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EXCH2013 truncate logs

Hi Experts,

I have a special configuration for my exchange backup.
We use VEEAM but our exchange servers are hosted on NUTANIX hardware with Acropolis Hypervisor.
In this case I cannot connect directly to my VMs like with a VCENTER.

So I have installed VEEAM ENDPOINT on my passive exchange server.
Here I have configured the full backup of all files including the EDB files and the LOGs of exchange.
The backup works and the restore of single items with VEEAM EXCHANGE EXPLORER also works fine.
But I am not sure about my LOGs, they are truncated too ?

Is there an easy way to truncate exchange logs , maybe via Powershell script or something else ?

Jakob Digranes

logs should be truncated after backup is finished. Won't VEEAM do this after backup? Do you have any VSS WRITER logs in Event Viewer application?
if veeam - on Nutanix might not truncate logs - I'd get this confirmed that VEEAM really is trying to do this (not an configuration error) - if it really tries to do this, but doesn't and VEEAM for some reason won't truncate logs in your situation - you can do this to truncate logs:
Use Windows Server Backup - backup to some location - the backup should truncate logs - clear backup file.

But before - check status on databases after VEEAM;

get-mailboxDatabase -status | fl Name,LastFullBackup,BackupInProgress

Eprs_Admin

ASKER

Hi ,

Won't VEEAM do this after backup?

VEEAM can do this but I am using the hypervisor AHV, therefore I have to use VEEAM ENDPOINT on my NUTANIX VMs.

Jakob Digranes

What does get-mailboxDatabase -status | fl Name,LastFullBackup return?

Eprs_Admin

ASKER

Fullbackup was yesterday done by VEEAM ENDPOINT.
But the LOGs are not truncated.
This is not working in this scenario.

When I had a NUTANIX cluster with VMWARE hypervisor with vCenter, then it would work with VEEAM.

Jakob Digranes

this command would return if Exchange is aware that a backup is run, please run command
get-mailboxDatabase -status | fl Name,LastFullBackup

Eprs_Admin

ASKER

This is the output

Name : AL01
LastFullBackup : 25.01.2017 19:11:15
BackupInProgress : False

Name : GF01
LastFullBackup : 25.01.2017 19:11:04
BackupInProgress : False

Name : USER01
LastFullBackup : 25.01.2017 19:11:05
BackupInProgress : False

Name : PF01
LastFullBackup : 25.01.2017 19:11:14
BackupInProgress : False

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Eprs_Admin

ASKER

I need the logs because of my DAG.

But I will check it to configure windows backup just for the LOGs.

Is it also possible to make a backup just with exchange commands like powershell ?

Jakob Digranes

nope

Eprs_Admin

ASKER

Thanks, I will test it, solutions I have found many in the web.

http://practical365.com/exchange-server/backup-exchange-server-2013-databases-using-windows-server-backup/