I think I'm either misunderstanding you, or you're misunderstanding NTBackup2000 or whatever we're calling it.
If you want to back up SystemState and drive C: and E: but exclude C:\winnt\system32 and e:\foo\bar you can just edit your *.bks file and make sure it says C: C:\winnt\system32\ /Exclude E: E:\foo\bar\ /Exclude SystemState You don't need to manually add each individual folder. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:12 AM > Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List > Conversation: Backup Question? > Subject: RE: Backup Question? > > > I didn't make it at all clear - the backup I'll be taking is > an online Exchange backup which will go to file which then > get dumped to tape. > > What I wasn't sure about was the merits of also having a job > to backup the server that backs up the whole thing, as the > only way to exclude specific files/folders is to set a backup > job that includes all the files/folders that you do want... > you add a new folder for some reason, forget to add it to the > backup... > > regards, > Paul > -- > Paul Hutchings > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > Tel: 024 7635 5378, Fax: 024 7635 8378 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 18 February 2003 17:53 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Backup Question? [bcc] > > > > > > If you read this list regularly, you would know that you > might as well > > skip the exchsrvr\*data directories. You didn't say that > you would be > > taking an online Exchange backup as well, which is > something you would > > want to do in addition to the file directories. > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Paul > > Hutchings > > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:37 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Backup Question? > > > > > > I plan on using Windows 2000 backup to do online exchange > backups to a > > file on a separate spindle/controller which will then be > streamed to > > tape on a central LTO library. > > > > I'm planning on doing a full backup each night, and maybe even a > > differential at lunchtime (our load is pretty light and the > server is > > a good spec). > > > > I'd also like to get a decent backup of the server. > > > > If I just select all the drives I'll get skips of all the open > > exchange files. So, is it best to manually select all the > > directories, and the system state and EXCLUDE all of the \exchsrvr > > folders, or are there some exchange files that I really want to be > > backing up that aren't backed up by an online exchange backup? > > > > regards, > > Paul > > -- > > Paul Hutchings > > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > > Tel: 024 7635 5378, Fax: 024 7635 8378 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
