Re: Automated backup and restore.

I"m trying to figure out why you'd want to automate a restore...? that is
typically something you want to be doing in a crisis situation, and would
need to specify exactly what/when to do it...as far as backups, you can
schedule NT Exchange backups...

"Ged" <Ged@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:DF628CBD-3371-4934-A9B1-D8F2E64E520E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello!
> I wonder if there is a way to automate backups for exchange so that they
can
> be done in the background without user intervention? I have experimented
with
> ntbackup, but the command line is different for different versions of
> exchange. Is there a way so you can use the same procedure with all
versions
> of exchange?
>
> I guess one way could be to copy the files, but can this be done while
> exchange is running? If this is not possible, this would not be an option.
>
> Ntbackup also does not support an automated restore. You have to select
(as
> far as I know) some things with the gui first, and then the restore
> initiates. Is there a way to take a .bkf file and restore it
automatically?
> Maybe unpacking the file and copying the content while the exchange
service
> is shut down? Would one procedure exist that would work on all exchange
> versions?
>
> My last question is how 3rd party backup software manages this? Surely
they
> are not using ntbackup, and therefore it must be possible to atuomate
> restores too.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Regards,
> Ged


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