The Exchange Agent will back up the entire file, the Exchange Information Store. Instead of doing the BLB just the backup of the IS is done. Much faster. If the lawyers are really concerned about the ability to restore one mailbox, look at a tool from Ontrack called PowerControls. It allows you to open up the .edb file and restore one mail or folder or email email back to the exchange server, or out to a .pst. I used it to help recover from a disaster. It opened the file even when all of the Microsoft recovery attempts failed. I did not recover every mailbox, but I got 93.6% back (long story).
Bryce Weathersby Networking Specialist I Lamar Institute Of Technology Beaumont, TX Phone: 409-839-2040 Fax: 409-839-2931 http://www.lit.edu -----Original Message----- From: Karon Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:32 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Backing up Exchange 5.5 We are using BE ver 8.5 getting ready to upgrade to 8.6 and we're using the Exchange Agent but not the Open File Agent. We cannot backup the pub.edb and priv.edb without using the Open File Agent. You have to stop the services in order to back up those files. Somone on here mentioned an Exchange Module is that something different than an Exchange Agent? I'd like to know how some of you are backing up the pub.ed and priv.edb without stopping the services. Karon PS the fact that you are likely doing BLB would contribute to the problems > you indicated with backing up in the last post you did... > > 1.) read the FAQ > 2.) sound like you have the exchnage agent loaded (must have to be > able to do BLB) lose the Open File Agent (assuming you are not > confusing the Open File with the Exchange Agent) > 3.) Lose the BLB, and back up the IS..etc... (read the BE stuff too its > good) > > 4.) Lose your Sys Mgr with all there cert's obviously that are doing > no good... > > > bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karon Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:20 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Backing up Exchange 5.5 > > > I know this has come up before but how is everyone else backing up > their Exchange servers. We're using Backup Exec and only backing up > the mailboxes not the pub.edb or priv.edb. Is it wise to stop those > services periodically to back those up? And how often? We're not > using the Open File Agent. > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
