Month: August 2012

A Bite of Windows Azure


Windows Azure is Microsoft public cloud platform, on which users can quickly build, deploy and manage Windows/Linux virtual machines, applications and websites across a global network of Microsoft managed datacenters. Now let me take my first bite of it – build a Joomla website in the Azure cloud. First, register a Azure account. You will … Continue reading A Bite of Windows Azure →

Recover a Lost Exchange 2010 SP2 Server


When I set up the TSM Data Protection for Exchange 2010, I was thinking how could I restore the Exchange server itself (configurations)? TSM only backs up the Databases. Here is the answer - Microsoft now makes the Exchange configuration restore much easier. Most Exchange servers (Client Access, Hub Transport, Mailbox and Unified Messaging) store … Continue reading Recover a Lost Exchange 2010 SP2 Server →

TSM 6.3: Backup and Restore Exchange Part 2


Automate the Exchange backup jobs: Creating Weekly Exchange Full Backup and Daily Exchange Incremental Backup. 1) Login into the TSM_Exchange server, and create the following two files. C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\TDPExchange\excfull.cmd @ECHO OFF set exc_dir="C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\TDPExchange" cd /d %exc_dir% rem ================================================================== echo Current date is: >> excfull.log date /t < NUL >> excfull.log echo Current time is: … Continue reading TSM 6.3: Backup and Restore Exchange Part 2 →