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I use Backup Exec to back up Exchange 2003 Enterprise. &nbsp;Both my backup server and mail server are running Windows 2003 Enterprise 32 bit.<br />
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My information store is about 350 GB. &nbsp;The backup job takes aproximately 4 hours with 2.5 hours being the updating catalogs portion. &nbsp;Is there anyway to reduce the amount of time this task takes?
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I use Backup Exec to back up Exchange 2003 Enterprise.  Both my backup server and mail server are running Windows 2003 Enterprise 32 bit.

My information store is about 350 GB.  The backup job takes aproximately 4 hours with 2.5 hours being the updating catalogs portion.  Is there anyway to reduce the amount of time this task takes?

Backup Exec 2010 Updating Catalogs Slow

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

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Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

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Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).