Re: NTBackup and Exchange by Susan
Susan
Mon May 12 14:42:32 CDT 2008
ah...what you have to do first is to go "Folders" in the ESM...then expand
"Public Folders", and delete the folders that still exist (if you're certain
you don't want/need any of that data)...then, you should be able to dismount
and delete the Public Folder Store...
--
Susan Conkey [MVP]
"David Krugler" <DavidKrugler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CC1FA7E6-F853-4CDD-8646-3507120AA33B@microsoft.com...
>I go into Start-All Programs-Microsoft Exchange-System Manager
>
> Under Administrative Group - First Administrative Group - Servers - Batman
> (SBS2003 server) - First Storage Group - Archive Storage (Public Folder) -
> Right Click and select delete, I get the message that "You cannot delete
> this
> public folder store because it contains folder replicas. To avoid data
> loss,
> right click the public folder store and use Move All Replicas to move the
> replicas to a different server. It may take several hours until the
> content
> is replicated to the new server and the local replicas are removed."
>
> Now this is hooked to Administrative Groups - First Administrative Group -
> Folders - Public Archive of which I cannot remove the link, it bascially
> tells me to delete the Store.
>
> I couldn't ever get Outlook to see the folder, so there is nothing there
> to
> save. The ultimate goal was to move e-mails from our public folder of
> projects that were complete so that we wouldn't continue to back them up
> when
> nothing was changing.
>
> From looking around the web, I need to pick up a book on Sharepoint to
> understand how that works, unless I missed some setting in outlook that
> enables multiple public folders to be seen in outlook.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> "Susan" wrote:
>
>> how are you trying to delete the public folder? in the ESM?
>>
>> --
>> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>>
>>
>>
>> "David Krugler" <DavidKrugler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3317527A-7648-4311-9256-535B44047D51@microsoft.com...
>> > Well, I created the store in order to try out and see if stuff we could
>> > archive off, and maybe backup less often, but still search for. After
>> > finding out Outlook only sees one public folder, I tried to remove it,
>> > and
>> > ran into this.
>> >
>> > So yes, I was tring to delete it, but it won't let me without sending
>> > it
>> > to
>> > another location, which I don't need it to.
>> >
>> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> you're trying to delete a public folder store? there's nothing there
>> >> you
>> >> want? is that what you're trying to do?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "David Krugler" <DavidKrugler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:8A9A3033-72EC-4145-B4C3-01F78ECBAB00@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Public Folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> please clarify...what is the "archive store"? A mailbox store? a
>> >> >> public
>> >> >> folder store?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "David Krugler" <DavidKrugler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:C1A39CD5-3574-4397-AEF1-5F86DBB7D6F9@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > well, To Susan and Chris, I have a follow up question. Some time
>> >> >> > ago I
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > toying with the idea of an archive store until I found out
>> >> >> > Outlook
>> >> >> > can't
>> >> >> > see
>> >> >> > anything but the mailbox and public folder. But when I try to
>> >> >> > remove
>> >> >> > it,
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > comes up it stating it contains folder replicas. Well, I don't
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > another
>> >> >> > server to move it to. I'm assuming this is why none of the
>> >> >> > transaction
>> >> >> > logs
>> >> >> > have been flushed because I was not backing the "Archive Store"
>> >> >> > up.
>> >> >> > Any
>> >> >> > suggestions on how to get rid of this Storage Group? It is
>> >> >> > connected
>> >> >> > to a
>> >> >> > public archive folder, and it tells me I need to delete the
>> >> >> > storage
>> >> >> > before
>> >> >> > removing the folder. Good game of Tennis if you ask me. Any
>> >> >> > help
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > appreciated.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Christopher Smith" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> David,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> This method is fine as long as you are OK with the recovery
>> >> >> >> capabilities
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> this solution. In terms of your backups and SBS, there are only
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> Priv
>> >> >> >> IS
>> >> >> >> and Pub IS for Exchange. How big is your priv db? Have you
>> >> >> >> tweaked
>> >> >> >> your
>> >> >> >> deleted item retention policies? (as this keeps deleted items
>> >> >> >> for a
>> >> >> >> specified
>> >> >> >> period of time)
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> Chris S
>> >> >> >> MCSE, MCITP:Messaging, CISSP
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "David Krugler" wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > I have a question about NTBackup and Exchange in SBS2003. I
>> >> >> >> > used
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > backup
>> >> >> >> > the Microsoft Information Store and System State in one backup
>> >> >> >> > (Exchange on
>> >> >> >> > X, Winnt on C). As of last week, I could no longer fit them
>> >> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> > one
>> >> >> >> > tape, so
>> >> >> >> > I moved the System State to Monday, Mailbox on Tuesday, and
>> >> >> >> > Public
>> >> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> > Wednesday. I've checked the logs and everything appears ok,
>> >> >> >> > but
>> >> >> >> > was
>> >> >> >> > wondering if I am missing something by backup things up this
>> >> >> >> > way.
>> >> >> >> > (I
>> >> >> >> > have a
>> >> >> >> > full system backup going to USB Drive Every night) Is there
>> >> >> >> > some
>> >> >> >> > database in
>> >> >> >> > Exchange I'm missing by not selecting First Storage Group.
>> >> >> >> > Right
>> >> >> >> > now I
>> >> >> >> > just
>> >> >> >> > selected MailBox Store and Public Store seperately. Can anyone
>> >> >> >> > tell
>> >> >> >> > me
>> >> >> >> > any
>> >> >> >> > caveots with this approach?
>> >> >>
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