Do you have a write-up on your setup somewhere? It sounds like your running Exchange on Solaris unless I'm mistaking what zfs you're talking about!
Any thoughts on Unison vs. rsync on windows? Sounds like y�����ve got a creative solution anyway. ~JasonG > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 21:10 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backup generations > > I use rsync :) > VSS snaps the db at its current state, then rsync transfers only the > delta to the two remote copies, while doing this it verifies the > integrity > compared at least to the current snap. Given the zfs snaps on the copy > side, > it's pretty bloody cool, if I need more retention I just add to the pool. > > Given the unsupported nature, I only did this at home with my stuff for > some time, but since my home and work is all virtualized, verifying > backups > is *almost* no pain at all. > > I thought about using rCLI or ssh commands to start the "lab" and run a > verify > then shut off and rollback, problem is I don't really know an automated > way to > check the backup except for event logs/eseutil? To get the data in the > segmented > lan I plan to just mirror the DB's to an iSCSI lun so it can be mounted > from any > server and brought up to date. Bah next time when I am even to bored to > do nothing:) > > jlc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:07 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Backup generations > > VSS snapshots have the ability to merge differences/deltas in an > exchange mdb and log file, respectively? I remember differentials > being only as good as the last full, but if VSS can merge deltas into > the original mdb, that must conserve a significant throughput strain. > > On 7/8/09, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote: > > Holly sh!t, > > What size of pipe do you have and how small is your db? > > I wish the public paid for my bandwidth :) > > > > > > After our most recent tape library failed, we gave up on > > tapes, too costly. > > > > I now use vss and scripts to snapshot the db, and replicate > > only differences across street (fiber) and to one of the owners > > home's (vpn) but since only changes are replicated, the db's > > are checked for integrity and made to "appear" as fulls everyday. > > > > A zfs snapshot is taken after each backup that checks free space > > and drops the oldest one if need be to make space. > > > > jlc > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:52 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Backup generations > > > > We use an online service, uploading overnight. We have two separate > > Exchange backups. The server(database), and a mapi backup(messages). > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Kuhlman <drkuhl...@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:45 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > Subject: Re: Backup generations > > > > Is everyone still using tape for these keepers or something else? > > > > My small client has their stuff in a less than clean factory > environment > > (the office where the servers are is part of the factory but still > dirty) > > and I can't keep tape drives working reliably. > > > > Thanks > > > > Don K > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: lists <li...@bdtechnology.org> > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 2:28:14 PM > > Subject: RE: Backup generations > > > > > > Full backups only. Keep for 30 days then keep the first day of every > month > > for a year. > > > > Cheers. > > > > From:Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:33 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Backup generations > > > > I have two weeks of dailies, monthlies and a yearly as well...just for > sh!ts > > and giggles. > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Joe Heaton <jhea...@etp.ca.gov> wrote: > > How many generations of your Exchange database are you guys keeping? > > Meaning, how far back are you keeping? A couple of days, a week, a > month, 6 > > months? > > > > Joe Heaton > > AISA > > Employment Training Panel > > 1100 J Street, 4th Floor > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > (916) 327-5276 > > jhea...@etp.ca.gov > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
