Mike,

The restore and application of logs is all handled
for you by TDP for Exchange.  I think what Rene was referring
to is the fact that if you generate a lot of logs
between your full backups, the log replay takes longer.
Log replay is ALWAYS done by the Exchange server no matter
what backup solution you are running. After a restore is
performed, when you restart your services, the logs are replayed.
The number of logs that must be replayed increases your
"total recovery time".  Some of our customers run full
backups nightly to reduce their total recovery time.

Even with Backup Exec, you have to go through the same process.

And you should not have to run ISINTEG and/or do any type
of "patching".  If you have to, then something is not
working like it is supposed to.

I am trying to give you the facts of how TDP for Exchange works.
If you are happy with Backup Exec, stay with it.

Thanks,

Del

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Del Hoobler
Del Hoobler
IBM Corporation
hoobler AT us.ibm DOT com


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Del,

From what you say it seems it should be a rather forwards sort of
backup-while-active and as easy to restore.

Yet in Rene's email of a short while ago today, it seems that he has to
work
rather hard once the restore has been done.

I am very much questioning the need to drop BE and try the TSM Exchange
backup, as I have had extremely good results with BE, and the restore is
easy, fast and no need of manually applying logs to the database in order
to
get things in shape. A simple restore, reboot, and sometimes, but rarely,
an
ISINTEG.

One other issue I like with BE today, is the ability to do a full restore
including OS and have everything work in the time it takes to restore + 1
hour.

I am still not so hot on the TSM version of Intelligent Disaster Recovery,
or Bare Metal Restore as it's called here.

Mike