Capabilities of Veritas 11d

[drublic1019]

I have a few questions about the capability of veritas 11d to do what I want it to do.

The way I currently backup my system is I have Veritas 9.1 installed on my file server. I use NT backup to backup my mail box stores and system state and push the file to our NAS. I also use SQL to create nightly database backups on the NAS. I then use the Neritas 9.1 on our file server to backup to tape the user folders on the file server, plus the database and exchange files that were pushed to the NAS.

However, I just upgraded to Exchange 2007 and Server 2008 and I come to find out that NT backup no longer supports Exchange.

What I would like to do is upgrade my current install to 11d and purchase the Exchange agent. But I unsure if you need to install Veritas Backup Exec on the exchange server or if I can backup exchange to tape from my file server. Can someone please fill me know if this can be done.

Also if you have any suggestion on a better way to do my backups I am all ears. Thanks to all who reply.

 

[NortonES2]

You wouldn't need to install backup exec on your exchange box (would strongly advise that you don't), just install the remote agent. However I think you may need backup exec 12 to backup exchange 2007, I'm sure someone will verify whether this is correct.

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[Davetoo]

11d has been updated to work with 2007.

I'm using a backup server and remote agents to backup all my servesr, Exchange 2007 included (although I'm having a problem restoring a database currently).

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It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[Zelandakh]

Vey that's a long way round it.

Exchange: Install 11D on the server. Works a treat. Backup the IS to tape. Stop fiddling with ntbackup.
SQL: Use SQL to backup the databases to disk. Use 11D to backup those flat files. I've covered this loads of times in this forum.
Files: Use 11D to back them up to tape.

Backing them up to NAS then tape? You are making this very complicated.