Re: SBS 2003 and Exchange Backup

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adi <adi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello everyone,

I need some help with backing up my SBS 2003 and the Exchange server
running on it.

I started working for a company and noticed that there are a lot of
log files in the mdbdata folder.

Basically no back up has been done for more than a year.

Ouch. What hardware (type & specific make/model) do they have to do the
backups to?

I have always used Veritas in the past but this time this is not an
option. I have to use the NT Backup to back up all data, system state
and Exchange.

SBSBackup sits on top of NTBackup and will do this - I suggest you use it
rather than going straight to NTBackup unless you've got a script or wrapper
you already wrote for it that does more than the basics.

My problem is that I don't have a clue where to start from.

As with everything else in this bundle, you need to use the wizards. Go to
Server Management and click on Backups.


Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Also every time I try to do a simple back up it is asking for a
specific media which I don't have. I have inherited 5 tapes. How can
I erase and reuse them again?

Use SBSBackup - it will do this.

Do you also have a cleaning tape?

I suggest you start doing some reading up on SBS admin & its myriad
wizards - if you don't do things its way, it will make you sad.



Many thanks.

Andy



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