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How can I
backup my Exchange 2000/2003 server from
a non-Exchange Windows 2000/2003 server?
When you install Exchange
2000/2003 on a Windows 2000/2003 server,
or, alternatively, when you install the
Management Tools for Exchange 2000/2003
on a non-exchange server, you actually
enhance the built-in Ntbackup.exe tool
from the regular tool to one that is
capable to backup local and remote
Exchange servers.
However, you might want
to backup one or more of your Exchange
servers from a non-Exchange server, one
that does not have the Exchange
Management Tools installed on.
To permit a Microsoft
Windows 2000/2003 server-based backup
server that does not have Exchange 2000
or Exchange System Manager installed to
perform online Exchange 2000 backups,
follow these steps:
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Copy Esebcli2.dll
to the backup server. This file is
located in the Exchsrvr\Bin
folder on any Exchange 2000/2003
computer. You can copy this file
directly from the Exchange 2000/2003
installation CD-ROM.
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Note: For
Exchange 2000 please use the version
found in SP3. For Exchange Server
2003 please use the version found in
SP1. You can find these files in the
setup\i386\exchange\bin path
of the Service Pack folder (or CD).
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Start Registry Editor
(Regedt32.exe).
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Locate and click the
following registry key:
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Double-click the
DLLPaths key, and then add the
following value:
Value Name:
Esebcli2
Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
String: Drive\Path\Esebcli2.dll
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Make sure that on the
Exchange 2000/2003 computer the
account that performs the backups is
given Backup Operator permissions.
Note: The original
MS KB article claims that on Windows
Server 2003 backup servers that does not
have Exchange 2000/2003 or Exchange
System Manager installed there is no
need to modify the DLLPaths registry
key. I have tested this configuration on
a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition
server but I still had to change the
registry key. Test for yourself and let
me know what you find out.
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After the appropriate
accounts and permissions are in
place, start Ntbackup.exe, and then
click Remote Store on the Tools menu
to connect to an Exchange 2000/2003
computer.
Note: The
Microsoft Exchange Information Store
service must be running on the
designated Exchange 2000/2003 computer.
The Microsoft Exchange Server node is
not displayed on the Backup page in
Ntbackup.exe until you connect to a
remote store. When you connect to a
single remote store, all Exchange
2000/2003 computers in the entire Active
Directory forest are enumerated.
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