Exchange 2010 Management Tools 64 Bit only
Hello I have migrate to exchange 2010 in our main site and we are setting backup with backup Exec 2010 which needs Exchange 2010 Management Tools . All servers are under 64 Bit OS. For our other site, we are planning to migrate also under Exchange 2010 but for backup we haven't 64 server so we can't install Management Tools. I know that there isn't 32 Bit version for Exchange 2010 at all, but I need to find a workaround. So do you know if there is a way to bypass this limitation only for the Management tools under 32 Bit OS ? Thank you.
February 19th, 2010 1:30pm

Hi, http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/344569.htm EXPLANATION : To backup 64-bit Exchange Server from a 32-bit media server, the 32-bit Exchange Management Tools are required on the 32-bit media server. As Microsoft does not support/provide 32-bit Exchange Management Tools for Exchange Server 2010, a 32-bit media server cannot backup an Exchange 2010 server. RESOLUTION : Install Backup Exec 2010 on a 64-bit machine for Exchange Server 2010. Hope this clarifies your question, Best Regards, Ilantz
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February 19th, 2010 3:46pm

I had/have the exact same issue, and another BE media server isn't on the roadmap... so what I had to do was use Windows Server Backup on the Exchange 2010 box, back the db/logs to a shared folder on the media server and then set the media server to back up that folder locally. Our db is small enough that I can do this daily and it only takes about 1.5 hours to complete. Not exactly ideal, but I'd rather have something than nothing!
February 19th, 2010 7:37pm

I was using the same method with Windows Server Backup but options are very light.So now I use BE 2010 under Windows 2003 32 Bit without management tool. So I cannot make a granular restore but only full backup of db and log.
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March 1st, 2010 12:38pm

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