Best practices for backing up Exchange server to a tape drive
What is the best practice when it comes to backing up an Exchange server, message stores and all, to a tape drive? Is NTbackup sufficient or should we look at backup exec or brightstore?
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| May 19, 2011 6:36 PM
Backup, Backup Exec, BrightStor, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup, NTBackup
What is the best practice when it comes to backing up an Exchange server, message stores and all, to a tape drive? Is NTbackup sufficient or should we look at backup exec or brightstore?
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| May 19, 2011 6:36 PM
Backup, Backup Exec, BrightStor, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup, NTBackup
NetApp Snapmanager for Exchange Backup Troubles
We use netApp snapmanager for Exchange 5.0 for exchange database backup. We observe, everyday some Storage groups are missing from the Backup, though the status says “Backups of storage groups completed succesfully”. I have checked with some fellow admins on the same, they all say, it is a common problem with the SME, Has anyone [...]
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| August 25, 2011 12:32 PM
Exchange, Exchange 2007, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange database, NetApp
We use netApp snapmanager for Exchange 5.0 for exchange database backup. We observe, everyday some Storage groups are missing from the Backup, though the status says “Backups of storage groups completed succesfully”. I have checked with some fellow admins on the same, they all say, it is a common problem with the SME, Has anyone [...]
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| August 25, 2011 12:32 PM
Exchange, Exchange 2007, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange database, NetApp
End user backup of their exchange 2003 data
Can we allow our exchange 2003 users to backup their email account data on their own without IT intervention?
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| November 8, 2010 7:58 PM
Backup, Email Backup, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Backup, Exchange Backup, Windows
Can we allow our exchange 2003 users to backup their email account data on their own without IT intervention?
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| November 8, 2010 7:58 PM
Backup, Email Backup, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Backup, Exchange Backup, Windows
Exchange 2010 Guest Backup
I am debating on purchasing Exchange 2007 or 2010. As of sp2 of 2007 you can do a host backup with a exchange 2007 guest and it will do the exchange back and clear the log files. My question is does exchange 2010 do the same thing? or do i have it wrong about 2007?
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| October 25, 2010 3:22 PM
Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 Backup, Exchange Backup, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
I am debating on purchasing Exchange 2007 or 2010. As of sp2 of 2007 you can do a host backup with a exchange 2007 guest and it will do the exchange back and clear the log files. My question is does exchange 2010 do the same thing? or do i have it wrong about 2007?
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| October 25, 2010 3:22 PM
Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 Backup, Exchange Backup, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Setting up backup Exchange Server
How can I setup a backup exchange server? We have a MX record that points to our main box. I want the secondary MX record to point to the backup machine with a lower priority. How can I point clients to the backup machine if the primary one goes down?
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| September 17, 2010 3:42 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery Hardware, Backup Server, Backup server software, Exchange 2000, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup, Exchange Server
How can I setup a backup exchange server? We have a MX record that points to our main box. I want the secondary MX record to point to the backup machine with a lower priority. How can I point clients to the backup machine if the primary one goes down?
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| September 17, 2010 3:42 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery Hardware, Backup Server, Backup server software, Exchange 2000, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup, Exchange Server
Help backing up Exchange database after changing backup software to Acronis
via Exch System Mgr,(Exch 2003 on Server 2003) it shows that the database last full backup was done on 6/19/2010. Around this time I switched my backup software from Symantec Backup Exec to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. It appears that Acronis is not able to backup the DB that same as Symantec. Can I [...]
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| September 16, 2010 2:07 PM
Acronis Recover for Exchange, Backup, Dell PowerEdge 2800, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 database, Exchange Backup, NTBackup, Symantec Backup Exec, Windows, Windows Server 2003
via Exch System Mgr,(Exch 2003 on Server 2003) it shows that the database last full backup was done on 6/19/2010. Around this time I switched my backup software from Symantec Backup Exec to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. It appears that Acronis is not able to backup the DB that same as Symantec. Can I [...]
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| September 16, 2010 2:07 PM
Acronis Recover for Exchange, Backup, Dell PowerEdge 2800, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 database, Exchange Backup, NTBackup, Symantec Backup Exec, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Exchange 2005 brick level backup
How can I do a brick level backup on Exchange 2005? This has been mandated by my CTO. Can someone help me out with a step by step?
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| August 26, 2010 8:06 PM
Backup, Brick-level backup, Exchange 2005, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
How can I do a brick level backup on Exchange 2005? This has been mandated by my CTO. Can someone help me out with a step by step?
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| August 26, 2010 8:06 PM
Backup, Brick-level backup, Exchange 2005, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
Recovering public folders from EDB file.
I have a Backup of an Exchange 2007 edb file, which contains public folder data. Is there any way to mount this edb file, or extract public folder data from it, without dropping $1000 on OnTrack Powercontrols?
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| October 15, 2011 11:01 PM
.EDB files, Backup, Exchange, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP3, Exchange Backup
I have a Backup of an Exchange 2007 edb file, which contains public folder data. Is there any way to mount this edb file, or extract public folder data from it, without dropping $1000 on OnTrack Powercontrols?
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| October 15, 2011 11:01 PM
.EDB files, Backup, Exchange, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP3, Exchange Backup
Email backup on Exchange server
We are now required to save all emails for 5 years. How can I automatically do this with our Exchange server? Is there a way to compress it on another machine as to not waste so much room on the production server? Are there applications that do this or is it a built-in feature?
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| July 29, 2010 9:04 PM
Backup, Backup storage, Email Backup, Exchange Backup, Exchange email archiving, Exchange Server
We are now required to save all emails for 5 years. How can I automatically do this with our Exchange server? Is there a way to compress it on another machine as to not waste so much room on the production server? Are there applications that do this or is it a built-in feature?
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| July 29, 2010 9:04 PM
Backup, Backup storage, Email Backup, Exchange Backup, Exchange email archiving, Exchange Server
Best practices for backing up Exchange 2007
What is the proper way to fully backup my Exchange 2007 server so I can rebuild it in case of a disaster? We are preparing our disaster recovery plan for our Exchange 2007. We have bought an identical machine to the first and now we need to create a plan to back it up and [...]
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| July 20, 2010 1:54 PM
Backup, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 backup, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
What is the proper way to fully backup my Exchange 2007 server so I can rebuild it in case of a disaster? We are preparing our disaster recovery plan for our Exchange 2007. We have bought an identical machine to the first and now we need to create a plan to back it up and [...]
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| July 20, 2010 1:54 PM
Backup, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 backup, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
Recover an Exchange 2003 server after transition to 2007?
Is it possible to recover an Exchange 2003 server that’s been removed after moving over to 2007? I have some users that created folders in their inbox that were not affected by retention policy in 2003 but are now affected in 2007. The 2003 server has been completly removed, and I need to be able [...]
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| January 5, 2010 6:45 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
Is it possible to recover an Exchange 2003 server that’s been removed after moving over to 2007? I have some users that created folders in their inbox that were not affected by retention policy in 2003 but are now affected in 2007. The 2003 server has been completly removed, and I need to be able [...]
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| January 5, 2010 6:45 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
Exchange 2007 DR help
I am fairly new to Exchange, but I have successfully migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Now I am looking to set up my DR site with a backup exchange server and I would just like some verification that I am doing it correctly. What I have is an Exchange CAS/HUB/DB server and a [...]
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| September 11, 2012 3:54 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 disaster recovery, Exchange 2007 DR, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange Disaster Recovery
I am fairly new to Exchange, but I have successfully migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Now I am looking to set up my DR site with a backup exchange server and I would just like some verification that I am doing it correctly. What I have is an Exchange CAS/HUB/DB server and a [...]
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| September 11, 2012 3:54 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 disaster recovery, Exchange 2007 DR, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange Disaster Recovery
Adding additionl Exchange server 2007 to Domain
I have an exchange server 2007 and i want to add another exchange server 2007 to my domain that will replicate from the first server and also work as a backup mail server if the first one crashes.
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| November 12, 2009 3:41 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup
I have an exchange server 2007 and i want to add another exchange server 2007 to my domain that will replicate from the first server and also work as a backup mail server if the first one crashes.
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| November 12, 2009 3:41 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange administration, Exchange Backup
Exchange server restoring selected mailboxes from edb file
I have *.edb, *.GUID and *.log files as backups for some Storage Groups. Is there a way to list the mailboxes from these files alone and restore a specific mailbox to the exchange server? Is there a way to accomplish my requirement without having to purchase a third party tool?
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| May 16, 2012 1:27 PM
EDB, Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Storage Group
I have *.edb, *.GUID and *.log files as backups for some Storage Groups. Is there a way to list the mailboxes from these files alone and restore a specific mailbox to the exchange server? Is there a way to accomplish my requirement without having to purchase a third party tool?
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| May 16, 2012 1:27 PM
EDB, Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Storage Group
Backup Exec 12.5 – exchange database backup time
Backup Exec 12.5 is taking few hours to backup Exchange database alone. Is there a way to speed this up? All other files are being backed up very quickly. Application is set to backup individual mailboxes.
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| August 13, 2009 3:09 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Exchange Backup
Backup Exec 12.5 is taking few hours to backup Exchange database alone. Is there a way to speed this up? All other files are being backed up very quickly. Application is set to backup individual mailboxes.
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| August 13, 2009 3:09 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Exchange Backup
Exchange Server 2003 backup with normal Windows backup
I am taking the exchange server backup from normal windows backup utility by selecting files option and clicking on exchange server/MS infromation store then the first storage group and its mailbox store and public folder is selected by default. I configured the schedule for daily backup, now I observe that the size of the backup [...]
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| August 12, 2009 6:39 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Server 2003 Backup, Windows Backup
I am taking the exchange server backup from normal windows backup utility by selecting files option and clicking on exchange server/MS infromation store then the first storage group and its mailbox store and public folder is selected by default. I configured the schedule for daily backup, now I observe that the size of the backup [...]
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| August 12, 2009 6:39 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Server 2003 Backup, Windows Backup
Event ID: 478
Hello all First I like to thank for your time I am new to IT field and I am administering small business exchange server. A few week ago the exchange server had a hard crash due to insufficient disk space. after I do some clean up I am not able to do back up in [...]
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| July 13, 2009 3:44 PM
Backup Exec, Event ID: 478, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange error messages, Exchange errors, Microsoft Small Business Server, NTBackup
Hello all First I like to thank for your time I am new to IT field and I am administering small business exchange server. A few week ago the exchange server had a hard crash due to insufficient disk space. after I do some clean up I am not able to do back up in [...]
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| July 13, 2009 3:44 PM
Backup Exec, Event ID: 478, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange error messages, Exchange errors, Microsoft Small Business Server, NTBackup
Restore old Exchange 2000 maibox from Backup Exec old backup
Dear all, We upgraded our exchange 2000 to exchange 2007 sp1 last serveral month and we phase out the old exchange 2000. However, our user would like to restore the exchange 2000 mailbox from the last year. We don’t know how to restore it from the old backup tape as the old exchange 2000 already [...]
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| June 17, 2009 6:59 AM
Exchange 2000, exchange 2000 restore, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange migration, Veritas Backup Exec 10
Dear all, We upgraded our exchange 2000 to exchange 2007 sp1 last serveral month and we phase out the old exchange 2000. However, our user would like to restore the exchange 2000 mailbox from the last year. We don’t know how to restore it from the old backup tape as the old exchange 2000 already [...]
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| June 17, 2009 6:59 AM
Exchange 2000, exchange 2000 restore, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange migration, Veritas Backup Exec 10
Image backup and ntbackup of exchange 2007
i m running a exch 2007 with winserver 2003. on DELL 2950 server A ,all things work fine, i have also taken image backup by Acronics software of the C drive of my exchange server A,this image has also been tested by restoring on another DELL server B of same specs which also work fine [...]
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| May 28, 2009 12:12 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Image Backup, NTBackup
i m running a exch 2007 with winserver 2003. on DELL 2950 server A ,all things work fine, i have also taken image backup by Acronics software of the C drive of my exchange server A,this image has also been tested by restoring on another DELL server B of same specs which also work fine [...]
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| May 28, 2009 12:12 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Image Backup, NTBackup
Error Message backing up public folders in Exchange 2003
I have recently installed Acronis Recovery for Exchange and it seems to work very well. However, the log contains hundreds of messages similar to “Error while reading the Public Folder//Database/name-68352703.EML message”. The referenced database is a contacts database and does not contain email. I would like to understand the error and fix it. Acronis help [...]
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| May 20, 2009 4:25 PM
Acronis Recover for Exchange, Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
I have recently installed Acronis Recovery for Exchange and it seems to work very well. However, the log contains hundreds of messages similar to “Error while reading the Public Folder//Database/name-68352703.EML message”. The referenced database is a contacts database and does not contain email. I would like to understand the error and fix it. Acronis help [...]
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| May 20, 2009 4:25 PM
Acronis Recover for Exchange, Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore
