Rick u r very right. exactly this is how our exchange is working. we have one exchange 2K, a w2k DC, a W2K Additional Domain. now i want to have a backup of exchange. other than clustering, what could be the solution. (also regarding clustering, could u suggest me a site for detailed info.)
best regards Saeed --- Rick Kingslan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Saeed, > > I'm left somewhat confused as to why someone would > tell you that the > only way to have a backup system for Exchange was to > have it installed > on a backup domain controller (to somewhat reword > what I believe you > said). > > Fact is, as I'm sure you're very aware Exchange 2000 > does not have a > directory service any longer and relies on Windows > 2000 for this. > Exchange, in many cases, is installed on a member > server. The critical > restore requirement for Exchange is the > configuration and > re-installation of the mail stores and storage > groups. Since the advent > of E2K, the Exchange server is more of a specialized > database server > acting as a mail distribution system. A lot of the > intelligence is on > the domain controller. > > This is not to say that backing up a E2K system is > not important, > because it is - it's more an issue of data than of > directory, IMHO. > This is why clustering is the normal reliabilty > solution with Exchange, > where another DC is the reliability solution with > Domain Controllers. > > Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] > Microsoft Certified Trainer > MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology > is indistinguishable from magic." > --- Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Saeed Ahmed > > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 10:06 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Restoring System State > > > > > > we do have additional DC but the problems is that > we > > have one MS Exchange 2k, and i want to have a > backup > > of it. what i understand is that to have a backup > of > > exchange i have to have a W2K DC. if there is some > > other way of having backup of exchange 2k please > let > > me know. > > > > regards > > saeed > > > > --- Tony Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Saeed > > > > > > Would it not be better to simply configure your > > > second server as a second Active Directory > domain > > > controller in the same domain? This way you > would > > > have some redundancy if one of them fails. > > > > > > Or is the problem that the original machine is > no > > > longer available? > > > > > > Usually you would only need to restore from > backup > > > to different hardware if the original machine is > > > completely irrecoverable, or if the two machines > are > > > not connected by a sufficiently fast network > link > > > for replication to be feasible. If this is the > case > > > for you then have a look at the following > Microsoft > > > KB article: > > > > > > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q263532 > > > > > > Tony > > > www.activedir.org > > > > > > > > > ---------- Original Message > > > ---------------------------------- > > > From: Saeed Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 05:05:24 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > i have two servers with different hardware > > > configuration. one server is w2k active > directory > > > server. i want to make a backup of this on other > > > server. when i restore system state on other > server > > > it gives many errors, first being video error > > > followed > > > by blue screen etc. > > > is there any way that i only restore 'active > > > directory' from system state backup???? > > > > > > regards > > > saeed > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > List info : > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > List FAQ : > http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > List archive: > > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > List info : > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > List FAQ : > http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > List archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
