Oh, and your issue with the IMS dying is the fact you're not doing an Exchange aware backup, and something is munging a file in your IMC directory while the service is shut down.
------------------------------------------------------ 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]
