http://www.msexchange.org -------------------------------------------------------Exchange 2003s recovery storage group replaces the need for brick level backups. Teo On 11/4/07, ajit yadav <ajityadav82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > i agreed with raj. > > Regrads > Ajit > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "Periyasamy, Raj" <Raj.Periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, 2 November, 2007 7:42:12 PM > Subject: [ExchangeList] Re: Backing up Exchange 2003 > > > Nick, > Brick level backups are not recommended for Exchange Server. It takes up > too much resources for backup, and doesn't help in server recovery. You > should use a daily database backup for all Information stores. The store > level backups take less tape because it doesn't break the single instance > storage. Store level backups are the best option when you are doing a > disaster recovery. If you are doing brick level in order to recover single > user mail boxes, try to build a dedicated recovery server, and use the store > level backups for recovering single mailboxes. But as a practice, I > discourage my users from asking for single mailbox restores. Educate users > on how to use deleted items recovery. As far as the backup application is > concerned, for store level backups, I use NTBackup, which is the best in my > opinion for Exchange backup and restore. I use a script for doing daily > backups, disk to disk in a SAN. It works great. We have had 2 disasters in > the past 2 years, in both cases the store level backups done using NTbackups > recovered the servers without any issues. > > HTH > Regards, > Raj Periyasamy > MCSE 2003 (Messaging) > This note and any attachments may contain Infineum confidential > information. If you are an unintended recipient: (i) place no reliance on > the information contained herein; (ii) do not disclose, distribute, or > duplicate any information from this note; and (iii) please contact the > sender. > > > > ________________________________ > From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nick Robinson > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:20 PM > To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ExchangeList] Backing up Exchange 2003 > > > > Would anyone mind sharing with me how they are backing up their exchange > server 2003? My Users have tripled in the last 2 months and now it is > requiring me to use 3 dlt tapes per day. > I am currently using CA for exchange daily backing up microsoft exchange > server brick level. Is anyone doing anything different or special? is there > a need to backup the database level? > > Thanks > Nick > > > ________________________________ > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. > ------------------------------------------------------- List Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/exchangelist/ MSExchange Newsletter: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp MSExchange Articles and Tutorials: http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/ MSExchange Blogs: http://blogs.msexchange.org/ ------------------------------------------------------- Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe visit http://www.msexchange.org/pages/exchangelist.asp Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx