It isn't, strictly speaking, a blb. OTOH, it depends on Symantec properly decoding the contents of an Exchange database - as a database.
While that can surely be done (and lots of people sell products based on that capability), there is lots of room for error. Lots. Personally, I think you have deleted item recovery, the capability is built into Exchange, and you should use it. (The generic "you", of course - not pointing fingers at Dave...) Backups are for DR. [I've written a paper on this that should be published on Simple-Talk soon.] From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:d...@parkviewmc.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:54 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Symantec BEX 12.5 GRT backups good/bad Just upgraded to 12.5 today after being on 10d for years. Looking for what this really is. Is this just another “brick level” backup routine? Anyone using this? Good/Bad reviews. Would Michael B. Smith approve of GRT? ☺ Thanks