Backup Exchange mailboxes using rsync

[milutin at nasbackup.com]

Hi,

Its /IS flag
The easy why to create the ntbackup command is to schedule backup using 
the GUI. Then copy the cmd command form "Scheduled Tasks" properties.

You can restore using the GUI.

Full ntbackup documentation can be found here:
http://www.nasbackup.com/index.php?name=Web_Links&req=viewlink&cid=2

Regards,
Milutin Voinivich
http://www.NasBackup.co.il/




Reuben Pearse wrote:
> Thanks for that.
> 
> It sounds like the ntbackup option is the best as it will truncate the 
> log files.
> Do you have some examples of the ntbackup scripts that you use to backup 
> the mailboxes.
> 
> The next questions is, what is the procedure for getting the mailboxes 
> back onto the Exchange server if it died?
> 
> Thanks for your help so far.
> 
> Reuben
> reuben at pslconnect.com
> 
> 
> milutin at nasbackup.com wrote:
>> Hello Reuben,
>>
>>
>> Exchange database files are lock.  You have several options.
>> 1)
>>
>> The easy one is to backup exchange to the local disk using ntbackup 
>> and then the rsync the backup file.
>>
>>
>> 2)
>>
>> Stop Exchange, rsync the files and then start it.  The drawback is 
>> that you will have dowm time.
>>
>> The command should be some thing like his:
>>
>> net stop MSExchangeMSMI /y
>> net stop MSExchangePCMTA /y
>> net stop MSExchangeFB /y
>> net stop MSExchangeDX /y
>> net stop MSExchangeIMC /y
>> net stop MSExchangeMTA /y
>> net stop MSExchangeIS /y
>> net stop MSExchangeDS /y
>> net stop MSExchangeSA /y
>>
>> rsync ...
>>
>> net start MSExchangeSA
>> net start MSExchangeDS
>> net start MSExchangeIS
>> net start MSExchangeMTA
>> net start MSExchangeIMC
>> net start MSExchangeDX
>> net start MSExchangeFB
>> net start MSExchangePCMTA
>> net start MSExchangeMSMI
>>
>> 3)
>>
>> Use windows shadow. More info on this page:
>>
>> http://www.nasbackup.com/index.php?name=Web_Links&req=viewlink&cid=1
>>
>>
>> 4)
>>
>> Use St Bernard Software to rsync open/lock files"
>>
>> http://www.nasbackup.com/index.php?name=Web_Links&req=viewlink&cid=1
>>
>>
>> Please note that option 1 have other advantage, ntbackup will also 
>> truncate your exchange log files. So the log will not full your disk.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Milutin Voinivich
>> http://www.NasBackup.co.il/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Reuben Pearse wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Has anyone got any advice on the best way to backup Exchange 
>>> mailboxes (Exchange 5.5) running on a Windows 2000 server? We already 
>>> use rsync on a number of other Windows boxes for general file backup.
>>>
>>> I've read that even if you get backups of the Exchange mailbox files, 
>>> then it's really tricky to get the mailboxes back into Exchange if 
>>> the server dies. Anyone got any tips on this?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Reuben
>>> reuben at pslconnect.com
>>>
>>>
>