The name of the Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange command-line
interface is tdpexcc.exe. This program is in the
directory where Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange is
installed.
Using the Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange command-line
interface from the GUI
You can start a Windows command prompt
with administrative privileges. Or, you can follow these steps to
start the
Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange command-line
interface:
- Start the Management Console (MMC) GUI.
- In the tree view, select the computer node where you want to run
the commands.
- Expand the Protect and Recover Data node.
- In the tree view, select an Exchange Server node.
- Click the Automate tab. An integrated command
line is available in the task window. You can use the interface to
enter PowerShell cmdlets or command-line interface commands. The output
is displayed in the main window.
- Change PowerShell to Command
Line.
Command-line parameter characteristics
The command-line parameters have the following characteristics:
- Positional parameters do not include a leading slash (/) or dash
(-).
- Optional parameters can display in any order after the required
parameters.
- Optional parameters begin with a forward slash (/) or a dash (-).
- Minimum abbreviations for keywords are indicated in uppercase
text.
- Some keyword parameters require a value.
- For those keyword parameters that require a value, the value is
separated from the keyword with an equal sign (=).
- If a parameter requires more than one value after the equal sign,
the values are separated with commas.
- Each parameter is separated from the others by using spaces.
- If a parameter value includes spaces, the value must be enclosed
in double quotation marks.
- A positional parameter can display only once per command invocation.
Command-line interface help
Issue the tdpexcc ? or tdpexcc help command
to display help for the command-line interface. You can see more specific
help for commands by entering a command like the following example: tdpexcc
help backup, where backup is an example
of a command.