Many thanks i will forward this to our ADSM Guru.

That would helped us a lot!

Roland

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Remeta, Mark [SMTP:MRemeta AT SELIGMANDATA DOT COM]
> Gesendet am:  Freitag, 23. April 1999 20:19
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff:      Re: ADSM and MS Exchange
> 
> 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