"James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone doing this now? Would there be any value in developing an fd > module specifically to back up these databases? > > As I understand it, VSS allows a coherent copy of the database file to > be taken, which will get you out of trouble in the case of a disaster, > but the likes of Seagate's 'Backup Exec' allows per-mailbox backups and > restores, which is a pretty handy feature.
In the case of MSSQL, you can _never_ safely back up the database files. (Unless, of course, you shut down the database server). Like most SQL servers, MSSQL has a function do dump the database to a text file. You then back up the text file like any other. This is the correct way to do a database backup. I can't speak to Exchange. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
