it's a combination of ntbackup and backing up to disk. we use backup exec and LTO3 tape libraries and get up to 3500MB/min. In contrast we tried Backup Exec and backup straight to disk (attached to the BE server) and only got about 1300MB/min. It's true that several years ago disk was the fastest media for backups, but the new tape drive technology pretty much smokes it now. We do have a dedicated backup infrastructure just for our exchange servers, including it's own backup network, but we do close to 9 TB's of backups every night in our 3 datacenters that hold Exchange servers (nightly fulls).
The question for you is how much are you willing to spend on backups for Exchange. We consider Exchange to be the most mission critical app we have, even above our ERP systems, so we spend quite a bit on it. you don't need to spend a fortune to get good backups though, if you don't have a ton of exchange database data to backup every night then backing up to disk is just as viable as spending 6 figures on a large LTO library. Of course the usual advice applies, make sure you know your backups are completing correctly, do test restores on a regular basis, have a good DR plan and test it out every now and then, etc. On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Paul Hutchings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I get an idea of how you feel it compares to ntbackup? > > I know ntbackup is fairly slow in gb/min throughput even with all the > switches, or at least it is backing up directly to disk, and I'm unsure > if this is a limitation of the product or the Exchange backup api in > which case presumably any product is going to be limited in the same > way? > > I'm thinking for store level as well as mailbox level backups. > > Thanks in advance, > Paul > [snip] _________________________________________________________________ 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.
