Hi I am using Exchange 2003 SP2 on Windows 2000 SP4. I am using Veritas Backup Exec to backup my Exchange data, however paranoa has taken over me. I would like a free tool that would allow me to backup my users mailboxes/pst at the brick level. Can anyone suggest any such tools. Please note that some users mailboxes are over the 2GB limit. Currently I use the Exmerge utility, however I find that mailboxes over 1GB do not restore successfully with this tool. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:48:18 -0400, "Hotgal" wrote: >Hi > >I am using Exchange 2003 SP2 on Windows 2000 SP4. I am using Veritas Backup >Exec to backup my Exchange data, however paranoa has taken over me. I >would like a free tool that would allow me to backup my users mailboxes/pst >at the brick level. Can anyone suggest any such tools. Please note that >some users mailboxes are over the 2GB limit. > >Currently I use the Exmerge utility, however I find that mailboxes over 1GB >do not restore successfully with this tool. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks > Huh? You're using Veritas Backup Exec. That's got the facility within it. Sure, it's ridiculously wasteful in disk/tape but you've got it.
I am more looking for a tool that allows for successful backup at the pst level. Is there such a tool. In so far that a user is trying to obtain one old/archived email from 2 years ago, I will not have to restore an entire mailbox to get the one email, a restoration of the pst would be much faster. "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote in message news:e9h1q31ggkdo1hpe2cidqtrc02mqmjj86d@4ax.com... > On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:48:18 -0400, "Hotgal" > wrote: > >>Hi >> >>I am using Exchange 2003 SP2 on Windows 2000 SP4. I am using Veritas >>Backup >>Exec to backup my Exchange data, however paranoa has taken over me. I >>would like a free tool that would allow me to backup my users >>mailboxes/pst >>at the brick level. Can anyone suggest any such tools. Please note that >>some users mailboxes are over the 2GB limit. >> >>Currently I use the Exmerge utility, however I find that mailboxes over >>1GB >>do not restore successfully with this tool. >> >>Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >>Thanks >> > Huh? > You're using Veritas Backup Exec. That's got the facility within it. > Sure, it's ridiculously wasteful in disk/tape but you've got it.
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:07:08 -0400, "Hotgal" wrote: >I am more looking for a tool that allows for successful backup at the pst >level. Is there such a tool. In so far that a user is trying to obtain >one old/archived email from 2 years ago, I will not have to restore an >entire mailbox to get the one email, a restoration of the pst would be much >faster. > You can script and schedule the exmerge utility. However, you probably shouldn't bother trying. num=20&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS256&q=schedule+script+exmerge will give you two hits (top two) on what I mean. You should learn a whole lot more about your backup solution and how it both backs up and restores because your statement about restoring a whole store just to get at a mailbox or mail item belies your lack of knowledge on Veritas.
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