Let us all repeat the refrain so oft heard on this list:
There is no M: drive. It does not exist. It is a figment of
Microsoft's imagination.
If you have succeeded in making a file level backup using the M: drive,
then please count yourself lucky. Arcserve, being a CA product and not
worth the money the company used to press the CD, has a habit of
corrupting databases when used in a normal mode of operation, mainly
with an Exchange agent when backing up Exchange databases. That you used
it in a strange and twisted fashion, and succeeded in not corrupting
your mailboxes straight away, only means that the good server farie was
looking in your direction and took pity on you.
If, by some means, you actually get the restore to work, please write
down, verbatim, how you did this, post it to the list and contact CA,
cause they too will be interested in how you got their product to work
properly.
Now, if you have backed up the files, and are restoring them to a
completely different area, outside of the Exchange server, you will need
to inspect each file to ensure that it has been restored correctly.
John Matteson
Geac Corporate ISS
(404) 239 - 2981
Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Doody [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Posted At: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:43 PM
Posted To: Exchange Discussion List
Conversation: Backing up the M Drive
Subject: RE: Backing up the M Drive
Okay, well perhaps I am mis-informed then.
If I had backed up the M drive to a tape, then I selected to restore the
Public Folders\Sellafield Calendar\*.EML to a folder on my PC. Then I
recreated the Sellafield Calendar public folder manually, and dragged
all the EML files from my PC into the Sellafield Calendar via Outlook.
That would destroy all my users mailboxes? Or should I say there is a
small risk of this happening?
If that is the case, I don't know if it is or isn't, then I shall
refrain from using it at all :o
-----Original Message-----
From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 02 June 2003 17:37
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Backing up the M Drive
Only if you enjoy being the center of attention of a mob of angry users
bent on causing you pain, lots and lots of pain for destroying their
mailboxes.
However, if you insist on this masochistic path, jab yourself in the eye
with a red-hot fireplace poker and you will experience the same sort of
pain, but your mailbox data will remain intact.
John Matteson
Geac Corporate ISS
(404) 239 - 2981
Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Doody [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Posted At: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:37 AM
Posted To: Exchange Discussion List
Conversation: Backing up the M Drive
Subject: Backing up the M Drive
I honestly have come to conclusion today that my arcserve backups would
be a lot better off backing up the M drive, and not using the Exchange
Agent at all.
Does anyone else get this feeling ?
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