just wondering what the best backup software is for windows 2000 server, sql and exchange we are using arcserve on nt4 servers at the mo and its ok just the error messages leave a lot to be desired
ta mike

 

We are using Backup Exec by Veritas on about 30 different 2000 servers. Works fine for us.

Stevep

 

cool ta will look at that one aswell then

 

Backup Exec works a treat on the 50+ servers we run it on.

 

Another vote for Backup Exec. Be aware that if you choose BackupExec, SQL and Exchange require their own agents to run 'on line' backups. Each agent is about an extra £500. Really depends if you want to down Exchange and SQL services just to back up.

I've used BackupExec for 4 years backing up SQL, Exchange, Lotus Notes, on both NT4.0, W2K and Netware

Darren

 

We use BackupExec at all our customer sites.

Version 9 is due out (or out now) - not seen a copy of it yet though.

 

Just waiting on a quotet for BE for my stuff...

 

Puff your quote will be on its way after I have had some brekkie!!...

Anyone for a group buy

 

WillieF,
Can I have a quote for BE 9.0 with the Oracle and SQL agent?
Also, do you external SCSI 40/70 DLT units, preferably HP Surestore

Cheers

Darren

 

Have a look at retrospect backup from dantz. We have been using it for a few years now and I can certainly testify (from experience) that its the dogs danglies!

Oh yes - its real cheap !

T.

 

well i can tell ya arcserve wasnt cheep at all well its gotta be budgeted for so it doesnt really matter about cost at the mo ta for the help

 

depends on the size of your servers...

We use Backup Exec 8 at the moment, but really should change to something like netbackup.

Download eval... and have a play... arcserve was ok on Netware.. but nt... pah

David

 

i know what your saying about arcserve but alas it wasnt my choice.

 

Brick level =
In Exchange 2000 you have deleted mailbox recovery. Which is rather nice

 

I second Retrospect Multi Server.

I have it running on my Win 2000 Server, and it backs up my 3 other Win 2000 Servers, Mac Webserver, 5 PC clients and 20 Macs. No problems at all.

 

well its backing up 3 servers and we have 180 clients

 

Backup Exec also
Not cheap though

[Edited by SilverSmith - 2/8/2003 11:52:49 PM]

 

Don't laugh, but the standard W2K back program for Exchange 2000 isn't too bad at all. Dunno about SQL though.

Edit to say we use in a way a mixture of Arcserve 6.5/2000/Brightstor 9 over our ninety odd Exchange servers.

[Edited by Miles - 2/10/2003 11:53:13 PM]

 

I would just use Windows backup and SQL backup to put a flat file onto disk, then Windows backup again to get that onto tape. ARCServe is the pits, especially the 'bricks level' for Exchange. Did you know that one of the fixes in SP4 was 'now able to backup and restore individual mailboxes'. WTF was every version up to that one supposed to do then?

BE isn't a lot better.

Turn on deleted item retention on your Exchange box(es) for 14 or 30 days and if a user doesn't know they've deleted something for that long; tough. As I said above, SQL has its own backup that is perfectly adequate for backing up a live DB, and Windows backup can do Exchange. Open files on file servers will be your only problem, but if you don't work in a 24 hour environment then you should be OK doing it overnight.

Fen

[Edited by RB5#295 - 2/11/2003 2:13:11 PM]

 

Having hit the delete button on 732 (customer's) mailboxes on a 5.5 server in the past I'm already aware of that. I haven't had to use it yet tho...

It could be the only good thing about E2k. Perhaps is MS had attempted to finish it before they released it things would be better...

Fen

[Edited by RB5#295 - 2/11/2003 7:42:03 PM]