Hi Geoff,

With Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft removed the ability
to perform traditional API backups. Microsoft only supports
VSS-style backups with Exchange Server 2010.

Data Protection for Exchange fully supports this.
Data Protection for Exchange VSS backups utilize
the VSS Requestor function within the TSM base client.

Data Protection for Exchange 6.3 has a configuration wizard
to help you with the additional setup steps.

I encourage you to take a look at the Data Protection
for Exchange User's Guide. It has specific details
about Exchange Server 2010. Here is the link:


http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6r3/topic/com.ibm.itsm.mail.exc.doc/b_dp_mail_exc_guide_win.pdf

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 06/29/2012
09:41:17 AM:

> From: Geoff Gill <avalnche96 AT yahoo DOT com>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Date: 06/29/2012 09:54 AM
> Subject: Exchange 2010 issues
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> With a new job comes new problems, in this case Exchange, which
> was something that was not backed up to TSM at my previous job so
> any advice is welcome.
>
> I don't have much information I can give at the moment. All I've
> been told is backups are 5-6TB and take up to 4 days to complete
> and if the full doesn't complete then it causes logging problems and
> servers to crash. I also don't know the backup strategy as of this
moment.
>
> I also have no info yet on back-end hardware, so disk and NIC setup
> could also be an issue, what I have been told though is they are
> going direct to tape......LTO1.....which I do see as an issue.
>
> I was also told this "it uses vss and proxy node on tsm to backup
> exchange", but I'm not exactly sure what proxy node means in
> this scenario since I've never worked with Exchange backups on TSM
before.
>
> I was hoping with what little info I can provide that those having
> great success with Exchange backups would have some advice. I'd also
> like to know your hardware setup, what your backup strategy is, full
> +inc, full+diff, throughput rates you're getting, how much data you
> are backing up and the amount of time it takes.
>
> All suggestions are definitely welcome
>
>
> Thank You
> Geoff Gill
>
>