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Ex2k-Log files not flushed after backup

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by joshua1 1 view

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I'm running Exchange 2000, using Microsoft Backup. Circular logging is disabled. I perform nightly, normal backups. According to all the documentation I've seen, a Normal backup should cause the log files to be removed after the backup has changed the archive bit.

The log files continually eat up all my disk. My understanding is that the logs are automatically flushed after the backup. Why do the exist? thanks.

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by mckaytech

I don't have the answer as to why the logs are remaining but with circular logging disabled, they SHOULD disappear after the backup completes.

The most likely scenario in my mind is that the backup is not completing properly. Is there any evidence of that in the Event Logs?

paul

by joshua1

That's the frustrating thing about this, it's just supposed to DO it. Backups are run successfully every night.

by tony.colgrove

Are you performing a backup of the entire Storage Group or just one of the databases? The logs will only be flushed following a successful backup of the storage group.

by joshua1

Sorry took so long, I thought I already closed it.
The problem was that the W2k backup wasn't showing me the Storage Group. I re-ran forestprep and that seemed to repair it.

by joshua1

I'm backing up the entire array. The Exchange icon below the drives don't do anything...I can't check the box and there is nothing beneath it to expand.

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