Problems with Exchange 2007 Cluster running on Windows 2008

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Hi all, I'm having problem getting the exchange backup to run. Here is my config Networker: 7.4.2 Client: 7.4.2 NME: 5.1SP1 I have 2 cluster nodes and 1 virtual node. I have done the following configuration Backupserver: 1. Added the 2 physical nodes with FQDN under 'Propterties' on the Networker server administration. localsystem@physical_node_a localsystem@physical_node_b I'm not quit sure if this is to correct place to do it but this is how I understand the white papers I have read. 2. Created client ressources of the physical nodes and the virtual node. Safeset attribute for node_a= All Safeset attribute for node_b= All Safeset attribute for virtual_node= MSEXCH: Savecommand for virtual_node = nsrxchsv.exe -c virtual_node Remote access attribute = system@node_a & system@node_b when I run a savegrp -vvv -lfull -c virtual_node -G DailyExchange it seems like the Networker server does not communicate with the NME module on the physical nodes. I can do an ordinary file backup of the servers but not a Online database backup. Also I cannot start up the NME on the physical node. I get a message that the user does not have the necessary backup an restore privileges to run this program. My domain account is member of backup operators. Anybody have any idea what I'm doing wrong???

broeste1 · Answer

hi,Yes tried this today and it worked. I can now start the NME on the clients. I still have problems with running the backup of the cluster.Could there be an issue regarding the user permission from the NEtworker server when it tries to start up a save command issued from savegrp?? What I mean is, if my local domain account(Backup Operator permission) cannot start the exchange application without Administrator rights how can Networker get permission to execute nsrxchsv.exe? I'm trying not the configure this with the remote user attribute set

ble1 · Answer

Did you try to start NME on client as administrator? I believe, pretty much like under Vista, in win2k8 you can select in which security mode you run your application.

ble1 · Answer

I guess there might be a problem like that - I didn't test this on Win2k8. NW will run nsrxchsv as SYSTEM so LOCAL SYSTEM (I guess this is how service runs) will need to have Exchange admin rights. I assume service is able to run this with full privilege.

amediratta · Answer

give the administrative priviledges to the user in the Servers administrator liost(Configuration...right click the name of the server...choose proerties). In the administrator list, type username@hostname or *@*. This would allow the login user of Exchange server the Backup rights.

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