RE: Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery Testing, Recovery server licensing?
Please correct me if I'm wrong but you MUST have a recovery server in order properly restore you dir.edb. I just went through this same situation. If you just reinstall the whole NT server box from the ground up you won't have the same SIDS and the directory service will NOT start! Your suppose to setup the recovery server as a BDC or member server on the domain so you can get a correct copy of the SAM first, the restore your *.edb files. To me, in my situation with running SBS, this cant be done. Cause under SBS you only can set it up as a PDC, so how could I setup a recovery server with 2 PDC's on the same network? Question, how does MS view the license status of a recovery server? Technicaly if it has to go online to pull the SAM, it needs it own new licenese while doing so correct? Or I'd hope this would be an exception? Thanks Howie --- Martin Blackstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, that recovery server can easily be any PC you have laying around. As long as it has disk space. -Original Message- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:31 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery Testing I'd recommend getting a recover server and testing on that. You can test different scenarios, e.g. single mailbox, full Exchange recovery, entire o/s etc. Neil Hobson Silversands http://www.silversands.co.uk Microsoft Gold Certified Partner For Enterprise Systems For Collaborative Solutions -Original Message- From: Sethi, Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: 14 February 2002 15:30 Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List Conversation: Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery Testing Subject: Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery Testing Running: Exchange 5.5 SP4 Windows 2000 server sp1 Hi, Just a quick question. What is the best way to conduct periodic DR test on your Exchange server? Would you recommend uninstalling and reinstalling Exchange 5.5 or just deleting the MS Directory and IS store and restoring them from tape backup when you are ready to do another DR test. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thanks, List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any view or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Silversands, or any of its subsidiary companies. If you have received this email in error, please contact our Support Desk immediately by telephone on 01202-36 or via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE:NAV for MS Exchange v7.6 and updating
Hey, You can just open up task scheduler and change the settings! I have my Nav CE for exchange now checking for updates every 10 minutes. Works like a charm. Enjoy... Howie --- Candee Vaglica [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, you can schedule the server in NAV CE to update daily. -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:31 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS E xchange v7.6 yep...same deal...actually NAV for Exchange does not follow the NAV CE version numbers. I believe I am using something around version 2.11 for Exchange, which is the latest (I think) for Exchange 5.5, but my CE version is 7.6. Also - I seem to recall that it uses a simple AT command behind the web interface, so you can adjust it manually to run live update more often. -Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. -Original Message- From: Ben Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:04 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS E xchange v7.6 That is retarded. I'm even more glad that we use Trend Scanmail now. I would complain long and hard to your NAV rep about that. That is a SERIOUS flaw. Do you know if this was also the case with NAV CE 7.5 for Exchange? Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 8:57 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS E xchange v7.6 Yep. NAV for Exchange 5.5 can only be set to automatically update 10x per month (uggh). I believe this is changed in their Exchange 2000 product. -Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. -Original Message- From: Ben Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 8:50 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS E xchange v7.6 ??? I have never heard of that. We use NAV CE as well, and while we don't use the Exchange portion, we update def files EVERY night. I wasn't aware that there were different versions on NAV CE with different capabilities. Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems -Original Message- From: Jason Dwyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 7:17 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS E xchange v7.6 WE use Nav CE for exchange and I think its great. All web administered and easy to use. Uses mapi/vapi virus detection. The only downfall is that in the version I have, it can only automatically update virus defs 10 times a month. Regards, Jason Dwyer -Original Message- From: Joe L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 13 February 2002 4:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS Exchange v7.6 I just did a roll out of 7.6, and really like it! Someone said they think it had a smaller footprint then other av software, and I think so as well! I really like it. As for exchange these guys are right, I played with the exchange client, and it blows. Trend/Sybari kick but. jlc -Original Message- From: Mark L. Kelsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS Exchange v7.6 NAV on the desktop and servers is fine, but I would use Antigen for Exchange server. That is what I am using. Antigen: http://www.sybari.com/home/ Mark -Original Message- From: Michael Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:55 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Norton Antivirus Corp Ed for Small Business with NAV for MS Exchange v7.6 Has anyone had any experience with this product? Its supposed to be a good fit for MS Small Business Server 2000. Any comments appreciated Michael Jacob PO Box 992 Gawler SA 5118 139a Murray Street Gawler SA 5118 Ph (08) 8522 2027 Fax (08) 8523 1771 Mobile 0418 840005 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at:
RE: Measuring Uptime
I use host monitor, cheap, sweet, lots of extras. DL the shareware here: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/downpage.htm Enjoy Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:22 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Measuring Uptime I used IPMonitor. I tracked the service uptimes. -Original Message- From: Sargent, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:11 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Measuring Uptime We've determined that we want to know each month how many minutes (and hopefully not hours) our Exchange servers are available/unavailable each month.What are the options available for tracking Exchange server uptime? Is there third-party software that can be used, do you just manually keep a log, etc.? Thanks! Rob Sargent 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 This email has been scanned by HDRs Extranet provider. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. This email has been scanned by HDRs Extranet provider. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
IMS, Accepting only specific connections, how to? Please help?
Hey, I am NOT a Exchange expert, just another geek trying to get the job done. That is why I sumbit this problem to this GREAT forum of EXPERTS! Anyway enough sucking up for now:- SBS 4.5 Sp6, Exchange 5.5 sp4 Suits ok'ed a AV service called"Message Labs" to start scanning our in outbound email, starting this weekend. Ineed to change our DNS MX records to point our email domain to Messages Labs servers instead of to my Exchange server directly. no prob In IMS I need to change "message delivery" in the IMS properties page to "forwardall messages to host XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX" so all outgoing mail goes to their scanner boxagain no prob I also need to setup "Accept Connections from - ", right now it's set at 'all servers, secure or unsecure", want toonly accept connections for that Message labs scanner box by IP, but if you select "Only from hosts using - :" you MUST either use authenication, encryption, or both? This IS a problem! So my questions are: Do I setup another NT or Exchange account for Message Labs server and give then the username and password for this Authentication or? If so, then if I list under "Specify Hosts:" Message Labs severs IP, will all other hosts be "rejected" by deault? how can you reject all but specific IP's Can't you just add deny 0.0.0.0 to reject all other hosts or? Thanks much in advance.. Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
How to do a proper RDISK if you can't fit the files on the floppy ???
Title: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Rdisk has always given me the, "not enough space on the disk to complete" error? How do you work around this one, so that you can restore if needed? Thanks much... Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:39 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? There is a utility with NT that will create a recover diskette (rdisk). One of the things it does is write the SAM to diskette (providing of course it will fit on a diskette). big maybe Create a recovery diskette set on your main DC Go to the "recovery" server and use recovery mode (I'm not sure how, I think it is an F-Key) Restore the backed up SAM to the recovery server reboot and give it a whirl /big maybe or another idea I just had is SWAG Or, backup to tape including registry using NT backup. Restore registry from tape to your recovery server. Then try IS/DS restore. /SWAG Just off the top of my head here. I'm not making any promises. I don't even remember the name of the utility to back up the SAM. See if Q103280, or Q126464 You may need Regback.exe from the NTRK or BORK. Kelly -Original Message-----From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:44 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? THANK YOU KDL!!! That IS the point I CAN NOT use the backed up dir.edb unless I can pull the SAM on the target box, MS suggests a "recovery server" as a BDC in the domain to has a correct copy of the SAM. KDL, your Idea is interesting, can one just pull the SAM off the source box and replace it on the target box? You'd think the SAM is live, and cant be copied, so boot disk time correct? Thanks guys. gals! Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:58 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Everyone seems to have missed that he can't properly setup a recovery server. SBS only allows a DC not PDC and BDC. What about backing up the SAM using recover disk and restoring it (the SAM) to therecover server first? Just a thought. -Original Message-From: Ray Zorz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:58 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? I figured as much. Doesn't Exchange on SBS make NTBackup Exchange-aware? -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:48 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? That was my 'preferred' solution. -Original Message-From: Ray Zorz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:45 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? I must've missed something. Why can't NTBackup be used? Multiple servers? -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:22 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? That would be the equivalent of BLB. There are risks/issues you must assume in doing so. It is a good backup to your backups, expecially for the most important mailboxes, like the Exchange Administrator or CEO/CIO/EIEIO. (Assumption: Full backups... no incrementals, excrementals, differentials) Backups do a lot. There are two main components to backing up 'email'. The databases and the transaction logs. The logs contain information processed since the last full backup. Toast the database
No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Hey, Here's what I'm doing now and why? NT 4.0 sp6, Exchange 5.5 sp4. NO $$$ for backup software, so have been using Exmerge every day to dump out pst's to dat tape. Also been running directory export out of the exchange admin prog, so at least I have something to start a restore with. Also have been running NTBACKUP to dat, but the restore ALWAYS fails cause the dir.edb import restore on another SBS box has different SID's than the source box. MS say's create a recovery server and add it as a BDC to get a correct copy of the SAM BUT SBS can ONLY be a DC, so how can I get a copy of the SAM to the 2nd box? As of now I cant see a way around this recovery server issue and am ready to give up using NTBACKUP all together, cause as far as I can see, it cant be restored to anything. Any thoughts on a workaround for this, and using my present method of Exmerging everyday to DAT? Remember I have ZERO $$$ to work with here. Thanks much in advance.. Howie List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
I have been running NTBackup ON the SBS server while Exchange is running, but what good will that do if I can't restore it to anything? Dump SBS and go to what with ZERO budget? Last resort won't work either, I can't create a vailid restore server? Thanks for the ideas, but gonna need some more to get somewhere with this situation Howie IMHO: SOOO lame that you have to HAVE a restore server just to restore a DB? Suppose THAT ALSO has to have it's own License also huh??? -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:20 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Preferred: 1) run NTBackup ON the SBS server while Exchange is running. or 2) dump SBS Last resort: 2) stop exchange services (net stop MSExchangeSA /y) and copy priv.edb, pub.edb, and dir.edb to a file location References: 3) http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/administration/55/backuprestore.a sp http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/administration/55/disaster.asp William Lefkovics, MCSE-NT4, MCSE-W2K, A+, ExchangeMVP --- Why just ride, when you can fly? http://www.airborne.net --- Rent this space: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Hey, Here's what I'm doing now and why? NT 4.0 sp6, Exchange 5.5 sp4. NO $$$ for backup software, so have been using Exmerge every day to dump out pst's to dat tape. Also been running directory export out of the exchange admin prog, so at least I have something to start a restore with. Also have been running NTBACKUP to dat, but the restore ALWAYS fails cause the dir.edb import restore on another SBS box has different SID's than the source box. MS say's create a recovery server and add it as a BDC to get a correct copy of the SAM BUT SBS can ONLY be a DC, so how can I get a copy of the SAM to the 2nd box? As of now I cant see a way around this recovery server issue and am ready to give up using NTBACKUP all together, cause as far as I can see, it cant be restored to anything. Any thoughts on a workaround for this, and using my present method of Exmerging everyday to DAT? Remember I have ZERO $$$ to work with here. Thanks much in advance.. Howie 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
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Toughest part of the job, they want everything and want to pay for NOTHING... Thanks, Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:01 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? The admin training alone would cost more than SBS. Then there is the explaining to management about missing functionality. Perhaps Ellison's Oracle messaging application? William -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:01 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Ya right, and what, send mail? Come on We need robust groupware solution. I like the future of Linux, but send mail is weak. Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Dawn R. Ashford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:44 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Dump SBS and go to what with ZERO budget.. maybe a reference to Linux? -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:31 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? I have been running NTBackup ON the SBS server while Exchange is running, but what good will that do if I can't restore it to anything? Dump SBS and go to what with ZERO budget? Last resort won't work either, I can't create a vailid restore server? Thanks for the ideas, but gonna need some more to get somewhere with this situation Howie IMHO: SOOO lame that you have to HAVE a restore server just to restore a DB? Suppose THAT ALSO has to have it's own License also huh??? 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
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Title: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Sherry, Nothing besides, exmerging everday, and NTBACKUP to a dat tape that can only be restored to a recovery server that I cant create. Question, so is backing up pst's concidered a BLB or what is? Thanks. Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: Abercrombie, Sherry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:31 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Or if you want to get $$$ to get a real Exchange backup solution stop doing what you're doing wait til someone in management says they need something restored and then tell them it's not available Out of curiosity, what are you using to backup data files? With most backup software, adding agents for specific types of backups like Exchange, are usually not that cost prohibitive if you already own the main package... -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:19 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Honestly, if I had no money, I would ask management what value they place on lost mail, and what they would be willing to pay to recover it. If they say 0, then don't back it up. -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Hey, Here's what I'm doing now and why? NT 4.0 sp6, Exchange 5.5 sp4. NO $$$ for backup software, so have been using Exmerge every day to dump out pst's to dat tape. Also been running directory export out of the exchange admin prog, so at least I have something to start a restore with. Also have been running NTBACKUP to dat, but the restore ALWAYS fails cause the dir.edb import restore on another SBS box has different SID's than the source box. MS say's create a "recovery server" and add it as a BDC to get a correct copy of the SAM BUT SBS can ONLY be a DC, so how can I get a copy of the SAM to the 2nd box? As of now I cant see a way around this recovery server issue and am ready to give up using NTBACKUP all together, cause as far as I can see, it cant be restored to anything. Any thoughts on a workaround for this, and using my present method of Exmerging everyday to DAT? Remember I have ZERO $$$ to work with here. Thanks much in advance.. Howie 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
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Title: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Ok that will backup the stores, but what if something takes the WHOLE box down? Can't restore the dir.edb without a recovery server, can't create a recovery server with SBS? Will try your suggestion, atleast that would cover it if the store becomes corrupt. Thanks much Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:00 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Williams solution (Stop Exchange, copy databases) is the cheapest and most effective "dirtbag" way of backing up Exchange with no budget. I highly recommend you stop what you are doing now and try it. Schedule Exchange to stop with the AT command and a batch file. The batch file should copy the databases after Exchange stops and then restart exchange. Remember that Exchange will need a 30 seconds or so to stop. PS Don't be offended by the "Dirtbag" moniker- it's nothing personal. -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:01 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Ya right, and what, send mail? Come on We need robust groupware solution. I like the future of Linux, but send mail is weak. Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Dawn R. Ashford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:44 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Dump SBS and go to what with ZERO budget.. maybe a reference to Linux? -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:31 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? I have been running NTBackup ON the SBS server while Exchange is running, but what good will that do if I can't restore it to anything? Dump SBS and go to what with ZERO budget? Last resort won't work either, I can't create a vailid restore server? Thanks for the ideas, but gonna need some more to get somewhere with this situation Howie IMHO: SOOO lame that you have to HAVE a "restore" server just to restore a DB? Suppose THAT ALSO has to have it's own License also huh??? -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:20 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Preferred: 1) run NTBackup ON the SBS server while Exchange is running. or 2) dump SBS Last resort: 2) stop exchange services (net stop MSExchangeSA /y) and copy priv.edb, pub.edb, and dir.edb to a file location References: 3) http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/administration/55/backuprestore.a sp http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/administration/55/disaster.asp William Lefkovics, MCSE-NT4, MCSE-W2K, A+, ExchangeMVP --- Why just ride, when you can fly? http://www.airborne.net --- Rent this space: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Hey, Here's what I'm doing now and why? NT 4.0 sp6, Exchange 5.5 sp4. NO $$$ for backup software, so have been using Exmerge every day to dump out pst's to dat tape. Also been running directory export out of the exchange admin prog, so at least I have something to start a restore with. Also have been running NTBACKUP to dat, but the restore ALWAYS fails cause the dir.edb import restore on another SBS box has different SID's than the source box. MS say's create a "recovery server" and add it as a BDC to get a correct copy of the SAM BUT SBS can ONLY be a DC, so how can I get a copy of the SAM to the 2nd box? As of now I cant see a way around this recovery server issue and am ready to give up using NTBACKUP all together, cause as far as I can see, it cant be restored to anything. Any thoughts on a workaround for this, and using my present method of
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Title: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Read the white paper thanks, thats is where I found out why my restores to another box that don't have the same SAM will stop the dir service from starting on the target box. Agree it's a good read But still need to hear about the exmerge option from you guys? Thanks for your input Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:14 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? BLB's are specific Backup Software that useMAPI to individually log into mailboxes and back them up one box at a time. Nothing to do with pst's. I highly urge you to go to: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange Go to the 5.5 section and find the MS Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery White Paper. I believe you will find that White Paper to be invaluable. -Original Message-From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:12 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Sherry, Nothing besides, exmerging everday, and NTBACKUP to a dat tape that can only be restored to a recovery server that I cant create. Question, so is backing up pst's concidered a BLB or what is? Thanks. Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: Abercrombie, Sherry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:31 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Or if you want to get $$$ to get a real Exchange backup solution stop doing what you're doing wait til someone in management says they need something restored and then tell them it's not available Out of curiosity, what are you using to backup data files? With most backup software, adding agents for specific types of backups like Exchange, are usually not that cost prohibitive if you already own the main package... -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:19 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Honestly, if I had no money, I would ask management what value they place on lost mail, and what they would be willing to pay to recover it. If they say 0, then don't back it up. -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to??? Hey, Here's what I'm doing now and why? NT 4.0 sp6, Exchange 5.5 sp4. NO $$$ for backup software, so have been using Exmerge every day to dump out pst's to dat tape. Also been running directory export out of the exchange admin prog, so at least I have something to start a restore with. Also have been running NTBACKUP to dat, but the restore ALWAYS fails cause the dir.edb import restore on another SBS box has different SID's than the source box. MS say's create a "recovery server" and add it as a BDC to get a correct copy of the SAM BUT SBS can ONLY be a DC, so how can I get a copy of the SAM to the 2nd box? As of now I cant see a way around this recovery server issue and am ready to give up using NTBACKUP all together, cause as far as I can see, it cant be restored to anything. Any thoughts on a workaround for this, and using my present method of Exmerging everyday to DAT? Remember I have ZERO $$$ to work with here. Thanks much in advance.. Howie 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.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList 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
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Title: RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
THANK
YOU KDL!!!
That
IS the point I CAN NOT use the backed up dir.edb unless I can pull the SAM on
the target box, MS suggests a "recovery server" as a BDC in the domain to has a
correct copy of the SAM.
KDL,
your Idea is interesting, can one just pull the SAM off the source box and
replace it on the target box?
You'd
think the SAM is live, and cant be copied, so boot disk time
correct?
Thanks
guys. gals!
Howie
Howie Pince
Network Administrator
A+, MCSE 2000
Higher Dimension Research Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
651-256-1987
www.superfabric.com
-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:58
PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget
backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
Everyone seems to have missed that he can't properly setup a recovery
server. SBS only allows a DC not PDC and BDC. What about backing up the SAM
using recover disk and restoring it (the SAM) to therecover server
first?
Just
a thought.
-Original Message-From: Ray Zorz
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:58
PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No budget
backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How to???
I
figured as much. Doesn't Exchange on SBS make NTBackup Exchange-aware?
-Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15,
2002 1:48 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How
to???
That was my 'preferred'
solution.
-Original Message-From: Ray Zorz
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002
12:45 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No
budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How
to???
I must've missed something. Why can't NTBackup be
used? Multiple servers?
-Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15,
2002 1:22 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject:
RE: No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How
to???
That would be the equivalent of BLB.
There are risks/issues you must assume in doing so. It is a
good backup to your backups, expecially for the most important
mailboxes, like the Exchange Administrator or
CEO/CIO/EIEIO.
(Assumption: Full backups... no incrementals, excrementals,
differentials)
Backups do a lot. There are two main components to backing
up 'email'. The databases and the transaction logs. The logs
contain information processed since the last full backup. Toast
the database and the logs could potentially be 'replayed' to bring your
system back to point of failure. A BLB/exmerge/offline backup will
not allow for this. Online backups also provide other checking of
your system and report to the application event log.
William
-Original Message-From: Howie Pince
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:12
PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: No
budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How
to???
Sherry,
Nothing besides, exmerging everday, and NTBACKUP to a dat tape
that can only be restored to a recovery server that I cant
create.
Question, so is backing up pst's concidered a BLB or what
is?
Thanks.
Howie
Howie Pince
Network Administrator
A+, MCSE 2000
Higher Dimension Research Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
651-256-1987
www.superfabric.com
-Original Message-From: Abercrombie, Sherry
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002
1:31 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
No budget backups of exchange server on a SBS box, How
to???
Or if you want to get $$$ to get a real Exchange
backup solution stop doing what you're doing wait til someone in
management says they need something restored and then tell them it's
not available
Out of curiosity, what are you using to backup data
files? With most backup software, adding agents for specific
types of backups like Exchange, are usually not that cost prohibitive
if you already own the main package...
-Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday,
SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE?
Hey, Anybody have any fun trying to get NAV for Exchange running on a SBS box yet? We are actively running both Exchange and IIS off this box for our local intranet. Running 5.55, sp4, NT 4.0 sp6, Proxy 2.0, IIS4 patched. The program installs fine, but your web interface thats supposed to come fromit's own webserver at 192.168.0.1:8080, won't come up? Looks like there's a conflict with IIS or MS Proxy, even thoughis on :8080? Anyone tame this one yet? Need to get SOMETHING going here AV wise at the server level, and have NO BUDGET. Thanks much in advance... Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ?
I've reinstalled TWICE already??? Same thing,I still go to IIS's default web site? IIS wants and needs control of that interface I know 192.168.0.1 for our intranet, But so does Nav? Can't they live together and just PLAY NICE??? Where and how does Nav for EXCH server up it's interface? Found the actual html in the program files, but it isn't live or working. Copied these files into inetpub, and created a new site, but it still isn't live. Grateful for any ideas? Thanks, Howie What doesn't kill you, just hurts alot Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Marty Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:46 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? reinstall NAV for MSE. Cheers, Marty -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE? Hey, Anybody have any fun trying to get NAV for Exchange running on a SBS box yet? We are actively running both Exchange and IIS off this box for our local intranet. Running 5.55, sp4, NT 4.0 sp6, Proxy 2.0, IIS4 patched. The program installs fine, but your web interface thats supposed to come from it's own webserver at 192.168.0.1:8080, won't come up? Looks like there's a conflict with IIS or MS Proxy, even though is on :8080? Anyone tame this one yet? Need to get SOMETHING going here AV wise at the server level, and have NO BUDGET. Thanks much in advance... Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com/ 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
RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ?
Brings up IIS's default website, our intranet home page. Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Dave Vantine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? So what exactly happens when you type in http://192.168.0.1:8080 ?? -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:04 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? I've reinstalled TWICE already??? Same thing,I still go to IIS's default web site? IIS wants and needs control of that interface I know 192.168.0.1 for our intranet, But so does Nav? Can't they live together and just PLAY NICE??? Where and how does Nav for EXCH server up it's interface? Found the actual html in the program files, but it isn't live or working. Copied these files into inetpub, and created a new site, but it still isn't live. Grateful for any ideas? Thanks, Howie What doesn't kill you, just hurts alot Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Marty Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:46 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? reinstall NAV for MSE. Cheers, Marty -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE? Hey, Anybody have any fun trying to get NAV for Exchange running on a SBS box yet? We are actively running both Exchange and IIS off this box for our local intranet. Running 5.55, sp4, NT 4.0 sp6, Proxy 2.0, IIS4 patched. The program installs fine, but your web interface thats supposed to come from it's own webserver at 192.168.0.1:8080, won't come up? Looks like there's a conflict with IIS or MS Proxy, even though is on :8080? Anyone tame this one yet? Need to get SOMETHING going here AV wise at the server level, and have NO BUDGET. Thanks much in advance... Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com/ 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
SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, vs Message Labs
Will check, going into meeting with message labs? Any comments on Message Labs service? Thanks, Howie What doesn't kill you, just hurts alot Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Dave Vantine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:23 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? Does your browser have the Do not use Proxy setting unchecked -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:13 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? Brings up IIS's default website, our intranet home page. Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Dave Vantine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:07 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? So what exactly happens when you type in http://192.168.0.1:8080 ?? -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:04 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? I've reinstalled TWICE already??? Same thing,I still go to IIS's default web site? IIS wants and needs control of that interface I know 192.168.0.1 for our intranet, But so does Nav? Can't they live together and just PLAY NICE??? Where and how does Nav for EXCH server up it's interface? Found the actual html in the program files, but it isn't live or working. Copied these files into inetpub, and created a new site, but it still isn't live. Grateful for any ideas? Thanks, Howie What doesn't kill you, just hurts alot Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Marty Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:46 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE ? reinstall NAV for MSE. Cheers, Marty -Original Message- From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: SBS and Norton AV for Exchange, what a mess, any ideas PLEASE? Hey, Anybody have any fun trying to get NAV for Exchange running on a SBS box yet? We are actively running both Exchange and IIS off this box for our local intranet. Running 5.55, sp4, NT 4.0 sp6, Proxy 2.0, IIS4 patched. The program installs fine, but your web interface thats supposed to come from it's own webserver at 192.168.0.1:8080, won't come up? Looks like there's a conflict with IIS or MS Proxy, even though is on :8080? Anyone tame this one yet? Need to get SOMETHING going here AV wise at the server level, and have NO BUDGET. Thanks much in advance... Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com/ 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
RE: Cannot open pst file
Seen this exact same error before when trying to import a pst off a CD. The PST has to be copied OFF the CD and put on a HDD, and then you have to remove the read only attrib. Hope this helps Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 6:36 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Cannot open pst file It doesit stinks horribly. I was showing a lackey how to do a disaster recovery (using the instructions I wrote that even included pretty color pictures and everything!) and he skipped a very important step - redirecting the restore to the DR server. Fortunately I caught it and aborted the restore before the tape library had loaded the tape! It is very safe to assume that he will not be making that mistake again - ever. -Jim -Original Message- From: David N. Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cannot open pst file No.. but that would stink - Original Message - From: Lefkovics, William [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 03:01 Subject: RE: Cannot open pst file Ya? Ever start an Exchange restore live on the network and forget to point the restore to the recovery server? :o) William -Original Message- From: Dougie Coull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cannot open pst file Thanks to all who replied and how dumb do I feel. Can't believe I didn't try that. Merry Christmas Dougie Hi Guys I've been through the archives because I'm sure this has come up before but I can't find it. Basically whats happened is that a new user has arrived onsite with a CD which contains a .pst file with all his old mail in it. When he tries to connect the pst file as a personal folder he gets the error message File access is denied. You do not have the permission required to access the file .. Anyone know how to get round this. Like I say I'm sure I've seen this answered before but its getting near xmas and my brain has decided to go into holiday mode already Cheers Dougie List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm *** The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and permanently delete the email from any computer. 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
RE: Running a file level scanner on exchange dirs???
I'm using Nav 7.5 on my exchange server and it has found a few viri over the past few weeks in the IMC dir. Is this dangerous to scan the exchange dir, and quarantine viri if found? If so why? Thanks inavance, Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com http://www.superfabric.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:25 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange partition getting huge over the weekend... : found o ut!!! I do (with ServerProtect), but I exclude the exchsrvr directories from the scan. Seems to work well. Evan -Original Message- From: Jason Dwyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 6:11 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject:RE: Exchange partition getting huge over the weekend... : found o ut!!! A client of mine did, and it wiped their entire information store and all mailbox contents Regards, Jason Dwyer -Original Message- From: Kevin Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 3 December 2001 6:55 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange partition getting huge over the weekend... : found out!!! Please tell me you did not run a file level scanner on the server. Kevinm M WLKMMAS, UCC+WCA, CKWSE CKST -Original Message- From: Eric Mailloux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 11:41 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange partition getting huge over the weekend... : found out!!! Antivirus software I have a planned virus scan on sunday midnight That's the reason for the unusual amount of log files... Bye, Eric -Message d'origine- De : Eric Mailloux Envoyé : 2 décembre, 2001 14:02 À : MS-Exchange Admin Issues Objet : Exchange partition getting huge over the weekend... Hello! Exchange 2000 SP1. The Exchange partition (M:\ drive) gets huge overly fast during the weekend : from 2.1GB on friday PM to almost 9.0GB on monday AM. No one is at the office during that time. I only have about 50 mailboxes on the server. What causes the log files to get this numerous this fast, over the weekand when it is not the case during the week? Is there a way or a tool that would allow me to view all the activity that went on on the mail server??? Could it be that I am being used as a relay??? Thank you! Eric Mailloux Administrateur réseau Groupe TelPlus Inc. (418) 524-9455, poste 109 L'information que contient ce courriel est confidentielle et peut contenir des informations privilégiées sur le plan technique et/ou juridique. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez nous en aviser immédiatement par courriel. Veuillez également supprimer ce courriel de votre système, vous abstenir de le copier ou de l'utiliser pour quelque raison, ni en divulguer le contenu à quiconque. The information in this email is confidential and may be legally and/or technically privileged. If you have received this e-mail in error, please reply immediately by e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy or use this email for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. 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
RE: Eseutil
Title: Message Same under SBS 4.5? Thought I'd seen somewhere that it was 12? h.? Thanks Howie -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:16 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil 16GB for standard. 16TB (theoretical) for Enterprise. William -Original Message-From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:50 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil What is the Exchange 5.5 IS limit? 12 GBor 14? Thanks, Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com 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
RE: Eseutil
Title: Message Ok...thanks.but...:) What exact files make up this limitation? priv + pub.edb and or dir.edb? Others? Those 3 only wiegh in at 3 GB on my system, but the mdbdata dir is over 9 GB, does he limitation count this as well?And is this normal? Thanks, Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: Mood, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:23 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil 16GB for standard 16TB for Enterprise. -Original Message-From: Howie Pince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:50 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil What is the Exchange 5.5 IS limit? 12 GBor 14? Thanks, Howie Howie Pince Network Administrator A+, MCSE 2000 Higher Dimension Research Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-256-1987 www.superfabric.com -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:10 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil I concur. I have only used it once in my career, and that was for fun on a box I was about to retire. -Original Message-From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:17 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil Not to use! -Original Message-From: Dimitri Limanovski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:13 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil So what is the best practice with defragmentation? MS says that "ESEUITL is not considered a tool for regular maintenance andshould only be used in case of emergency after contacting Microsoft Technical Support". On the other hand, there're people here that use it on monthly basis! So, to use or not to use? -Original Message-From: Kopec, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:41 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil This statement is NOT entirely accurate. Try the following syntax and you can direct wherever you want including mapped drives. For example, C:\exchsrver/bineseutil /d /ispriv /tf:\tempedb.edb. Notice, there is no space between the /t and the drive you wish to defrag on. -Original Message-From: Abercrombie, Sherry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:23 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil I'm not familiar with E2K, but on 5.5 I regularly (read monthly) run eseutil. I run it because that is the ONLY way to regain space in the Exchange DB that has been freed up by messages being deleted etc. If I did not do this on a regular basis I would hit the Exchange 5.5 IS limit. I would guess that it would be /t f:/tempedb.edb or what ever you plan to use for the defrag. It may not work, it doesn't work in 5.5 when you try to redirect the temp database, it must run on the same physical drive that it is stored. Good luck. Sherry -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 7:34 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Eseutil Why do you need to defrag the IS? Has MS told you to do this? eseutil is a tool that if you are not familiar with, you shouldn't be using. Now tell us why you want to do it. -Original Message-From: Irfan GM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:19 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: Eseutil Hi How do I use the /t switch with eseutil , i need to defrag the database and there is not enogh storage space in C: , where exchange 2000 is loaded. Thanks Irfan List Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Chart
