Backups

[Exabit]

What is the best method to backup Exchange 2003, when restricted to NTbackup? I have a single DDS-4 tape unit attached to my SBS 2003 server.

Option A)
net stop MSExchangeMTA /y
net stop MSExchangeIS /y
net stop MSExchangeDS /y
(Run full backup of C:\ drive)
net start MSExchangeDS
net start MSExchangeIS
net start MSExchangeMTA

Option B)
NTBackup backup /IS /p "4mm DDS" /UM
NTBackup backup "@All_C_Drive.bks" /A

I initially wanted to do option B, but cannot get the IS to backup (does anyone know if this requires ExchSP1?). Also I cannot find the switches that will let me append to a used media (NTBackup renames the media to an unpredictable name!).

 

[Exabit]

Oh, yeah - and should circular logging be enabled or disabled based on the above backup methods ?..

 

[vasquea1]

i say use ntbackup and backup the exchange store online.

 

[Zelandakh]

Yikes.

Don't stop services. Have ntbackup back up the Exchange Information Store. Not the files on the drive (well, not the priv*.* files etc).

Circular logging should be ENABLED if you do not intend to be able to recover in the event of failure and DISABLED if you would like to get your store back

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