Re: SBS Backup and RSM

Tami Farrelly <TamiFarrelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OK...I continue to have issues with the scheduled SBS backup...and the
Removable storage manager.

On 2 seperate machines\site.

The only thing similar is they both have SBS sp1 installed, use vxa2
tape drive (on the HCL)...and are Dells...one has dual xeaons, one
has a P4, both have raid 5.

The only way I can get the backups to run...is to log into the server
and using the RSM...mark the drive as clean. Then the SBS backup will
run.

I have resigned to the fack not to use the SBS backup anymore and
will use a scheduled NT backup.

Does anyone have a link to the files needed to perform a full
system\data backup of the SBS.

What files to skip...etc etc.

I thank the forum for all its information given previously...most of
the hotfixes wont install...as they are already installed.

I feel this is a problems with the OS software...particularty the
RSM....and not hardware related at all.

Nope - you need to do all kinds of kluging to make VXA work at all with
NTBackup, as I recall.

Too bad the only answer I have come across is to not use tape
backup...well if MS SBS 2003 is not compatible with tape back up then
they should remove all devices from thier fricken HCL!!


Tami

Tape backup works very well - you just aren't using enterprise-class tapes.
VXA is simply not suitable. SCSI-attached LTO drives (or SDLT, DLT, or even
DAT) work fine.

If you can't swing the pricer tape drives, stick with USB drives & swap them
out.


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