Backup to remove transaction logs

Hi there,

I have search for the best way to remove logs (E000xxxx)
and been pointed to the smallbizsever site and It suggests
to run full/normal backp on "Information store and system
state". Does anyone know whether this is the only
requirements to successfully backup and remove trans logs.
And whether this can be done when users are active or only
after hours.

Thanks

Mal
Mon Nov 10 20:00:19 CST 2003

This is the best way to get rid of the log files. A backup can be done
online, with minimal impact to users, it would probably go unnoticed.
Having said that, best practice is usually to schedule backups to run during
a quiet period, like early morning.

Mal Osborne
MCSE MVP Mensa

"Trevor Taines" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:051801c3a7f6$10c7d170$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>
> I have search for the best way to remove logs (E000xxxx)
> and been pointed to the smallbizsever site and It suggests
> to run full/normal backp on "Information store and system
> state". Does anyone know whether this is the only
> requirements to successfully backup and remove trans logs.
> And whether this can be done when users are active or only
> after hours.
>
> Thanks

Merv
Mon Nov 10 20:02:37 CST 2003

An online backup (Exchange services running) as described on Mariette's web
site, www.smallbizserver.net, will commit the transaction logs. Generally
this is run as part of the "normal" backup routine for your server (e.g., a
nightly backup).

Which begs the question: are you routinely backing up anything on your
server (system partition, system state, user data, etc.)?

--
Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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"Trevor Taines" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:051801c3a7f6$10c7d170$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>
> I have search for the best way to remove logs (E000xxxx)
> and been pointed to the smallbizsever site and It suggests
> to run full/normal backp on "Information store and system
> state". Does anyone know whether this is the only
> requirements to successfully backup and remove trans logs.
> And whether this can be done when users are active or only
> after hours.
>
> Thanks

fbrown
Tue Nov 11 08:31:20 CST 2003

Thank you for posting your question to the Newsgroup.

The following article will walk you through the process of using NTbackup
to backup and restore Exchange. Make sure you do regular backups of your
information store to reduce the number of log files

258243 How to Back Up and Restore an Exchange Computer by Using the Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=258243

Regards,

Frank Brown
Microsoft Small Business Server Support

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