Re: V3 Exchange Agent backups

Jennifer,

There have been a few problems when trying to run this
with early versions of the V3 scheduler due to a bug.
You can try the following:

1. Download the latest ADSM NT base client PTF, IP21295 and install it.
   (index.storsys.ibm.com   directory: /adsm/fixes/v3r1/win32/intel)

2. Download the "api313b" ADSM API FIXTEST and install it.
   (index.storsys.ibm.com   directory: /adsm/fixtest/v3r1/win32/intel)

3. Uninstall the ADSM NT Scheduler service used for the
   Exchange Agent.

4. Reinstall the ADSM NT Scheduler service used for the
   Exchange Agent. (follow directions in Appendix C)

A few things to check for:

*  Make sure you follow Appendix C in the Exchange Agent
   User's Guide.  Each step is important.

*  Make sure you change the "Log on As:" parameter for the
   NT Scheduler Service (for the Exchange backup) to be
   the Exchange Site Service Account if you have the
   GA version of the Agent or to an Admin ID if you
   have the 1.1.0.0 "A" version.

*  Use the sample options file shipped with the Exchange
   Agent for a starting point on making sure the
   options are correct.  You can use one options file for
   the base and the Exchange Agent, but we don't recommend it.

Thanks,

Del

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Del Hoobler
Del Hoobler
ADSM Agent Development
E-mail:   hoobler AT us.ibm DOT com


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>> Hello fellow ADSM gurus.....
>>
>> We are having some difficulties scheduling backups on our test V3 NT
>> ADSM server to back up a test Exchange server with the new agent.  We
>> can run immediate backups from the Exchange Agent GUI on the Exchange
>> server itself.  We can ping the Exchange server from our ADSM NT server,
>> we can see it, and connect, but we are unable to complete any scheduled
>> backups due to a TCP/IP connection failure, and a protocol violation.
>> We have figured out that it must be something  in the opt files.  We
>> have both the Exchange agent and the NT backup client loaded on the
>> Exchange server.
>>
>> Has anyone figured out how to run successful schedules backups of
>> Exchange servers?  If you have, could you please forward me a copy of
>> our options files, etc, or give any help of any kind?  We have found
>> contradictions within the documentation, and are now a little
>> confused....
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Jennifer
>>
>> Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
>> jennifer.cunningham AT libertymutual DOT com