Correct, you don't need to back up the dir.edb, priv.edb and pub.edb if you are doing the backup with the Exchange Agent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "seabass" <denisedorrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:38 PM Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Arcserve backup - clear up this confusion > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Okay. Thanks! Let me make sure I understand. If I'm backing up the > Information Store then I don't need to backup the individual .edb > files?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arnold, Mark [mailto:marnold@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:28 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Arcserve backup - clear up this confusion > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > This is normal when you're doing your first pass and backing up "the > box". You should either ignore those errors or exclude them from the > backup. Depending on how you've optimised the Exchange you could exclude > the entire folder. Only do this if the log files, which also sit in an > MDBDATA directory, are in a different directory than the directory that > the pub and priv files sit in. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Denise Dorrance [mailto:denisedorrance@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:04 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Arcserve backup - clear up this confusion > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > I'm using Arcserve 2000 to backup my Exchange 5.5 server. When I > attempt to > > backup the priv and pub .edb it won't backup. It tells me that there is > a > sharing violation. I do have the agent. When I look at my backup job > I'm > backing up D$\exchsrvr\MDBDATA\PUB.EDB and D$\exchsrvr\MDBDATA\PRIV.EDB > and > C:\exchsrvr\dsadata\temp.edb and c:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\tmp.edb. All I see > is > (SHARING VIOLATION). > > I don't know if this is normal because down below I see that I am > backing up > > dbaexch\Information Store. If I am backing up the Information Store > then do > > I really have to back up these others? I'm really confused at this > point... > > Thanks!! > > _________________________________________________________________ > <b>Get MSN 8</b> and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA > Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource > Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: > http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > marnold@xxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA > Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource > Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: > http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > denisedorrance@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > marnold@xxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > $subst('Email.Unsub') >