Exclude files on full backup of exchange server?

[klunde]

Hi

I'm just adding in a new exchange server into my backup job and I wonder if there is some files and/or directories from the exchange areas that I should exclude from the job since I will back up the exchange part using the Exchange Agent (Database level)

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[Cyklops]

They will be excluded by ARCserve automatically after you installed the Exchange Agent. There is no need to apply a filter manually.

regards

 

[klunde]

Hmm. sure? I gave that a try just now and i got a failure:

Information 21.03.2007 09:42:58 1026 4 Failed to open file <C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA\tmp.edb>. RC=32, The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

But that's maybe ok I guess.

Thanks for your reply!

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[davidmichel]

When both the Exchange DB Agent and the Client Agent are installed on the Exchange Server the Client Agent should automatically skip the Exchange files.

The above message is not a problem in the sense that the file is backed up as part of the Exchange DB Agent backup. The message is a problem in the sense that the session is marked as incomplete as a result so it makes it harder to check on the status of the job.

Try updating ARCserve and agents.