Yes, circular logging is enabled because the arse's that orginally set this box up were too cheap to purchase enough diskspace to keep a fair amount of logs. I am shocked and amazed that the box has run this long without a failure, which is mostly why I fear it will tank any day now. I do not believe that Exchange itself will fail, but rather a server disk, power supply, etc....
Eric Fretz L-3 Communications ComCept Division 2800 Discovery Blvd. Rockwall, TX 75032 tel: 972.772.7501 fax: 972.772.7510 -----Original Message----- From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:06 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Problems with Backup Exec 8.5 You shouldn't need to buy anything to do proper backups now. While you're figuring out the options in BE, do a backup using the W2K Backup program. 2.5 years ago? Keerist! What are your log files like? Do you have Circular Logging enabled? > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Fretz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 8:35 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Problems with Backup Exec 8.5 > > > I've inherited this IT environment and I can't spend any > money until Jan. > 5th. Oh, by the way, this exchange box as not been backed up > since it was > built 2.5 years ago! Brick backups are start because this > box could tank at > any moment. I'm purchasing Veritas BE 9 in January, but I > cannot get it > until then. > > I might have a trial copy of BE 9 and I can use until then, though. > > > Eric Fretz > > L-3 Communications > ComCept Division > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > Rockwall, TX 75032 > tel: 972.772.7501 > fax: 972.772.7510 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Crowley [MVP] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 10:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Problems with Backup Exec 8.5 > > > You're not going to like this answer, but brick backup is a > great big kludgy > crutch for administrators who insist on managing their > Exchange environment > like they would a Microsoft Mail environment. Quit depending on it. > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq_appxb.htm > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Fretz > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 2:16 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Problems with Backup Exec 8.5 > > For those of you with Veritas (Or Seagate) Backup Exec, I > have a problem > with restoring individual user mailboxes. Everytime I try to > restore an > individuals mailbox, the job copies 9088 bytes and then > hangs. It never > fails or gives an error message. > > My mail server is Exchange 5.5 standard running on a Windows > 2000 Server > (SP4) with Veritas Backup Exec v8.5. > > Thanks, > Eric Fretz > > L-3 Communications > ComCept Division > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > Rockwall, TX 75032 > tel: 972.772.7501 > fax: 972.772.7510 > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang = english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
