When you install Exchange on a server, it automatically installs an "exchange aware" version of NTBackup (I'm guessing you're running on NT).
Online defrags should be running automatically, look in the event logs for events that relate to that kind of operation. 1227 (I think) is one of them. I'd seriously consider going to www.microsoft.com/exchange and finding the Ex5.5 disaster recovery docs, and reading up on them. Drew Nicholson Technical Writer Network Engineer LAN Manager RapidApp 312-372-7188 (work) 312-543-0008 (cell) Born To Edit -----Original Message----- From: Karon Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:34 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Backing up Exchange 5.5 We're trying to backup one in particular Exchange 5.5 server and we keep getting tons of "corrupt file" errors and we're told that we have a corrupt database. We use Veritas Backup Exec 8.6, we have an Outlook 2002 client loaded on the server because yes, we're doing brick level backups. We cannot get the online defrag to run it runs for a few minutes and then terminates I don't think it's really doing anything because it would take longer if it was. Is there a way to force an online defrag? I have tried over and over to convince my management to NOT do bricklevel backups but to no avail. So, since I'm forced to do them we need a better way to do them if there is a better way. We only back up the IS once a week if that and we've never backed up the pub.edb and priv.edb because you have to stop the services to truly back those files up. I've also tried to convince them to let us take it offline to perform offline defrags which will create new clean databases but in order to do so I'm told it will delete alot of messages any message that it thinks is corrupt and so they don't want to do that. This server is hanging on by a thread. Please help with any suggestions that you have other than "Don't do bricklevel backups". So, is there anything we can do other than rebuilding this server? How do you backup the pub and priv without shutting down the services? We do not use the open file agent it's don't work and never has. Thanks, Karon Miller E-Mail Administrator Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, LLP [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]
