I use veritas backup exec ( bent 8.6 ) for backup exchange 2000 server : My exchange 2000 server as DC server, My backup server as Member server. this morning i look log my backup server failed : message : unable to attac to \\server-mail\microsoft information store\first storage group the item was not found unable to attach to \\server-mail\system?state the device cannot be found. and then log in my exchange 2000 server full. what happened in backup exchange. thanks --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!