Not really a definite answer, but have you installed Server 2003 VSS related hotfixes on the server?
KB940349 followed by KB951568 is in our list ~JasonG > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Hershey [mailto:phers...@agia.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:35 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003/NTBACKUP > > Apparently it does it by default. I didn’t see a VSS option, I just > drilled down as normal under Exchange to the storage group I wanted to back > up and ran it. The log shows this: > > > > Backup Status > > Operation: Backup > > Active backup destination: File > > Media name: "M5_1stSG.bkf created 12/7/2010 at 1:19 PM" > > > > Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. > > Backup of "M5\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group" > > Backup set #1 on media #1 > > Backup description: "Set created 12/7/2010 at 1:19 PM" > > Media name: "M5_1stSG.bkf created 12/7/2010 at 1:19 PM" > > > > Backup Type: Normal > > > > Backup started on 12/7/2010 at 1:19 PM. > > Backup completed on 12/7/2010 at 5:13 PM. > > Directories: 5 > > Files: 85 > > Bytes: 73,670,921,960 > > Time: 3 hours, 53 minutes, and 45 seconds > > > > It seems that while this job was running, messages were not delivered to > the other Exchange 2003 server in our other site. > > > > I’m trying to determine if this is why some messages were delayed 2-3 > hours. I’ve understandably got some upset users. > > > > > > > > From: RS [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 9:27 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Exchange 2003/NTBACKUP > > > > Does ntbackup use VSS for backing up Exchange? I don't think that it does > by default. How did you set it up to do so? > > > > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Phil Hershey <phers...@agia.com> wrote: > > I had NTBACKUP running a backup of one of our storage groups yesterday, a > VSS job, and it seems to have delayed deliveries from mailboxes in that > group for the few hours the job was running. Doesn’t seem as if this > should be the case, or is this normal? Had to run the backup, as my log > drive was almost out of space. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Philip > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
