In addition to my echoing the use of #1 AND #2, do you have a tape rotation, or are you using more than one tape for the backups? Does the backup during the week take more than one tape that it regularly has to be swapped?
An alternative if you have the disk space on another server, is to have the backup run normally and create a BKF file on a disk volume. This will allow the backups to occur daily without manual intervention, there will be no tapes to change at night (although you still will have problems if you run out of disk space on the other server) and then you can copy the BKF file to tape during the day at your leisure without affecting production service. This will also let you run backups on the weekend without having to worry about logs filling up the drive. > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Cameron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:21 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Logs logs and still more logs....... > > > I knew that'd be the answer....... > > Just know one Monday morning I'm gonna regret not changing > that tape......... > > Time to hire a monkey. > > Cheers > > Craig > > > Craig 'water cooler moment' Cameron MCP, MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA > IT Systems Manager > CARE @ The Park Hospital > Tel : 0115 9667720 Fax : 0115 9667710 > E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web : www.care-ivf.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 June 2003 16:22 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Logs logs and still more logs....... > > > Option 1 and 2. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:09 AM > Subject: Logs logs and still more logs....... > > > Hi all, > > Having great fun at the moment with the mdbdata transaction logs. > > Currently at weekends (we don't perform backups at the > weekend) the logs > overtake the world and force exchange (2K) to reach critical mass. > > These logs are cleared down by the backup process (veritas v8.x) every > weekday. > > Unfortunately, there just isn't enough disk space (4gb) for > the server to > make it to the weekend. > > This is obviously a recent phenomenon (I've been ignoring the > reducing disk > space for a number of months....) > > The options I have so far are as follows : > > 1. Buy a bigger hard drive and put the logs on it. > > 2. Set the backup to run on Saturday and Sunday. > > 3. Get up at stupid o'clock on a Sunday morning and move the > committed log > files elsewhere. > > > Any alternatives? Should my logs be getting this big? > > I know the 2nd options is probably the best. But no one is in > at the weekend > and I have visions of a problem Sunday night during the > backup (which takes > a while...) and only being able to get the data back from > Thursday!!!!! > > Idea's folks. Much appreciated. > > Craig > > > Craig 'water cooler moment' Cameron MCP, MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA > IT Systems Manager > CARE @ The Park Hospital > Tel : 0115 9667720 Fax : 0115 9667710 > E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web : www.care-ivf.com > > > > > This e-Mail is confidential and is intended for the addressee > only. If you > are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use > any information > contained in it. 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