We are just beginning to use BackupPC running on a Debian Linux server to
backup our Exchange Server 5.5 databases via rsyncd running on the Windows
NT 4.0 server where Exchange is installed.
Currently, we have bat files scheduled to run on our Windows NT 4.0 Exchange
Server to stop Exchange services before the BackupPC job runs and start
Exchange services afterwards. But this means we're estimating the length of
time needed for the backups and scheduling these jobs with a safe margin in
either direction.
I am concerned that: 1) we are leaving our Exchange database down longer
than necessary; and 2) if something goes wrong and the procedures that stop
or start the Exchange database run while BackupPC has the Exchange files
open for backup, we may corrupt our Exchange data (am I being paranoid
here?).
It would be nice if the BackupPC job itself could issue the "net stop" and
"net start" commands and I'm assuming I would use the $Conf{DumpPreUserCmd}
and $Conf{DumpPostUserCmd} but I don't understand from the documentation how
this would be done if you're issuing commands to a Windows server. Maybe
this is not possible?
Can someone tell me if/how I could use $Conf{DumpPreUserCmd} and
$Conf{DumpPostUserCmd} to remotely stop and start Exchange?
Does anyone know if there is any risk around attempting to stop or start the
Exchange services while BackupPC has the files open for backup?
Thanks much.
Jess
Jessie M. Bunker-Maxwell
Network Access Services
Santa Cruz Public Library
224 Church St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
v: 831-420-5764
f: 831-459-7936
e: je...@santacruzpl.org
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