Echo Server Exchange support

Hi.
I'm trying to get a clear answer about Echo Server for Windows support for Exchange server.
Will it truncate transactions logs after the backup runs?

I know its been on a wish list a long time, was it done?

Thank you.

 

I you enable the VSS support --> YES it WILL!

 

Hello AKTech,

Thank you for your interest in Acronis Server Disk Backup Software.

Acronis True Image Echo Server for Windows does support backing up databases consistently. Please see chapter 5.3.4 "Database support" of the respective User's Guide for detailed information and instructions.

Thank you.
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Marat Setdikov

 

"Will it truncate transactions logs after the backup runs.."

Good question. At the SBS Environment we are running, it DON´t truncate the logs.
Neither on Full Backup nor on Databackup.
VSS is activated, the Optionbox in the backup is checked.

Same thing in another Network.

I mailed ACRONIS service about this, but by now there is no answer.

So if anyone has a solution, please help.

Or am i completely wrong and have to backup the Exchange Stuff with ntbackup?

 

Hello all,

Thank you for using Acronis Server Disk Backup software

comchat, Could you please let me know your Acronis request # which was sent to you in autoreply to your letter? I will find out how the investigation of your issue is going and the reasons of the delay.

Thank you.
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Michael Levchenko

 

You are not completely wrong. You just don't have a complete understanding of how Acronis works. You will need to look up how to "enable circular logging" in exchange. It's one tick box, and then restart the services.

 

Hello Michael ,

the request number is Acronis #1353824

Thank you

 

Normally , the backup will "tell" exchange, that all data was backuped.
So Acronis don´t ?

 

I haven't tried to backup our exchange server with Acronis yet, but I had a similiar issue with another product. I created a work around for this that worked quite well.

If you use NTbackup, it will truncate the log files and make a backup of your infostores. I have room on another drive, so I save the backup there and then it gets added to the disk backup.

The great thing about this method is that I can schedule it to run several times a day if i need to clear liog files.

Perhaps not the best procedure, but it works.

 

Acronis Recovery for Exchange will soon go Beta ;-)

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/support/beta-testing/exchange/

 

Hello comchat,

We are very sorry for the delay. I have contacted the appropriate person and you will receive a reply as soon as possible.

Thank you.
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Marat Setdikov