Yikes! You're trying to do BLBs!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <http://mail.tekscan.com/nomailboxes.htm>
<http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq_appxf.htm> from the archives.... ************** The Top Ten Reasons why William Doesn't recommend Brick-level backups: 10. The only product he's tried it with is ArcServeIT (*shudder*) 9. Brick-level backups should be done in conjunction with regular backups therefore duplicating the process. 8. Brick-level backups don't clear the transaction logs 7. Brick-level restores (esp of the entire store) are VERY slow 6. Brick-level restores result in loss of Single Instance Storage 5. Brick-level backups do not properly maintain all of the data structures in the store that you might need for a full restore (at least Computer Associates product doesn't). 4. The alternative is so much easier and cleaner - deleted item retention. Set deleted item retention to say 30 days, a little user education and they can do their own mailbox' restore. 3. Regular use of exmerge (to pst files for backup) for important mailboxes is another alternative. 2. Section 3.11 at: <http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq_sec3.htm> says so (ok, I don't do everything I'm told either). 1. The archives at the Exchange list at swynk.com are full of Brick-level horror stories. -William Lefkovics, MCSE, A+ (and a brand new Exchange MVP!) ************** Brick Level Backups will not cause your car to rust out or your hair to fall out. They are unlikely to make your system less reliable (but no guarantees there), nor make your normal non-brick-level backups less reliable. They do, however, use more tape, make your backup jobs take more time and wear your tape drive out faster. They give you a false sense of security that you can get something back when in fact you may not. And you often cannot get everything back from a brick level backup. Brick Level Backup is a kludgy crutch for administrators who insist on managing their Exchange systems as if they were cc:Mail or MS Mail systems. They want the benefits of a database e-mail architecture, but want to manage it as if it were a file-based system. If you follow the Ed Crowley Never Restore Method�, you can remain secure in the knowledge that you'll almost never need to do a Brick Level Restore. If, for some rare event you find that you need to restore a message or mailbox, then you have a great opportunity to practice your disaster recovery techniques on your recovery server. What? You don't have a recovery server? Well, you need one whether or not you use Brick Level Backup. In a nutshell, Brick Level Backups aren't evil. But they're completely superfluous. -Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP ************** -Mich�le Immigration site: <http://LadySun1969.tripod.com> The Miata: <http://members.cardomain.com/bpituley> Tiggercam: <http://www.tiggercam.co.uk> --------------------------------------------------------- "Look at that -- 'Broad Breasted Turkey.' Even in a stupid grocery store, looking at dead meat, cup size is still all that matters." --An unhappy teenage girl, ranting in the supermarket --------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:23 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Back Up Exec The problem is that I'm trying to connec to the mailboxes and it asks me for a mailbox account to log in as. I've set one up, but when I insert the data, it just kicks it back with the same screen and won't let me proceed. It will let me select the data directories, just not the invididual mailboxes. > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001, 11:41 AM > To: Exchange Discussions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Back Up Exec > > Maybe you could post some questions here and we could provide you with some > answers. IIRC, BE is not that difficult to setup. > > "In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." -Desiderius Erasmus > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:27 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Back Up Exec > > > Can anyone direct me to some good info on setting up Back Up exec for > Exchange 5.5? Drive and console are on a seperate machine from the exchange > server, same domain though. > > I've been trying to get info off of the the Veritas list, but no one seems > to know of any that are decent. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Tom > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
