Re: backup solution for sbs?

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From: Steve Foster [SBS MVP] (steve.foster_at_picamar.co.uk)
Date: 08/06/04 

Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:40:21 -0700

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

> Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
> > Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
> >
> >> SBS Backup sits on top of NTBackup. But you don't have to use it -
> I >> don't. Why not just set up an NTBackup job as you wish, and use
> a >> batch file for whatever parameters you wish, then use task
> scheduler >> to run the job nightly? I do this all over the place and
> it works >> just fine.
> >
> > But you should at least configure the SBS backup, even if you then
> > go and disable its' Scheduled Task. The reason for this is that the
> > SBS Configure Backup Wizard does a few system tasks for you like
> > turning off Circular Logging in Exchange.
>
> I always go in and manually change it to disabled....what else would
> the SBS backup change/correct, out of curiosity?
> See, this is where my dislike of wizards kicks in - I want to know
> what it does, not just that "it does it". :-)

ISTR that there's something else apart from Circular Logging that the
wizard does for you, but darned if I can think what.

The point that all the SBS wizards need clear documentation on what
exactly they do for us has been made to MS, and they're making big
strides in that direction. 

-- 
Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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