Hi John, This looks like a configuration issue to me.
Exchange Server 2007 CCR and LCR replica copies can be backed up and restored by using the VSS method only. Microsoft does not allow Legacy backups of Exchange Server 2007 CCR and LCR replica copies. Also keep in mind, all VSS Restores of a CCR or LCR replica can be restored only into the running instance of a storage group (primary, recovery, or alternate). Microsoft does not support VSS Restores into a replica instance. If you want to back up from the replica copy when running in a CCR or LCR environment, specify the "FromReplica True" backup option in the Protect tab of the MMC GUI. You can also specify the /fromreplica parameter with the tdpexcc backup command on the command-line interface. Here is the important one... For CCR copies, you must run the backup while logged on to the secondary node of the cluster that currently contains the replica copy and you must use the "FROMREPLICA" option. Here are a few more things: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSTG2D_6.4.0/com.ibm.itsm.mail.exc.doc/c_dpfcm_bup_replica_exc.html?cp=SSTG2D_6.4.0&lang=en If you are not able to get this working, you should open a PMR so that the service team can help you get the configuration working. Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 10/31/2014 08:40:00 AM: > From: "Dury, John C." <jd...@duqlight.com> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 10/31/2014 08:42 AM > Subject: Anyone else doing replica backups of exchange datastores? > Need some help please. > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > I have been trying to get this to work for days now and I don't seem > to be making any progress. I have tried all kinds of options in both > the dsm.opt and tdpexc.cfg files and I get various messages. The > documentation in the TDP for Exchange manual on doing replica > backups is not very detailed at all. > Our environment looks like this. > We have two windows 2008 exchange 2007 servers setup for CCR > replication to each other. I am trying to do replica backups on the > offline cluster member so it doesn't affect performance on the live > cluster member. > The TSM server is 6.3.4.300 running on RHEL5 linux. > I thought I had it working but nothing was actually backed up. The > TSM session was established on the TSM server but no data was > actually sent. The sessions appeared to be hung and seemed to > eventually timeout. > The other message I was receiving on the offline exchange cluster member was > Updating mailbox history on TSM Server... > Mailbox history has been updated successfully. > > Querying Exchange Server to gather component information, please wait... > > ACN5241E The Microsoft Exchange Information Store is currently not running. > but from what I was told by our exchange experts is that that > service only runs on the active cluster member and not on the offline member. > Below are my sanitized dsm.opt and tdpexc.cfg > dsm.opt > NODename exchange > deduplication no > CLUSTERnode yes > COMPRESSIon Off > COMPRESSalways On > PASSWORDAccess Generate > resourceutilization 5 > COMMMethod TCPip > TCPPort 1500 > TCPServeraddress tsmserver > TCPWindowsize 128 > TCPBuffSize 64 > diskbuffsize 32 > SCHEDMODE Prompted > SCHEDLOGRetention 14,d > HTTPport 1581 > tdpexc.cfg > BUFFers 4 > BUFFERSIze 8192 > clusternode yes > compression off > compressalways on > LOGFile tdpexc.log > LOGPrune 60 > MOUNTWait Yes > TEMPLOGRestorepath P:\TempRestoreLoc > LASTPRUNEDate 10/31/2014 06:55:09 > BACKUPMETHod LEGACY > * BACKUPMETHod vss > RETRies 0 > LANGuage ENU > BACKUPDESTination TSM > LOCALDSMAgentnode exchangeofflineclustertsmnodename > REMOTEDSMAgentnode exchange > TEMPDBRestorepath P:\TempRestoreLoc > CLIENTACcessserver > > Could someone who actually has this working send me their sanitized > dsm.opt.tdpexc.cfg and the actual command used to do a replica backup from the > offline cluster member? >
