Shared dynamic won't affect the backup of an open PST file because Outlook opens the file for exclusive use.
You can use the Open File Manager from St. Bernard to back up .pst files. A useful free add-on from Microsoft reminds the user to back up their folders periodically. The file pfbackup.exe is available from http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/pfbackup.aspx. It's a passive utility that will allow a user to cancel the backup reminder without performing the backup, so you can't be certain that it's going to happen. Another downside is that it creates a backup.pst file that is as large as the original - in fact it's a copy of the folders - with no compression. Bill Smoldt STORServer, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Seay, Paul Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PST Files and TSM Backups There has been a lot of discussion about PST files and backups. The subfile backup is very helpful, but also if your users will empty the deleted items folder of the PST and compress the things that dramatically reduces their sizes. I do it all the time. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this automatically that I have seen yet. As for using subfile backups I am glad to here of success for desktops on recovery and backup improvement. Our biggest problem is our users leave their OUTLOOK open so we miss backing up these PSTs on the server. Has anyone tried allowing TSM to backup these files SHARED DYNAMIC? Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon Inc. 757-688-8180
