The ADSM NT backup client does fully support all attributes including NTFS
security descriptors
but I don't think this will help because I believe that the actual Exchange
objects are always in
use by Exchange (i.e. opened deny r/w) while Exchange is running are therefore
will not be accessible
to any other process including ADSM.

I'm not all that familiar with the Exchange agent but I assume that it uses
some sort of API that allows
indirect access to Exchange objects while Exchange is running.

Perhaps one of the Exchange agent developers could comment on this.

Pete Tanenhaus, ADSM NT Client Development
---------------------- Forwarded by Pete Tanenhaus/San Jose/IBM on 10/12/98
2/98
04:20 PM ---------------------------


ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 10/12/98 04:08:40 PM
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Subject: Re: ADSM Connect Agent For MS-Exchange


Christopher,
                Thanks for your prompt reply.  It sounds as though I need
two separate things, the Connect Agent for backing up Exchange, and the NT
Client for backing up the NT system itself.  So do you know if the NT client
handles extended attributes associated with NT files (ie NTFS security
settings)...???

Regards,
Gary Johnson
Operations Analyst  (Emergency Planning)
IT Operations,  Technology Operations
CLEAR Communications Ltd
12th floor,  49 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1001, New Zealand
* phone:  64-9-912-4200
     fax:      64-9-912-4454
* email:   gjohnso AT clear.co DOT nz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Barnes [SMTP:Chris.Barnes AT BANKERSTRUST.COM DOT AU]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 11:29 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: ADSM Connect Agent For MS-Exchange
>
> Gary,
>
> The ADSM connect agent for MS-Exchange does not backup the NT file system.
> The agent ONLY backs up the Exchange Database files and associated
> transaction and checkpoint files.
>
> The only way to completely restore a single mailbox is to restore the
> entire
> information store and than extract the single mailbox to a PST file.
>
> Christopher Barnes
>
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   Gary Johnson [mailto:GJOHNSO AT CLEAR.CO DOT NZ]
>                 Sent:   Tuesday,13 October 1998 7:41
>                 To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>                 Subject:        ADSM Connect Agent For MS-Exchange
>
>                 Hi all,
>                         Can anyone advise me if the ADSM connect agent for
> MS-Exchange
>                 (running on an NT box) will support the extended
> attributes
> associated with
>                 NT files (ie NTFS security settings).
>
>                 Also, will the restore facility allow a single mailbox to
> be
> recovered..??
>
>                 Regards,
>                 Gary Johnson
>                 Operations Analyst  (Emergency Planning)
>                 IT Operations,  Technology Operations
>                 CLEAR Communications Ltd
>                 12th floor,  49 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1001, New
> Zealand
>                 * phone:  64-9-912-4200
>                      fax:      64-9-912-4454
>                 * email:   gjohnso AT clear.co DOT nz