Re: NTBackup for Exchange 2003

From: Mark Arnold [MVP] (mark_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:33:51 +0100

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:49:11 GMT, Nordic <spamaway@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hello:
>
>I am trying to save a client some money by using NTBackup rather than
>Veritas. It is a small setup where Exchange, DC, and file server are
>running on one box (yes, I know it is not best practice). This is NOT an
>SBS setup.
>
>I want to use NTBackup to:
>1. Backup Exchange to a file.
>2. Backup the file server (including the file above) to tape.
>3. Schedule this where a user does not have to be logged in.
>4. Run a Full to Set #1 on Friday and incrementals during the following
>week; run a Full to Set #2 on the next Friday and then incrementals;
>reuse Set #1.
>
>Are other folks using this type of method?
>Is the Exchange-to-file a good idea? Using this method, can I recover
>individual mailboxes?
>I am having a bit of trouble scheduling the various backups. I want run
>the Exchange-to-file first, then the Everything-to-tape. Is there a way
>to tell the second job to wait for the first to complete?
>(Slightly OT) I want to store the job files (*.bks) in a directory
>besides the one burried in my user profile, but NTBackup keeps
>redirecting to the one in the profile. Can I change this setting?
>Finally, any reason to scrap this an just go with Veritas?
>
>Thanks.

I kind of agree.
I'd comment (from a point of ignorance because you don't tell us) that
your tape drive should be large enough to do a full backup onto a
single tape, unless you've bought enterprise Edition.

Next is, if you've got a spare 32GB (max) then I would indeed backup
to a BKF file on the machine and then spool that off to tape. If you
need to do a restore of the box, and remember you can use the Recovery
Storage Group to do quick single item restores, then having the bkf
file from yesterday is quicker than digging the tape back from the
data warehouse. As far as timings go, I tend to suggest that the
system state goes off at 10pm, the drive letter level goes at 10:30
and then the stores at 11:30. It's less complex and you can see what's
going on in the logs as all times are a known known (apols to Mr
Rumsfeld)

As far as the bks files go, since you create the job on a schedule
you'll only have to do one navigation away from the profile (which I
agree is ridiculous)

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