I hear it causes -1019 errors... could be a rumour though...
-----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Database recovery help Don't do brick level backups. It's not worth it. Go read the FAQ's. www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm. They are well worth the reading. Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems -----Original Message----- From: Todd Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:14 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Database recovery help Microsoft recommends an Exchange aware agent to backup a live database. Depending on what software vendor you are using you should be able to purchase an Exchange agent so you can do brick level backups and restores (brick level is to the mailbox level and down to a single e-mail). I know CA's ArcserveIT has the agent and I think all the other major players do too. If you can afford that then you should do a flat file backup but that requires you to stop the Exchange services then backup the priv, pub and dir.edb file. this only allows you to restore the entire database instead of a single mailbox or e-mail. I would hightly recommend the first option. todd <<< [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/10 1:07a >>> Hi Todd, Need your help here, What is the best way to backup exchange 5.5 server according to MS. Please I want to get this right. Kind Regards and wish you all the best in recovery. If get any solution I would let you know. Emmanuel -----Original Message----- From: Todd Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10/01/2002 01:13 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Database recovery help I've had good luck with MS assistance as well and it is worth the money. Unfortunately MS was not able to help this time. I don't think there is anything available to recover the database but I wanted to investigate it first before I gave up hope. Hopefully a miracle will happen and someone will have a utility that might help. They are running with a database from Nov. 3rd so they didn't lose everything, only the last 2 stinking months of e-mail, but that makes a big difference to management. thanks, todd >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/09/02 05:05PM >>> Yup...just went thru the scenerio described...my database went bad...only to realize we were backing up the wrong info...spent 3-4 hours running all the esutils with no luck...called MS support at 11:30pm (thinking there was no way they could help me with no backups)...they had my Exchange up in 20 minutes...and worked to clean out the database thru the next day (I was so so relieved..)...also taught me how to backup (correctly)...boy did I learn a lot. Best $249.00 I've ever spent...saved my ass and my job. Fred Valdez Global Software Resources Network Systems Administrator List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
