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EV8 - any easy way to back up?

doctortt
Level 6
Hi, we're going to implement EV8. I want to know whether EV8 has any new features to make backup easier.  In older versions, I know you need to have a script to stop the services before the backup runs and restart them afterward. Thanks
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Maverik
Level 6
Check out the following PDF in backing up EV8.  You will note this has changed with the introdcution of backup mode etc.


ftp://exftpp.symantec.com/pub/support/products/Exchange_Mailbox_Archiving_Unit/312327.pdf

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Maverik
Level 6
Check out the following PDF in backing up EV8.  You will note this has changed with the introdcution of backup mode etc.


ftp://exftpp.symantec.com/pub/support/products/Exchange_Mailbox_Archiving_Unit/312327.pdf

TRALSH
Level 4
Employee
BackupExec also has an EV Agent that backs up all EV components.  It puts EV in read only and takes it out without the need of a script.
Netbackup will also have an agent for EV in the next major release I believe.

doctortt
Level 6
Will take a look at the PDF. Unfortunately, we're using arcserve here.

AndrewB
Moderator
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Lerxst,

That's really cool news about the NB/EV agent. Just to clarify, you anticipate it being part of the next NB major release?

TRALSH
Level 4
Employee
Yes, should be in NBU 6.5.4, but as always, until released, they can decide to push it back to a later release.

Maverik
Level 6
Please note that though backup exec has an ev agent the agent does not have support yet for ev8. This will be done in due course.

Abhijit_Soman
Level 6
Partner Accredited
Hi,

Try following power shell script to backup

Backup mode for vault stores and index locations

Set-IndexLocationBackupMode
Set-VaultStoreBackupMode
Clear-IndexLocationBackUpMode
Clear-VaultStoreBackupMode
Get-IndexLocationBackupMode
Get-VaultStoreBackupMode

The cmdlets set and clear backup mode, and report the current backup mode of vault stores and index locations. You can use these cmdlets to set and clear backup mode in your backup scripts.

The following pre-backup extract from a backup script:
  • Runs PowerShell
  • Loads the Enterprise Vault PowerShell snapin
  • Runs the set-vaultstorebackupmode cmdlet to set backup mode on all the vault stores in the vault store group called Express Vault Store Group, which is owned by the server called server1
powershell -psconsolefile "C:\Program Files\Enterprise Vault\EVShell.psc1" -command "& {set-vaultstorebackupmode -name 'Express Vault Store Group' -evservername server1 -evobjecttype vaultstoregroup}"

The following post-backup extract from a backup script:
  • Runs PowerShell
  • Loads the Enterprise Vault PowerShell snapin
  • Runs the clear-vaultstorebackupmode cmdlet to clear backup mode from all the vault stores in the vault store group called Express Vault Store Group, which is owned by the server called server1
powershell -psconsolefile "C:\Program Files\Enterprise Vault\EVShell.psc1" -command "& {clear-vaultstorebackupmode -name 'Express Vault Store Group' -evservername server1 -evobjecttype vaultstoregroup}"




Please check this and let me know.


MarkBarefoot
Level 6
Employee
You may want to look at this Technote if you are running EV on a 64 bit server :-

http://support.veritas.com/docs/318009

When attempting to run the Enterprise Vault PowerShell snap-in through a Command Prompt or a Batch Shell Script a Warning that the snap-in could not be loaded is generated