Hello Robert,
That thread was for Exchange 2000 -- I should have stressed that,
perhaps.
For Exchange 5.5, your current strategy is appropriate. (The DS store
no longer exists in E2K; its role moves to Active Directory.)
Thanks,
_Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Maiello [mailto:robert.maiello AT MEDEC DOT COM]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 1:15 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU; Scott Bingham
Subject: Re: Exchange 2K Backups?
Scott,
For our servers we have a saveset lists of:
MSEXCH:DS
MSEXCH:IS
>From your posts its sounds like we should be backing up just MSEXCH:
instead?
Robert Maiello
Thomson Healthcare
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:32:35 -0700, Scott Bingham <sbingham AT LEGATO DOT COM>
wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>Brian's statement is accurate. I would also point out that MSEXCH:PF
is
>similar to MB in that it is an optional item-level view of the public
>folders store, just as MB is an item-level view of the private store.
>
>>From several replies back in this thread: If your Exchange Server has
>KMS or SRS databases installed and active, then you *do* need to be
sure
>they're backed up. MSEXCH:IS will *not* save them. MSEXCH: will.
>
>Thanks,
>_Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Narkinsky, Brian [mailto:Brian.Narkinsky AT DEP.STATE.FL DOT US]
>Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 1:11 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Exchange 2K Backups?
>
>
>IS is the Online Exchange BAckup. THis is what you need if you need to
>restore the whole Database. THis is manadatory and you better have
this
>if
>the disk goes bye bye.
>
>MB uses a MAPI interface which backups individual mailboxes. THis is
>what
>you need if you want to restore an individual mailbox. THis is
optional
>and
>takes a very long time. To run MB you need to define a service
account.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;262054
>
>You then need to run the backup as this service account.
>
> DOn't rely on this method for Disaster recovery. USe it only for
>Executives
>etc that you might want to get a single message/folder from date X.
>
>
>
>
>
>Brian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Josh Close [mailto:josh AT semaphore DOT com]
>Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 4:10 PM
>To: Legato NetWorker discussion; Narkinsky, Brian
>Subject: RE: [Networker] Exchange 2K Backups?
>
>
>So if I just backup IS, I will get the information stores, and
therefore
>can restore all mailboxes and public folders in the event I need to
>restore? Basically: IS is the Exchanges own backups of the mailboxes
>and public folders, right? I am just trying to get around having to
use
>the MB: saveset, because it always fails with permissions errors.
>
>Thanks,
>-Josh
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Narkinsky, Brian [mailto:Brian.Narkinsky AT DEP.STATE.FL DOT US]
>Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 1:06 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Exchange 2K Backups?
>
>MB does a brick level backup of Exchange Mailboxes.
>
>You want to use MSExchIS: to backup the databases.
>
>I don't think KMS or SRS do anything in Exchange 2000. I don't use
>them and
>I have always been able to restore.
>
>The M:\ drive is the IFS interface to Exchange. Forget it is thier
>don't try
>to back it up or virus scan it or you WILL be sorry. MS's current
>best
>practice is configure Exchange not to display m:\ See Technet for
>instructions.
>
>Brian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Josh Close [mailto:josh AT SEMAPHORE DOT COM]
>Sent: Sat 8/16/2003 1:04 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Cc:
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Exchange 2K Backups?
>
>
>
> Thanks a lot!!
>
> What does KMS include?
>
> So unless I use the MB, and PF savesets, the private mailboxes
>and
> public folders will not be backed up? In other words if I
don't
>have
> those savesets and I need to recover the Exchange server from
>backups, I
> will loose everyone's mail and public folders?
>
> I can just use MSEXCH: saveset without anything after it, and
it
>will
> backup IS, KMS, and SRS?
>
> -Josh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wes Ono [mailto:wono AT legato DOT com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 9:57 AM
> To: 'Legato NetWorker discussion'; Josh Close
> Subject: RE: [Networker] Exchange 2K Backups?
>
> Take a look at Appendix A in the Exchange Module
Administrator's
>Guide
>
>(http://web1.legato.com/infodev/publications/BSM_MSXCH/3.1/nmexcag_3.1.
p
> df)
> MSEXCH: includes IS, KMS, SRS, you don't need to specify IS,
>KMS, SRS
> separately unless you really want to back them up separately
> MSEXCH:MB includes all private mailboxes
> MSEXCH:PF includes all public folders
> Wes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Close [mailto:josh AT SEMAPHORE DOT COM]
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:27 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Exchange 2K Backups?
>
> Can anyone tell me what the following savesets do when backing
>up an
> Exchange 2K server:
> MSEXCH:MB
> MSEXCH:KMS
> Are they necessary, or will the :IS and :SRS backup all the
>important
> Exchange 2K files?
> Do the above savesets reference the M:\ drive on Exchange 2K?
> Thanks,
> -Josh Close
> Semaphore Corporation
>
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