Networker

Re: [Networker] Backing up exchange 2007 running on windows server 2008?

2008-05-14 10:58:08
Subject: Re: [Networker] Backing up exchange 2007 running on windows server 2008?
From: MIchael Leone <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 10:54:56 -0400
EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
05/14/2008 10:25:45 AM:

> On 2008-05-14 05:20, Scott Bingham revealed:
> 
> SB> Windows 2008 was not yet out when NMEx 5.1 was released, so it is 
not
> SB> listed as supported, but it is being qualified, and it works -- 
mostly.
> SB> If you wish to do brick-level mailbox backups, you will need a new 
MAPI
> SB> support library from Microsoft, that they have not yet released. 
Their
> SB> current MAPI library does not work with Windows 2008.
> 
> Alright. We were not trying to make brick level backups. In the end, it 
> turned out that a coworker of mine hadn't updated the hosts-file 
according 
> to the instruction, even though he did say that it was, which in turn 
made 
> me investigate other things instead. I can confirm that it works well 
now.

I'm curious as to why you are using hosts files, instead of DNS. Wouldn't 
that avoid errors such as the above? Especially since the server should be 
auto-registering itself in the DNS.

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