The ADSM Connect Agent does not backup Microsoft Exchange Server Key
Management Service Files or any of the Message Connector configurations
including the Internet Mail Connector.

In order to backup this information the imccopy utility should be utilized.

Imccopy - save all <filename.txt>

This can later be restored using

Imccopy -restore -all <filename.txt>

The resulting configuration files should be backed up to a separate
location. More info regarding the imccopy utility can be found in the MS
Exchange distribution \server\support\utils\readme.doc

Regards,

Nathan



        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Norrgard, Nathan [SMTP:NNorrgard AT LIBERTY-BANK DOT COM]
        Sent:   Thursday, March 11, 1999 3:38 PM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: Exchange Server

        The Connect Agent is required to do an on-line, or 'hot', backup.
        I just did a restore from the Connect Agent when we upgraded our
server.
        The old server was running on some Pentium Pro 200's and it was
getting a
        little overwhelmed.  So, we built a new server with dual PII 400's
and
        500+MB of RAM.  We loaded Exchange from the CD and then the Connect
Agent.
        I then restored the Exchange Databases from the Connect Agent, and
        everything was there and was exactly the same.  the onl;y difference
that
        was noted, was that our IMC was not configured correctly anymore.
but, over
        all, a minor problem.

        Hope this helps!

        Nathan J. Norrgard
        PC Systems Administrator
        Liberty Bank
        860.638.2938
        NNorrgard AT Liberty-Bank DOT com


        -----Original Message-----
        From: Spears, Christl [mailto:SPEARS AT FINANCIALTECH DOT COM]
        Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 3:59 PM
        To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject: Exchange Server


        We are looking at  ADSM/MVS as a possibility for backing up among
other
        things our exchange servers.  I have some questions that I couldn't
figure
        out from the documentation...  Is the Exchange Connect agent
required to be
        able to perform exchange server backups?   Can a backup be taken
while
        someone is updating a file? Is this what is meant by "hot" backups?
Does
        data that is restored back to the exchange server look as it did
before (no
        missing headers, etc.).   I apologize if these questions have been
asked
        before, but appreciate any information on experiences that others
have had
        with ADSM.

        Thanks,
        Christl Spears
        Financial Technologies, Inc.