only if you shut down exchange for the period of the backup. some of the logs are a required part of the active database. there are q articles on how to tell the difference.
i don't see the point though. why the big effort to go against the grain? it's a proven reliable solution to use the online backup and disaster recovery procedures. ======================================================= Andy Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.swinc.com Simpler-Webb, Inc. Austin, TX 512-322-0071 -- Eating XXX Chili at Texas Chili Parlor since 1989 -- ======================================================= -----Original Message----- From: David Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:38 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Logfiles So what's the disadvantage of running a non-exchange-aware backup program? Is it still possible to successfully restore mailboxes or exchange databases? Could we potentially restore that entire MDBDATA directory, and get everything back, if it were somehow lost? Also, if we were not running an exchange-aware backup program, is it ever safe to delete those logs? Are they really just logs, or are they actually part of the storage database? Thanks David Parker -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin Blackstone Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:50 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Logfiles Those are the logfiles. Do not delete them. You need to run an Exchange aware backup program. That will commit the logs and then flush them after the backup. What are you using now to backup, and is it Exchange aware? -----Original Message----- From: Mike Tonazzi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:08 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Logfiles I have a Xchange2000 Server running on a W2K Server SP2. I have found in the program folder under .\MDBDATA dozens of logfiles named Exxxxxx.log. They use a huge amount of my Disk. I cannot find any explanaiton for these logfiles in MS's knowledgebase. What are they for and how can I remove them or make them smaller? Thanks for any help Mike _________________________________________________________________ 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]
