You need to read the Exchange Agent documentation closely. You must create a
new management class with retain extra and retain only set to 0. Otherwise
it keeps the copies for whatever you have your retain only set for. If you
download the latest fixtest of the Exchange Agent it includes an option that
allows you to delete backups of the IS and DS from x days back. It works
too, I'm using it! :)

Mark


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roland Bender [SMTP:BENDERR AT ING.BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 2:06 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      AW: ADSM and MS Exchange
> 
> We face some problems with backing up Exchange Servers.
> 
> It seems that ADSM ignores the parameters in the option file. 
> I think the connectin agent has a bug!
> I would like ADSM to keep 6 versions but it runs and runs (could be the
> 20th version of the backup.)
> 
> Has anyone face a similiar problem? 
> 
> Have a nice weekend
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Roland
> 
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von:  Pita, Gene [SMTP:PitaG AT NABISCO DOT COM]
> > Gesendet am:  Freitag, 23. April 1999 18:44
> > An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Betreff:      Re: ADSM and MS Exchange
> > 
> > Hi Wes,
> > 
> > How are you getting those fabulous numbers?  If I can get at least 8 to
> 10
> > Gig an hour I'd be happy as a clam.
> > 
> > Do you have a separate network for backing up?
> > 
> > How many MS Exchange servers are you backing up?
> > 
> > If you're backing up multiple Exchange servers, are they all done at the
> > same time?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > --Gene
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Wes Lewison [SMTP:WesLewison AT WINN-DIXIE DOT COM]
> > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:37 AM
> > > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject:      Re: ADSM and MS Exchange
> > >
> > > Well I can definitely answer some of these questions...
> > >
> > > Our Config: (for exchange)
> > > IBM PC Server 325 (handles all SQL and EXCH)
> > > ADSM for NT 3.1.2.13
> > > 256meg of RAM
> > > 100mb Ethernet (ADSM)
> > > 18gig disk pool (Exchange only)
> > >
> > > 4 Exchange Servers:
> > > IBM Netfinity 5500
> > > Dual 450's
> > > 896meg of RAM
> > > 155mb ATM
> > > 50gig Exchange storage space provided by an EMC disk array
> > >
> > >
> > > 1.      Excellent quality, backups are always flawless and rather
> > speedy.
> > > (11-12gig an hour)
> > > 2.      Restoring a exchange database that is 14gig to a recovery
> server
> > > takes approx. 1 hour 5 min.
> > > 3.      The backup and restore GUI is extremely easy to use, the
> > Exchange
> > > admin learned it in under 2 min.
> > > 4.      Configuration is somewhat clunky...  more steps than setting
> up
> > > the
> > > regular client, but the same is true for SQL agent's that we use also
> > > 5.      No experience, sorry.
> > >
> > > As far as I know exchange itself doesn't allow restore of signal
> > > mailboxes..
> > >
> > > We have had to restore to a different server, and export the mailbox
> out
> > > to
> > > a pst file and then import it into the production servers
> > >
> > > I don't think logging method matters if you do full backups every
> > night...
> > > which we do, but we have our servers set to normal logging.  (and have
> > > tested incrementals this way, and found no problems)
> > >
> > > Please feel free to email me if you would like more information on our
> > > setup.
> > > WesLewison AT winn-dixie DOT com <mailto:WesLewison AT winn-dixie DOT com>
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:   Gerard Diep [mailto:Gerard.Diep AT PEDICO DOT DE]
> > > Sent:   Thursday, April 22, 1999 5:28 PM
> > > To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject:        ADSM and MS Exchange
> > >
> > > Dear Collegues!
> > >
> > >
> > > As we haven4t found ADSM Newsgroups in Germany we may ask you, if
> > someone
> > > of
> > > you has experience in using the actual version of ADSM exchange agents
> > as
> > > main Backup& Restore and Disaster&Recovery strategy in your MS
> Exchange
> > > environment.
> > > Can someone tell me about:
> > > Backup&Restore
> > > 1.      Quality of Backup&Restore of MS Exchange Server via ADSM,
> online
> > > Database
> > > Backup
> > > 2.      Performance of Backup&Restore of 10-12 GB Exchange Databases
> > > 3.      Handling of Backup&Restore GUI
> > > 4.      Configuration "smartness"
> > > 5.      Experience in ADSM Backup for Exchange in a Storage Area
> Network
> > > environment
> > > Brick Level Backup&Restore
> > > Does ADSM in the actual Version support brick level Backup&Restore of
> > > Exchange. Can we restore single mail or public Folders? Can we restore
> > > single connectors?
> > >
> > > Disaster Recovery
> > > Does someone have experience about Disaster & Recvorey experience?
> > > Is that possible to restore Exchange Databases with or with no
> circular
> > > logging?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Many thanks for your hints
> > > Gerard Diep
> > > mailto:Gerard.Diep AT PEDICO DOT DE