Let's see, in no particular order: -NTBackup will backup remote Exchange servers, if the backup server has Exchange Admin or the ESM tools loaded (depending on the version of Exchange) -Brick level backups are a waste of time and tape. Read the "Ed Crowley Never Restore Method" in the FAQ and you'll see why. Best of all, its free
And, for the record. Brightstor IS ARCSERVE. And all you ever need to know about that product line is available here: http://www.clarksupport.com/whynotca.htm ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Connelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:22 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 IMS (port 25) fails - revisited > > > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
