Assuming you're talking about an Exchange-aware backup, a differential backup only backs up the transaction logs, not the IS, which probably accounts for the apparent size discrepancy. There's really not much point in differential backups anyway, except as a mid-day safety net. You should only be doing full backups.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Paul Natola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: EXHANGE and veritas Backups > > > Hi everyone, I'm getting a bit stumped here with my backup results. > > Windows 2003 running Exchange 2003 and Veritas BE 9.1 > > The backup folder is an external drive enclosure attached to > an XP workstation. I have specified an exclusion in the > symantec AV to not scan the backup folders (i.e. the drive enclosure) > > So I do a FULL backup of the STORE approx 20 gigs > > I then run an differential backup and it backs up 20 gigs again. > > Am I missing something , I used to do fulls all the time as > I would use tapes, one a day, but the DLT is no more so If I > do fulls daily I'll only get about 10 backups before I run > out of space > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > Network Administrator > Information Technology > Family Care International > 588 Broadway Suite 503 > New York, NY 10012 > Phone:212-941-5300 xt 36 > Fax: 212-941-5563 > Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
