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Q98097: Mac Bkup: Retrospect Remote May Corrupt Server Data File

Article: Q98097
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For Appletalk Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks, version 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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If Retrospect Remote is processing a remote backup of a Macintosh running
version 3.1 of Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk server, the backup may cause Mail to
shut down the server. To prevent this problem, the administrator can do one of
the following:

- Configure Retrospect to not backup the server's System Folder or Extensions
  Folder.

-or-

- Configure Retrospect specifically to not backup Microsoft Mail Data.

-or-

- Ensure the Mail Server is not running at the time of the backup.

For more details on configuring Retrospect Remote, call Dantz Development at
(510) 849-0293.

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft Mail Data is kept open to read from and write to while Mail is
running. The Mail Server software needs to access the datafile when information
is read, written, and deleted.

If another process attempts to access this file while it is open, Mail will
usually respond by shutting down the server to prevent corruption. However, the
server may stop responding or hang. Because Retrospect Remote will attempt to
archive the datafile unless the administrator excludes it from the backup, the
archive process will create this situation.

Administrators who want to have Retrospect back up the server datafile should
utilitze the MS Mail Backup control panel device to provide an initial copy of
the data file which Retrospect can archive later.

For example, MS Mail Backup can be configured to copy the server datafile to an
external hard drive or AppleShare volume at midnight. Retrospect can then run
and archive the external volume at 1:00 AM. The file that is archived will be
named Mail Data Backup #x (where x is the number of the backup. If the
administrator is keeping multiple backups, the lowest number is the most
recent). Retrospect will be backing up a server datafile that was current as of
midnight.

To correctly configure MS Mail Backup to copy the datafile to a different volume,
refer to the "Network Manager's Guide" for Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk
Networks.


Additional query words: 3.10 crash

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailATN310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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