No, the Exchange agent does not use VSS. You are getting the error because you have the exchsrvr directorie(s) included in the file-level portion of your backup. Exclude those directories and check the box that says "Exchange Information Store" or something to that effect. Each backup software package is different and you didn't specify which one you are using.
Steve --- "Douglas M. Long" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the exchange agent, but the error I was > getting said that the > file could not be backed up because it was in use. I > believe the > exchange agent requires that I use the open file > option (which, in this > case is just using VSS). Yes, I know it would make > sense that the agent > knows that it needs to use VSS to backup exchange > properly, but it > doesn't look like that is the case. Or I could be > wrong, and something > else is going on. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Thijssen, > Andries (Cognizant) > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:27 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Transaction > logs > > > Using the 'open file option' in your backup product > will not result in a > a good exchange backup. Either buy the exchange > option, or use NT-backup > to create a normal Exchange backup. You can use NT > backup to backup the > Exchange store to file and then include this file in > your regular > backup. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Douglas M. Long > Sent: 12 April 2005 16:52 > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Transaction > logs > > > So lets say I get the backup software working > correctly (Duh, I forgot > to turn on the open file option)...will I ever need > the transaction logs > from say January of this year? The reason I ask is > because for now I > have just moved all logs older than February to > another machine to free > space. If I don't need to ever backup those > transaction logs, then I > will just delete them once I have verified that the > backups are working > correctly. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ayers, Diane > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:31 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Transaction > logs > > Not to be nit picky but it means you are not backing > it up _correctly_ > As Doug mentions, a correct on-line exchange backup > will purge the logs > on completion of the backup process. > > Diane > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Stelley, > Douglas > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:23 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Transaction > logs > > Transaction logs are automatically deleted upon > successful backup of > exchange. If your getting a large collection of > transaction logs, that > means you are not backing up Exchange. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Douglas M. 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