NTBackup of Exchange   

Hi,

I need your help to get something confirmed.

That Is when using NTBackup In Windows Server 2003, Is it Exchange aware and 
creates online backups of Exchange and information store etc?

Ive been living by the fact that It Is and I stumbled on a user recently 
that claims the opposit.

I would appreciate if someone could clarify this for me and maybe provide me 
with some reources on this scenario.

Many thanks In advance

-- 
Henrik Arenblad, MCP SBS,

date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:17:04 +0200   author:   Henrik \(Hear\)

Re: NTBackup of Exchange   

Henrik (Hear)  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need your help to get something confirmed.
>
> That Is when using NTBackup In Windows Server 2003, Is it Exchange
> aware and creates online backups of Exchange and information store
> etc?

Yes, if it's on an Exchange server, or a Windows server on which you've 
installed the Exchange management tools. You can see this yourself - if you 
launch NTBackup, you'll see options for Exchange server.

>
> Ive been living by the fact that It Is and I stumbled on a user
> recently that claims the opposit.

Ask them to provide you with evidence for this claim. :-)
>
> I would appreciate if someone could clarify this for me and maybe
> provide me with some reources on this scenario.
>
> Many thanks In advance

date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:55:24 -0400   author:   Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Re: NTBackup of Exchange   

In article ,
 "Henrik \(Hear\)"  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I need your help to get something confirmed.
> 
> That Is when using NTBackup In Windows Server 2003, Is it Exchange aware and 
> creates online backups of Exchange and information store etc?
> 
> Ive been living by the fact that It Is and I stumbled on a user recently 
> that claims the opposit.

The version of ntbackup that comes with Windows 2003 is not 
Exchange-aware. When you install the Exchange management tools (Exchange 
System Manager for Exchange 2000/2003 or the Exchange Management Console 
for Exchange 2007), part of the installation is a set of DLLs that 
extends ntbackup to make it Exchange-aware. So, you and your user are 
both right :)

Cheers,
-Paul

date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:05:30 -0400   author:   Paul Robichaux [MVP-Exchange]

Re: NTBackup of Exchange   

Lanwench / Paul

Many thanks!

That cleared my confusion even though the solution of how to get It "aware" 
was not the way i thaught.
I been searching a wile on the Internet and realy dont find the info on this 
subject anywere.

I was both right and wrong, most important, i was right ;-)     just 
kidding...  this gives some to labb with ...

Thanks again

-- 
Henrik Arenblad, MCP SBS,


"Paul Robichaux [MVP-Exchange]"  wrote in message 
news:paul-EA0C6F.10053002042008@news.buckeye-express.com...
> In article ,
> "Henrik \(Hear\)"  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need your help to get something confirmed.
>>
>> That Is when using NTBackup In Windows Server 2003, Is it Exchange aware 
>> and
>> creates online backups of Exchange and information store etc?
>>
>> Ive been living by the fact that It Is and I stumbled on a user recently
>> that claims the opposit.
>
> The version of ntbackup that comes with Windows 2003 is not
> Exchange-aware. When you install the Exchange management tools (Exchange
> System Manager for Exchange 2000/2003 or the Exchange Management Console
> for Exchange 2007), part of the installation is a set of DLLs that
> extends ntbackup to make it Exchange-aware. So, you and your user are
> both right :)
>
> Cheers,
> -Paul

date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:34:03 +0200   author:   Henrik \(Hear\)