.pst Backup and Restore
Hi,
I was unclear on the following point.
From DLO7 Datasheet
Microsoft Outlook® mail files (PST) protection: Protects PST files at the message level.
Using VSS Symantec DLO7 has...
Here's some excerpts from the DLO7 Admin Guide you may find useful :
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The Desktop Agent is designed to protect open PST files if they arepart of the profile or user's backup selections. Incremental backups must be enabled for open file backups of PST files.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Backing up Outlook PST Files IncrementallyDLO is configured to back up PST files incrementally by default. Incremental backup of PST files iscontrolled by the administrator in the Profile, or by the desktop user in Options dialog if the desktop userhas been granted sufficient rights.
Note: Outlook must be the default mail application to perform incremental backups of Outlook PST files.
The following limitations should be considered when backing up Outlook PST files incrementally:■ Some of the DLO options are not used, even if they are enabled. These options include Delta FileTransfer, Compression, and Encryption.DLO relies on Microsoft's Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) code to perform theactual backup of PST files. Using MAPI does not allow the use of these DLO options during anincremental backup.This is a limitation of the way the incremental backups are performed and is normal behavior forbackups of Outlook *.pst files . This limitation only applies to incremental backups and does notapply to non-incremental PST backups.■ When Outlook PST files are backed up incrementally, only one revision is maintained regardless of thenumber of revisions set in the backup selection.■ When you restore Microsoft Outlook PST files, the restored PST file will differ from the original PST fileas explained in Restoring Microsoft Outlook Personal Folder Files on page 230.■ Synchronized files cannot be backed up incrementally.■ When a DLO profile is configured to limit the bandwidth usage during data transfer to the network userdata folder, bandwidth is not limited during the incremental transfer of PST files.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restoring Microsoft Outlook Personal Folder FilesWhen you restore Microsoft Outlook Personal Folder (PST) files, the following differences will existbetween the restored PST and the original PST:■ The file size will be different■ Any rule that points to a folder inside a PST file will no longer work. You must edit the rule to point tothe correct folder■ Restored PST files will have Inbox, Outbox, and Sent Items folders, even if the original files did not havethem■ If you use a password for your PST file, you must reset the password after restoring your PST file---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
