You could backup Exchange using the standard ADSM BA Client, however
Exchange would need to be shutdown. This is hardly an ideal situation.

The Connect Agent allows you to backup the Exchange Database while Exchange
is operational. This is the best way to go as it allows you 24X7 operation.

Regards,

Nathan

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Spears, Christl [SMTP:SPEARS AT FINANCIALTECH DOT COM]
        Sent:   Thursday, March 11, 1999 2:59 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.