Re: Exchange 2003 backup

Slightly off-topic I know, but after you have created your .bkf file and
safely stored it on tape/another disk etc, is it possible to retrieve an
individual e-mail message from this bkf file which may have been deleted
from the Exchange server after running the backup - and without using any
3rd party tools?

Paul.



"Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If that's the case then we're all screwed because Symantec (formerly
Veritas, formerly Seagate, formerly Arcada) wrote NTBACKUP.

The best way to back up Exchange 2003 is using NTBACKUP to back up to a
disk file on a different volume, and then to use any backup tool to back
up the backup (bkf) file to tape or whatever. If you need better
management or other features, then you are encouraged to survey the
marketplace for better tools.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

"M$" <M$@xyz.com> wrote in message
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I have been tolled that BackupExec is crap more then once on this forum.

So, I like to know what it the best way to backup Exchg 2003/W2k3
servers? It would be nice to be able to backup all the servers from one
central location/backup tape drive. We have about 6 servers that need to
be backed up including an SQL server with very large DBs that exceed
150GB.

Also keep in mind that the solution has to be economically viable and
recovery has to be relatively quick and simple.

thanks.





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