Went to a MS class on Windows 2003/Exchange 2003. Given by Microsoft. At that class they could not guarantee that performing a shadow copy would be a complete database without integrity errors. That is because the database will remain open during the shadowing. Has anyone here in this forum ever used Shadow Copying for their Exchange databases? Probably not....and there is a reason for that.
Just make sure you know for sure that shadow copying will work for an Exchange database......in the real world, not just in theory. Samantha -----Original Message----- From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:23 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Shadow Copying of Exchange 2003 Samantha may have meant that one shouldn't go into Explorer, and enable VSS directly on the *.EDB files. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jason Clishe > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:19 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Cc: Jason Clishe > Subject: RE: Shadow Copying of Exchange 2003 > > > This is absolutely not true. Exchange 2003 leverages the Shadow Copies > service within Windows 2003 in order to take snapshot backups of > Exchange. > > Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Bridges, Samantha > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:57 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Shadow Copying of Exchange 2003 > > I understand that you cannot or should not think of Shadow copying the > Exchange IS. The shadow copying feature in Windows 2003 is for the OS > not for a database. To be clearer, you can use shadow copy for > Windows or the OS not for the Exchange database. > > Hope this makes sense. We were in the same thought pattern as you and > learned this wasn't going to work. > > Samantha > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ajay Kulsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 8:42 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Shadow Copying of Exchange 2003 > > > I need some enlightenment regarding Shadow Copying of Exchange 2003. > > I have read MS article - 822896 and some other references to > understand > shadow copying. What is not clear to me that if it takes > typically only > *about a minute* to create a shadow copy, how long does it > normally take > to write this data to a backup hardware? And while backup program is > writing this, where is data kept? Memory cannot keep so much > and I don't > see any hard drive space requirements mentioned. > > Can shadow copying of Exchange 2003 only work with backup > like SAN, not > normal tape drive? > > Jay Kulsh > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& > lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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