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Chapter Using the Backup Agent on 3 Exchange 2000 Preparing the Exchange Server for the Backup Agent To use the Backup Agent to back up individual mailboxes and folders, you must first prepare the Microsoft Exchange Server for the Backup Agent by completing the steps in this section in the following sequence: 1. Create a Backup Agent Service Account on the Windows server. This account must be created as described in the following sections. 2. Create an Exchange mailbox for the Backup Agent Service Account. 3. Assign the appropriate permissions to the mailbox. Note: You can automatically create an account. Refer to "Configuring the Backup Agent" later in this chapter. However, if you want to manually create the account or want more control in the way the account is created, follow the steps in the procedures on the next two pages. Creating the Backup Agent Service Account and Mailbox on Windows 2000 To create the Backup Agent Service Account and Mailbox: 1. Open the Administrative Tools program group and select Active Directory Users and Computers on the domain controller. 2. Expand the tree from the console and click Users. 3. Click Action. 4. Click New and User. 5. Enter a user name and password. For this document, the sample user name DBAGENT is used. Using the Backup Agent on Exchange 2000 3-1