I like this idea the best. You could have an additional drive in the Exchange server that would hold the backup file, or you could have a little helper server that would hold the backup(s)
I (because I don't trust Legato alone) have a helper server with 3 drives. Drive 1 is for Mondays and Thursdays, Drive 2 is for Tuesdays and Fridays, Drive 3 is for Wednesdays and Saturdays. This way I have the last three days backed up with NTBACKUP. P.S. Since Legato also runs at different times (and eats transaction logs) I always have to be aware which backup (Legato or NTBACKUP) was the most recent one and whether it completed successfully in case if I need to make a restore to the point of failure. -----Original Message----- From: Drew Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:19 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Offline backup of Exch2k - options Why not run an online backup on the local server, using Win2K Backup to back up to disk, and then copy the online backup over the T? Drew Nicholson Technical Writer Network Engineer LAN Manager RapidApp 312-372-7188 (work) 312-543-0008 (cell) Born To Edit -----Original Message----- From: HOLLIDAY, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:12 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Offline backup of Exch2k - options Andrey, That's true. But you know, upon reading the archives (shoulda done that _before_ I posted the question!!), I don't think I want to use eseutil on a regular basis, unless it's necessary. Do you know of any other (3rd-party) app that would do this, or am I just barking up the wrong tree? Eric -----Original Message----- From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:08 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Offline backup of Exch2k - options 10GB Eseutil will take a couple of hours I think. -----Original Message----- From: HOLLIDAY, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:23 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Offline backup of Exch2k - options We have a remote office connected via T1. They have their own server (Exch2k Enterprise SP3 , Win2k Server SP3), and the database is close to 10Gb. Running an online backup (nightly) over the T1 is taking waaay too long. It's been suggested that we perform an offline backup, bring the stores back online, & shoot the backed up files down the T1 later. I have the procedure to this using eseutil (Q296788), but I would like to know if anyone else has any other options. TIA, Eric Holliday Exchange Administrator Corporate Information Systems Logistics Management Institute McLean, VA _________________________________________________________________ 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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
