I'll look into it Don. We actually do our backups online, uploading the backups over the internet each night, so if I can save xMB each night, and save being charged for 6-9GB of storage space, it could very well be worth it. Joe Heaton
________________________________ From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big log file You should look more into DIR versus wasting tape on BLB's... On Feb 6, 2008 10:09 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, we are doing a normal store backup also. They do the brick level in order to be able to restore a single message if needed. I think it's more fluff than anything, but I didn't set it up. Joe Heaton -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 9:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big log file On Feb 6, 2008 10:17 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, the issue is that this particular backup is the ExchMapi$ > backup, of all the individual mailboxes and messages. FYI: That sounds like a "brick level backup" (BLB). Make sure you're backing up the Information Store separately if you're doing a BLB. You can ask the guys on the Exchange list why BLB = BAD. -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
