories:
Important
While use of the will push a real-time copy of raw emailsStorage Manager/Mirror capability ( page) ADVANCED > Storage Manager
to a customer data share, metadata snapshots are not mirrored. You must back up this content by connecting to the Barracuda
Message Archiver’s read-only SMB share. Metadata content is available for Mirroring in a future point release of the firmware.
Important
While use of the Storage Manager/Mirror capability ( page)ADVANCED > Storage Manager will push a
real-time copy of raw emails to a customer data share, metadata snapshots are not mirrored. You must
back up this content by connecting to the Barracuda Message Archiver’s read-only SMB share. Metadata
content is available for Mirroring in a future point release of the firmware.
Log in to your Windows Network or Backup System such as the .Barracuda Backup Server