I don't know what advice you were given, but you cannot just do a normal backup without stopping the exchange services. The services are accessing these files while beeing online. That's why the backup program cannot save them to the tape.
If you install the Veritas Exchange Agent you will be able to backup your exchange files while your exchange service is online. Furthermore you can backup and restore user's postoffices. If you backup the whole database as you think of now, you will only be able to restore the whole thing at once. Mike > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Niki Blowfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. M�rz 2002 10:13 > An: Exchange Discussions > Betreff: Online backup of Exchange 5.5 with Veritas BE 8.5 > > > Dear All, > > I got some advice here earlier in the week with regards > backing up Exchange > with Veritas Backup Exec 8.5 without the Exchange Agent. > > I have altered our backup setup here by putting a DAT drive > in the Exchange > server (used to be across network, offline file copy backup to another > backup server) and allowing Backup Exec to simply backup all > local drives, > without doing anything to specifically identify the Exchange > folders. I have > cancelled the batch file that stopped the services, so that > Exchange runs > continuously. > > After backup, I receive the following errors in the backup > log. Also, when > simulating a restore, I can select the Priv and Pub > databases, but Dir.edb > is not available. > > Backup Type: NORMAL - Back Up Files - Reset Archive Bit > Backup started on 07/03/02 at 02:01:03 . > The item \exchsrvr\DSADATA\edb.log in use - skipped. > The item \exchsrvr\DSADATA\temp.edb in use - skipped. > > Backup Type: NORMAL - Back Up Files - Reset Archive Bit > Backup started on 07/03/02 at 02:57:01 . > The item \exchsrvr\DSADATA\dir.edb in use - skipped. > > Any advice on how to get dir.edb backed up, and any other > problems the logs > suggested? Also, what added functionality does the Exchange > Agent provide? > > Thanks > > Nik > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
