1] it takes a long time - typically 2 or 3 times longer than a full Information Store backup 2] if you have properly configured and know how to use deleted item retention and deleted mailbox retention, BLB provides you with no added benefits 3] it makes mailbox auditing worthless 4] you lose visibility to "last accessed by" for the mailbox 5] if you are doing a BLB INSTEAD OF a normal IS backup (usually happens because of item [1]), it will give you a false sense of security - a BLB does NOT replace a full IS backup
That being said - there are times and places and environments where it makes sense. Very few and far between. But they exist. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange brick level backup software Options / soultion? Is there a downside to doing brick-level backups, though? We're doing this with BackupExec, and I see only potential benefits to it-no drawbacks. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 6:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange brick level backup software Options / soultion? Oh, don't do Brick Level backups. :-( Try Ed's method instead: http://www.exchangefaq.org/faq/Exchange-5.5/The-Ed-Crowley-Never-Restore-Method/sectionID/1009 Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________________ Roland Schorr & Tower www.rolandschorr.com<http://www.rolandschorr.com/> b...@rolandschorr.com<mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com> From: justino garcia [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 13:37 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Exchange brick level backup software Options / soultion? Exchange brick level backup software, Anything beside NT-backup, has scheduling, can backup to NAS or DISKS, and that is Simple, and under 500USD? 30 mailboxes, about 60 gig store, needs to be backed-up daily, and restored just in case, to test, has scheduling, and how long it can retain a backup before it does a cleanup?? Any suggestions? Thanks NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
