> The only reference I found was to an Exchange 5.5 whitepaper on MS's > website.
That IS the definitive resource for Exchange Backup and Restore. And the list archives can fill in most gaps that you might have. Not to mention the FAQ has an excellent technique to avoid doing most restores. Roger ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT Senior Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA http://www.peregrine.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Carlson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:35 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: backup > > > It does sound new to me, but I found very little in the FAQ about back > up except what to use. > > I find the FAQ not very useful. Things like Open File Agent = BAD > without an explanation is useless. > > The only reference I found was to an Exchange 5.5 whitepaper on MS's > website. > > The discuss_exch2000 group has 10 entries for backup. > > The MS info I found here: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/tec > hnet/prodt > echnol/exchange/maintain/operate/opsguide/e2kops5.asp > > It talks about off line storage but it doesn't talk about how I should > stop the services to do an off-line backup. Do I have to manually stop > everything first? I am backing up to disk using NTBackup. > > ******************** > Mike Carlson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.domitianx.com > > Master Of The Spoon People > Keeper Of None > ******************** > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Josefowski, Larry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:54 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: backup > > > > > > Have you backed up the server before? The NT backup on the > > Exchange server is a little different, and backs up the > > Exchange Store, known as an "on-line" backup. If this sounds > > new to you, you haven't read the FAQ. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Carlson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:50 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: BackUp > > > > > > I am going to use NTBackup to back up my exchange box. I have > > selected system state, C: drive and Exchange. > > > > Are there any issues with doing this? Any recommendations? > > > > Thanks, > > > > ******************** > > Mike Carlson > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.domitianx.com > > > > Master Of The Spoon People > > Keeper Of None > > ******************** > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
