Re: SBS 2003 Mirror OS Drive Question

I understand all this. I have done this in the past, but it has been a few
years. I have many things going on, and I know I can handle this. I have
created all forms of RAID via hardware before, but never had to do it through
Windows itself. I did recommend a RAID controller to my client, but they did
not want to do that. I am not going to "break anything" on my clients sytem,
which is why I am trying to find out why the Exchange files will not backup.
I charge by the job, not by the hour for this particular client. Any how,
After running chkdsk /f /r on a reboot there are still bad blocks on the
drive, which I am pretty sure is why it will not mirror. My concern at this
point is why the priv1.edb and .stm file will not back up. I have checked the
error logs but they are showing nothing that could help decipher this issue.
If I can get those files to backup, then I can wipe the system clean and
start fresh with the mirroed drives. I understand about backing up Exchange
Server. I have tried it both with the software my client uses and the SBS
2003 utility, but both of these files fail to backup.
--
Thanks for your help.


"Leythos" wrote:

In article <4816F266-7112-4659-B5F9-13344A072ABC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
andyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
I apologize for not being as "Educated" as I should be. Some of us just do
not have the resources to go through all the schooling that one should.


It's not about schooling or education, it's about knowing when you're in
over your head before you damage something that doesn't belong to you.

If you don't have a system to test this on then you don't need to be
doing the job. If you don't understand RAID and all of the implications
of the different methods, then you risk the customers entire server,
days worth of down-time, and you're charging them way to much - unless
you're doing this for free.

We DO WANT to help you, you need to understand that basic rules FIRST:

1) Don't touch something you don't have a complete understanding of in a
production environment

2) Learn on your OWN hardware first, and practice/play/break it many
times on your own hardware first.

3) Always tell a customer the FULL TRUTH - the best thing you can do,
honor and all, is tell a customer "I don't know ABC, but I can test on
my own hardware and I know where to get answers, and I won't touch your
system until I'm 99.9% sure I can do ABC. You are welcome to call in a
consultant with more experience in this area if you want."



--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
spam999free@xxxxxxxxxx (remove 999 for proper email address)

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: SBS 2003 Mirror OS Drive Question
    ... I was considering that option if all else fails. ... not by the hour for this particular client. ... Learn on your OWN hardware first, ... Always tell a customer the FULL TRUTH - the best thing you can do, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS 2003 backup
    ... only had the single failed backup. ... The other client continues to fail with the above error (the client with the ... CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives. ... Could not access portions of directory System State\COM+ Class ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Table bloat in Linq-SQL
    ... they are created on client site. ... customers with extended properties using Linq-SQL: ... Those scripts are compiled in customer site and can use extended properties. ...
    (microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp)
  • Re: Looking for advice on rsync
    ... > etc.) you can have inconsistent versions on the backup media. ... Rsync can't do any better than a backup for that. ... client backups with rsync and FreeBSD". ... copy onf a FreeBSD server. ...
    (comp.os.linux.misc)
  • Re: Odd situation, advice needed on penentration test results
    ... >>I think the reason for the original post is because ... > gone to the client and said something. ... > do is to inform the customer. ... >>intrusion that needs to be analyzed and reported so ...
    (Pen-Test)
Loading