[Bacula-users] Re: Support for Windows 2003? Support for MsExchange 2000?

[Matt H. <mh...@si...>]

Michael Tan wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>  
> I'm pretty new to the Bacula site, and have read a fair chunk of the
> documentation available on the website.
>  
> I was wondering if Bacula has been tested on Windows 2003?
>  
> Also, has Bacula been tested with MsExchange Server 2000?
>  
> Any feedback pertaining to either or both of these queries will be
> greatly appreciated.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Michael Tan

I have used bacula without issues on Windows Server 2003, just note that
it's unable to backup open files.  This mostly pertains to the assorted
registry hives that Windows uses... But Microsoft got smart, and it
obsessively makes backups, so you'll be fine on a full restore.  OTOH, I'm
no Exchange admin, but I have the understanding that exchange stores it's
mail in database files that stay open;  the only solution I've heard of is
to down the exchange server.  Maybe someone can chime in here... there
*should* be an exchange utility that makes backups in a manner like SQL
server, but it sounds like there isn't.  

One suggestion I've seen that covers the registry files is to schedule an
ntbackup of system state to a file, which can then be backed up by bacula.

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Matt Howard <mh...@si...>
Superior Insurance - Technical Services