What it's doing is skipping the pub.edb, and priv.edb and showing their in use. We're not using the OFO anymore with this either. Is backup Exec supposed to be running a script that's stopping those services before it backs them up? I'm told there is a script that can be run to stop them or one can be written.
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]
