If they're asking for mailboxes from two years ago, then that sounds like a perfect time to go through your DR procedures to make sure they're up to snuff.
Don Ely - NMBOTWBAS and then some [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:55 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backups Excellent point, however we have managers who make a habit out of asking for mailboxes from 2 years ago. I don't delete mailboxes right away but I do after time since I am not running enterprise. -----Original Message----- From: Ely, Don [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:38 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backups I start off by not deleting it... Then, I have my DR server handy to practice DR on when the need arises and get my mailbox back that way... E2K makes BLB's even more worthless since there is a mailbox restore option now... -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:18 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backups Hmmm, well how do you recover a mailbox? -----Original Message----- From: Majetic, John RAME [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:11 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backups Just backing up the IS, and not the mailboxes as well. John -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:45 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backups So how are you doing your backups now? -----Original Message----- From: Majetic, John RAME [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:42 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backups I was doing brick level backups for quite a while. Never had a problem with them, Never really had to use them, but I had the tape space, so figured what the hell? Well about two weeks ago after doing them for three years with out a hitch, suddenly they stopped working. Couldn't back up a one of them. Just for grins, I tried to restore a mailbox from a recently fired employee, and guess what it didn't work. I have done this on a regualar basis as part of my DR planning, and never had a problem. I made no changes to the server in weeks if not months, but suddenly nothing works. Before subscribing to this list I would have been in a big panic, but now I just turned them off. I think this shows just how unreliable a BLB backup is. John Majetic -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:02 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Backups Why do brick level backups = BAD? List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
