Win 2k3 SBS Backup, Reducing Backup Size

[Ben_Shaker]

Hi

We run a Full Server backup on Monday including our System and Data drives.

The rest of the week we use smaller / cheaper tapes, performing Full Backups but only of essential Business Data namely:

IIS Folders
Exchange Mailboxes, Public Folders, Information Store
SQL Servers
Business Data Folders
We also perform shadow copy components (excluding SQL Server) & the Server's Utility Partition.

We are looking to reduce the size of rest of the weeks backup but obviously without risking data loss.

I have read that backups of the Exchange Mailboxes & Public Folders are not needed if you perform a backup of the IS. Is this correct?

In addition is it OK to backup the Shadow Copy Components once a week?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
B

[Ajit_Kulkarni]

Hello,

I request you to refer to the following technote:

Is backing up Exchange Mailboxes equivalent to backing up the Exchange Information Store?
http://support.veritas.com/docs/231250

Regarding Shadow Copy components,

The Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system uses Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service to protect critical operating system and application service data, and third party application and user data on Windows Server 2003 resources.
Writers appear as Shadow Copy Components, which are listed as resources in backup and restore selections. When expanded, the Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system includes the following types of Writers:
- Service State. Critical operating system and application service data, such as Event Logs, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Removable Storage Manager (RSM), etc.
- System State. Critical operating system data, such as Windows System File Protection (System Files), COM+ Class Registration Database, Registry, Active Directory, etc.
- User Data. SQL Server, Exchange Server, third party application and user data, etc.

For further information on Shadow Copy Components, you may refer page number 343 of the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide. The same can be downloaded from the following link :
VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) 9.1 for Windows Servers Administrator's Guide (English)http://support.veritas.com/docs/266190

Hope this helps you.

Regards



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[Ben_Shaker]

Sorry for my late response,

Thank you, that has cleared things up.

Many thanks
B