Re: [Networker] Backing up Exchange...

scott- i agree that the MSEXCH:MB saveset saves the same info, but in a
more granular fashion. what does the MSEXCH:PF saveset imply? how is it
different than MSEXCH:MB?


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From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Brian O'Neill
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Networker] Backing up Exchange...

Scott Bingham wrote:
> Hello Brian et al,
>
> The essential saveset is MSEXCH:IS -- this will do a database backup 
> of everything in the Exchange Server.  Or MSEXCH: by itself will do 
> the same operation.  This will allow disaster recovery (i.e. disk 
> crash).  To recover individual items, this will allow you to recover 
> databases to the RSG via Microsoft mechanisms, or to recover to a
scratch server.
>
> If you wish for an easier way to do individual item recoveries, you 
> may opt to enable MSEXCH:MB or MSEXCH:PF backups.  These will save the

> same information over again, in a different format, such that 
> individual messages etc may be recovered without recovering the entire

> database.  The industry standard term for this is a brick-level 
> backup.  This is a slower and more cumbersone operation, and would be 
> useless for disaster recovery, but is quite useful if you're often 
> approached by people who have inadvertently deleted important
messages.
>
> In summary: You must always do an IS backup to protect your
environment.
> You may elect to also do MB or PF if you would like that flexibility 
> and have the resources.  As others have noted, no additional licenses 
> are required for this.
>
> Hope that this helps,
> _Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Michael Brooks
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 7:11 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Backing up Exchange...
>
>
> it is my understanding that you need two clients -- one for individual

> mailboxes, and one for database (IS). for individual mailboxes, the 
> saveset is MSEXCH:MB, for database MSEXCH:
>
> and i concur with jeffrey that the license is per physical box
>
> michael brooks ........... michaelb AT sequoiains DOT com Network 
> Administrator .... 831.657.4539 (phone) Sequoia Insurance ........ 
> 831.657.4512 (fax)
>
> "Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of Brian O'Neill
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:52 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Backing up Exchange...
>
> This is where I was confused by the documentation. It implied that
> MSEXCH: did not back up private mailboxes and public folders. 
> Elsewhere it seems to imply MSEXCH:IS is what I want. Instead, it 
> seems that I really want MSEXCH:, MSEXCH:MB, and MSEXCH:PF. Is this 
> true? Why would I NOT want to back up some parts, unless it was to 
> schedule them differently?
>
> I intend on using the same basic schedule as other clients - Full once

> a month, incremental daily - with some staggering of when the fulls 
> take place. Does a different schedule make sense for Exchange?
>
> Leiss, Jeffrey wrote:
>
>>You only need 1 license per server, the number of clients you have of 
>>that server is unimportant. If you want to backup all of Exchange,
>>MSEXCH: is sufficient, and nsrxchsv.exe needs to be added to the 
>>backup command field under the remote tab in the settings of the
>
> client.
>
>>
>>-=-=-=
>>Jeffrey Leiss
>>Senior Infrastructure Analyst - ACS
>>jeff.leiss AT nwdc DOT net
>>503.466.6540
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>>[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
>>On Behalf Of Brian O'Neill
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:42 PM
>>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>>Subject: [Networker] Backing up Exchange...
>>
>>Just got a few questions to pass by the experts (I was one once.. :)
>>
>>I'm backing up 4 Exchange 2003 servers as clients to my Linux 
>>Networker server. After reading the Exchange Module docs, I understand
>
>
>>that I need to create two "clients" for each. Will this count as 2 
>>clients against the license? Or as long as I use the same client name,
>
> is it only 1?
>
>>As for setting up the client, if I want to back up all Exchange stuff,
>
>
>>is "MSEXCH:IS" the correct saveset? Also, will "nsrxchsv" by itself 
>>sufficient?
>>
>>Does the "Skip M Drive" directive still apply to Exchange 2003?
>>
>>-Brian
>>
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