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by cindysd_2000

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1. Using windows 2000 with AD, ForestPrep, domainprep were done. Where do I set permission so that I could include "Exchange(M:\) where MBX and public folders are" to my backup? If I do backup, it says "no permission to access" and skipped the backup.
I have included the administrator with Full control on all the mailrights. I could view ,open mailboxes but can not backup.
2. I did replication on second machine - but I have noticed that mailboxes where not replicated, users set up on AD were all replicated. I did a test, I shut down the Primary Active Directory, the seconday AD is on, clients could not use exchange. What should I do about the DNS?

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by timwalsh

Need some more specific information on your setup to give you a definitive answer.

What backup software are you using?

Where is Exchange installed - on your primary AD domain controller?

1. A couple of possibilities on your first question. First, you may have to provide credentials for the Exchange service account to conduct a backup of Exchange resources (depends on backup software used). Second, if the backup software is not Exchange-aware or doesn't include an Exchange agent, it cannot backup open or in-use files. All stores (mailbox and public folder) are considered in-use as long as Exchange is online.

2. Mailboxes only exist on the Exchange server where they were created, even though the mailboxes are based on AD user accounts. If your primary AD domain controller also runs Exchange, that would explain why clients couldn't use Exchange when you shut it down.

If neither of these answers address your particular situation, please provide us with some more information.

by rnewton1125

You do not need to backup the "M" drive. This is a virtual drive. If you are using a third party backup solution such as Veritas, search the knowledge base for this.

For the second question, I need more information. Is the other server running exchange? Are you looking in Active Directory users and computers? The snap in must be installed on non exchange computers.
Knowledge base article Q322856 will help you with DNS

by a.grogan

Woah - don't backup the M:\ drive - it is part of the EXIFS in E2K - using a conventional backup program to try to back it up could cause data lose.
A backup of the Information store (either online or offline) will in effect backup the M: drive

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