Some of my customers used to backup some outlook files (.pst) without
problems.
Only one need: OTM must be configured to handeld such files (sometimes they
are 1 or GB large)""you know family pictures, ......""

Javier González


"Jeff Kennedy" <jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com> wrote:
> If the file never closes, the file never gets backed up.  At least
> that's how I understand it.  I forget what a PST file is (I used to
> know, really) but the best bet would be to let your users know when the
> backup schedule is and that files left open won't get backed up.
> 
> ~JK
> 
> "Barda, Boaz" wrote:
> > 
> > In that case, is there any way to backup an open PST file with Netbackup?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Kennedy [mailto:jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:10 PM
> > To: Barda, Boaz
> > Cc: 'Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] OTM and PST files.
> > 
> > If I understand it correctly, OTM can't actually force a backup of an
> > open file.  It simply keeps a record of files that were open during the
> > initial pass and tries to go back to them later.  If the file never
> > closes (as may be the case for some people's PST) then OTM won't help.
> > 
> > ~JK
> > 
> > > "Barda, Boaz" wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Shouldn't OTM solve the problem of backing up opened PST files ?
> > >
> > > It is not an exchange server we are backing up here but the user's
> > > local pst files. DO I need another module?!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Boaz.
> > 
> > --
> > =====================
> > Jeff Kennedy
> > Unix Administrator
> > AMCC
> > jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com
> 
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