Hello All,
Before I start to seriously investigate other enterprise backup alternatives I decided to take one more stab at resolving my Exchange 5.5 mailbox backup problems with BENT 8.5 3572. Here are the particulars:
* Exchange 5.5 server-SP4 running on W2K Adv. Srv. SP2 This server also function as a Active Directory DC.
* BENT 8.5 3572 running on W2K adv. srv. SP2.
I have tried NUMEROUS fixes from both this board, Veritas site and others. I have verified the following:
Created a mailbox for the BENT service account. BENT service account has admin privilege for the entire site.
Installed Outlook 97 client on BENT server. tested email functionality by lgging into the backup server and successfully sending and receiving email using the BENT service account.
Removed password file and recreated. rebooted both servers after removing password file just to be sure.
Reinstalled and verified the Exchange Agent and W2k remote agent are successfully installed and activated with the proper serial numbers.
Not to mention...reinstalled Backup Exec, reinstalled both W2K and Exchange 5.5 service packs numerous times and read many Veritas Tech notes regarding exchange backups.
I've noticed that this problem has been posted on this board since early 2001, I did go back any further than that, and it seems to be quite common.
Is there ANYONE out there that successfully is backing up exchange mailboxes located on a remote server? What would you suggest I do next short of using another product. I have attempted to resolve this problem for the past few months and now I'm ready to call it quits. I have learned to live with verify errors, access denied errors occuring every few months until you reset the password file again, and other BENT wierd behavior. but backing up Exchange mailboxes just should not be this difficult!
Before I start to seriously investigate other enterprise backup alternatives I decided to take one more stab at resolving my Exchange 5.5 mailbox backup problems with BENT 8.5 3572. Here are the particulars:
* Exchange 5.5 server-SP4 running on W2K Adv. Srv. SP2 This server also function as a Active Directory DC.
* BENT 8.5 3572 running on W2K adv. srv. SP2.
I have tried NUMEROUS fixes from both this board, Veritas site and others. I have verified the following:
Created a mailbox for the BENT service account. BENT service account has admin privilege for the entire site.
Installed Outlook 97 client on BENT server. tested email functionality by lgging into the backup server and successfully sending and receiving email using the BENT service account.
Removed password file and recreated. rebooted both servers after removing password file just to be sure.
Reinstalled and verified the Exchange Agent and W2k remote agent are successfully installed and activated with the proper serial numbers.
Not to mention...reinstalled Backup Exec, reinstalled both W2K and Exchange 5.5 service packs numerous times and read many Veritas Tech notes regarding exchange backups.
I've noticed that this problem has been posted on this board since early 2001, I did go back any further than that, and it seems to be quite common.
Is there ANYONE out there that successfully is backing up exchange mailboxes located on a remote server? What would you suggest I do next short of using another product. I have attempted to resolve this problem for the past few months and now I'm ready to call it quits. I have learned to live with verify errors, access denied errors occuring every few months until you reset the password file again, and other BENT wierd behavior. but backing up Exchange mailboxes just should not be this difficult!