Changing your backup scheme based on how long it takes the backup to run is completely backwards from where I think your concerns should be. Your backup scheme should consider restore times. A differential backup will likely increase your restore times, therefore a full nightly backup is almost always recommended.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Doody Posted At: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:21 AM Posted To: Exchange Mailing List Conversation: Full/Incremental or Differential backups of exchange databases Subject: Full/Incremental or Differential backups of exchange databases Okay, I just want to gauge feedback on the various types of backup for exchange. In every place I have worked I have always recommended only doing full backups on a daily basis to clear down the logs and ensure we have multiple sets of fully recoverable databases, it just seems the safer option to me and I always recommend against anything else. In my current project they are saying the backups take to long so a suggestion has been made for differentials. I am looking to get professional opinions on the various types of backup ideas so I can put a formal case forward with my recommendations. Any advice would be great. Cheers. Remploy - 60 years of finding jobs for disabled people http://www.remploy.co.uk http://www.realjobs4realpeople.co.uk ***************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail is confidential, may be legally privileged, and is for the intended recipient only. Access, disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance on any of it by anyone else is prohibited and may be a criminal offence. Please delete if obtained in error and e-mail confirmation to the sender. Remploy has taken reasonable precautions to ensure that any attachment to this email has been scanned for viruses. However, we cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses and recommend that you carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachments attached to this email. No one other than a properly authorised person made known to you in writing can create a binding obligation on behalf of Remploy by virtue of this email or any other means. *************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
