Ed, Interesting suggestion, but I doubt I can backup the entire server from a remote computer using NTBACKUP...or can I? Also, I thought I had to down Exchange BEFORE backing up with NTBACKUP?
I'm looking at Veritas or CAI's new Brightstor product. Ideally, I want to backup the entire server plus backup the Exchange single instance database as individual mailboxes (for much easier recover). BTW, great website - thanks for the link! I'd still like to know why IMS had begun to fail after a backup. Any thoughts on this. >Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 IMS (port 25) fails - revisited. >From: Ed Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Install the Exchange Administrator (free) on the backup machine and then >you can correctly back up Exchange from that machine using NTBACKUP. >Forget kludgy brick backups: >http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq_appxb.htm > >Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP >>Can someone please (politely) suggest reasons why port 25 fails after >>backing up the message stores. To fix this, I must stop and restart the >>services again, however, sometimes even that doesn't work until I delete >>the contents of the imcdata\OUT folder (always filled with undeliverable >>messages as a result of SPAM). Please note, this problem only began >>about a month ago and the following batch file has worked successfully >>for over 1 year. >> >>rem *** Stop appropriate services in order... >>net stop MSExchangeIMC >>net stop MSExchangeMSMI >>net stop MSExchangeMTA >>net stop MSExchangeIS >>net stop MSExchangeDS >>net stop MSExchangeSA >>rem >>rem *** Backup commands >> >>copy c:\exchsrvr\dsadata\dir.edb f:\secure\backup\dir_b.edb >>copy d:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv.edb f:\secure\backup\priv_b.edb copy >>d:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\pub.edb f:\secure\backup\pub_b.edb rem pause rem rem >>*** Start appropriate services in order... rem net start MSExchangeSA >>net start MSExchangeDS net start MSExchangeIS net start MSExchangeMTA >>net start MSExchangeMSMI net start MSExchangeIMC exit >> >>Yes, I know... not an ideal way of backup up 5Gb's worth of message >>stores but it does the job when your company didn't have the funds for >>another tape backup unit and software. >> >>Now I have a more appropriate budget and I just purchased a new Sony AIT >>backup drive. Now I require software that will backup Exchange 5.5 >> (brick level preferred) from another computer (i.e. I do not wish to >>install tape drive on Exchange Server). >> >>Which product(s) are recommended? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shawn Connelly, Network Engineer. Dipix Technologies Inc. 613-596-4942 x177 or dial extension 0 to page me. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [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]
