Crash Course: Backing up Exchange Server with VSS

One of the more significant improvements in Exchange Server 2003 is the ability to use Windows Server 2003's Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) for backups. This tutorial explains how the VSS backup process works for Exchange and the pros and cons of implementing it.

Crash Course: Backing up Exchange Server with VSS

 Home: Introduction
 Part 1: Advantages
 Part 2: Limitations
 Part 3: Data integrity issues
 Part 4: Performing manual data integrity checks

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Brien M. Posey, MCSE Brien is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with Windows 2000 Server and IIS. He has served as CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and was once in charge of IT security for Fort Knox. As a freelance technical writer, he has written for Microsoft, TechTarget, CNET, ZDNet, MSD2D, Relevant Technologies and other technology companies.

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