<sigh> The ADSM-L list archive at http://adsm.org is full of this discussion.
Microsoft Exchange does not support individual mailboxes or messages; as a result, since Tivoli supports and uses all third-party application APIs, TSM doesn't either. The reason other backup applications can perform "brick-level" restores is that they write their own APIs (or use MS APIs like MAPI that were not built for backup and restore processes). The result? When you apply a service pack or hot patch to Exchange, the homebrew APIs used by CommVault and Netbackup often break, because there is no way for them to anticipate what MS will do to Exchange in a given patch. I have seen this happen time and again; ArcServe used to be very bad about that. (I can't speak to how BrighStor behaves now.) Further, if you use an application that performs brick-level restores, and your Exchange information store or directory get corrupted as a result, Micrsoft (since they don't support such reports) will tell you "Too bad, so sad. Hope you have a good backup somewhere." (I've seen that happen as well.) There is a utility within Exchange called exmerge. Exmerge will take an individual mailbox and create a separate .pst file out of it; this .pst file can be backed up as a cold file, and it can be restored as a cold file which Exchange can copy back into its information store. TSM has a specialized server (called TSM for Data Retention) which will help administrators comply with data retention schemes such as Sarbanse Oaxley. However, when a business case is being created to justify such retention schemes, it is usually discovered that most business don't need to strictly comply with all aspects of S-O. Determining such a need is a job for someone who *knows* what they're doing in this realm and not just guessing (a phenomenon happening with alarming regularity). -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Berbee Information Networks Office 262.521.5627 >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of CORP Rick Willmore >Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:38 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: exchange journaling > >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2003/libr >ary/journaling.mspx > >I want to find out what information there is concerning TSM's >support for Exchange Journaling to be in compliance with >Sarbanse Oaxley. I would like to know if there is a TSM agent >that will backup the Exchange Journaling Archive in such a way >that I can search the Archive or restore specific emails. I >understand the mechanism for restoring email from exchange >using the TSM TDP but I wanted to know if there is any other >support for the Journaling options. This ability is built >into other backup clients such as Legato, CommVault etc. > >R. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Stapleton, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 3:16 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: exchange journaling > > >What exactly do you mean by "exchange journaling"? > >-- >Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Berbee Information Networks >Office 262.521.5627 > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of CORP Rick Willmore >>Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:07 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: exchange journaling >> >>Anyone have any information or documentation concerning tsm and >>exchange journaling. Is there any support in place? >> >>R. >> >
