This raises a very serious question.....
Just how happy is a clam?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pita, Gene [SMTP:PitaG AT NABISCO DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 12:44 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: ADSM and MS Exchange
>
> Hi Wes,
>
> How are you getting those fabulous numbers?  If I can get at least 8 to 10
> Gig an hour I'd be happy as a clam.
>
> Do you have a separate network for backing up?
>
> How many MS Exchange servers are you backing up?
>
> If you're backing up multiple Exchange servers, are they all done at the
> same time?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Gene
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wes Lewison [SMTP:WesLewison AT WINN-DIXIE DOT COM]
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:37 AM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: ADSM and MS Exchange
> >
> > Well I can definitely answer some of these questions...
> >
> > Our Config: (for exchange)
> > IBM PC Server 325 (handles all SQL and EXCH)
> > ADSM for NT 3.1.2.13
> > 256meg of RAM
> > 100mb Ethernet (ADSM)
> > 18gig disk pool (Exchange only)
> >
> > 4 Exchange Servers:
> > IBM Netfinity 5500
> > Dual 450's
> > 896meg of RAM
> > 155mb ATM
> > 50gig Exchange storage space provided by an EMC disk array
> >
> >
> > 1.      Excellent quality, backups are always flawless and rather
> speedy.
> > (11-12gig an hour)
> > 2.      Restoring a exchange database that is 14gig to a recovery server
> > takes approx. 1 hour 5 min.
> > 3.      The backup and restore GUI is extremely easy to use, the
> Exchange
> > admin learned it in under 2 min.
> > 4.      Configuration is somewhat clunky...  more steps than setting up
> > the
> > regular client, but the same is true for SQL agent's that we use also
> > 5.      No experience, sorry.
> >
> > As far as I know exchange itself doesn't allow restore of signal
> > mailboxes..
> >
> > We have had to restore to a different server, and export the mailbox out
> > to
> > a pst file and then import it into the production servers
> >
> > I don't think logging method matters if you do full backups every
> night...
> > which we do, but we have our servers set to normal logging.  (and have
> > tested incrementals this way, and found no problems)
> >
> > Please feel free to email me if you would like more information on our
> > setup.
> > WesLewison AT winn-dixie DOT com <mailto:WesLewison AT winn-dixie DOT com>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Gerard Diep [mailto:Gerard.Diep AT PEDICO DOT DE]
> > Sent:   Thursday, April 22, 1999 5:28 PM
> > To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:        ADSM and MS Exchange
> >
> > Dear Collegues!
> >
> >
> > As we haven4t found ADSM Newsgroups in Germany we may ask you, if
> someone
> > of
> > you has experience in using the actual version of ADSM exchange agents
> as
> > main Backup& Restore and Disaster&Recovery strategy in your MS Exchange
> > environment.
> > Can someone tell me about:
> > Backup&Restore
> > 1.      Quality of Backup&Restore of MS Exchange Server via ADSM, online
> > Database
> > Backup
> > 2.      Performance of Backup&Restore of 10-12 GB Exchange Databases
> > 3.      Handling of Backup&Restore GUI
> > 4.      Configuration "smartness"
> > 5.      Experience in ADSM Backup for Exchange in a Storage Area Network
> > environment
> > Brick Level Backup&Restore
> > Does ADSM in the actual Version support brick level Backup&Restore of
> > Exchange. Can we restore single mail or public Folders? Can we restore
> > single connectors?
> >
> > Disaster Recovery
> > Does someone have experience about Disaster & Recvorey experience?
> > Is that possible to restore Exchange Databases with or with no circular
> > logging?
> >
> >
> >
> > Many thanks for your hints
> > Gerard Diep
> > mailto:Gerard.Diep AT PEDICO DOT DE