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by brontiep

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I am in the process of purchasing a tape backup drive for a server in a remote location. I have taken a look at the backup utility that comes with Windows 2000 server. It appears to do most of what I need. However, I have a few questions? The server has Exchange on it and it appears that it will backup the Information Store and Directory however not the mailboxes. Is this true or is there a way to activate this? Can the System State be backed up? Finally, should I consider a backup program such as Veritas and what advantage will that give me?

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by bgeibel

The utility that comes stock with windows, as you indicated will only back up the two options you've listed.
If you need to perform single mailbox backup/restore, then I recommend purchasing another, more effective package.
While I've used the veritas product, as well as arcserve, I've become quite fond of hp's omniback II.
The omniback cell manager configuration will enable you to manage backup and restore jobs at the remote office from your location.
I have 3 locations and can configure backups all from the comfort of my office. Further, it allows brick level bu/res.

brett

by jereg

I would recommend not using the backup program that comes with W2K. It's made by Veritas, and will work, but it's too basic. You'll find more features available with something like BackUp Exec, like the ability to scan for viruses before backing up,ensuring that you have virus free tapes. It will also backup all the exchange/SQL/system functions, and with the right software, you can do a barebones restore, meaning that you don't first have to reinstall the OS if you have to restore from scratch. I think when you check the features available in any disaster recovery software, you'll if that there are features you need.
Hope that helps.

by djohnsen

We have recently converted our 800 + network to windows 2000/Exchange 2000 with NT workstations for the end nodes. We currently use veritas and it is phenomenal. We can literally recover one email using this program (most other backup programs require some kind of complete restore, which is not acceptable when you have this many users). We've been using it for about two months now and it really is worth the money, especially if you have click happy users. Recently deleted emails will work fine if it hasn't been deleted off the exchange server. Once it has been purged this program can recover it.

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