I like to have a flat backup of the files, in the case of an Exchange DR installation, it's one hella of a saver... Easier to restore than any other backup. Since I've dealt with many dead server situations, I tend to like that one =) Tiago de Aviz SoftSell - Curitiba (41) 3340-2363 www.softsell.com.br Esta mensagem, incluindo seus anexos, tem caráter confidencial e seu conteúdo é restrito ao destinatário da mensagem. Caso você tenha recebido esta mensagem por engano, queira por favor retorná-la ao destinatário e apagá-la de seus arquivos. Qualquer uso não autorizado, replicação ou disseminação desta mensagem ou parte dela é expressamente proibido. A SoftSell não é responsável pelo conteúdo ou a veracidade desta informação. >>> dan.klobnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20/09/05 9:59 >>> http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi there, have Exhange Standard 2000 sp3 on Server 2000 sp4. Have been contemplating doing an offline defrag (we never have since the initial install in 2002) We use Veritas 9.1 with an Exchange Agent. We back up both the store and the mailboxes. Have done some restores in past. An associate raised the idea that it may be a good idea, on top of the Veritas backups, to close all the Exchange services and then do a flat file backup of relevant info. Can accommodate the down time to do so. Just wondering if any benefit? If the db was to be corrupted during the restore, can I use the backed up flat files, or will there be some other internal modifications which may prevent Exchange from 'recognizing' the older db files? Thanks, D ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx