Exchange needs the same hostname of the original server to start when fully restored. If you restore the mail to a server in the same network (to restore a single emailbox) you off course install the server to a server with a different hostname. You then only restore the Information store. The procedure is written in detail in the exchange redbook
Short: Install exchange server with the same version as production server Create a new site with the same organization and site name as used on the production server. DO NOT JOIN THE EXISTING SITE! Install TDP EXC Restore ONLY the Information store Run the DS/IS consistency adjuster from the Exchange Administrator program. The utility is found under the advanced tab on the Server properties sheet. Select all the Operation options and All inconsistencies Now if all goes well you can start Exchange..... > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: William SO Ng [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: woensdag 24 maart 2004 10:16 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Restore MS Exchange to another server > > Hello team, > > My environment is using MS Exchange 5.5 with TSM 5.2 and TSM for Mail 5.2. > I would like to backup the existing exchange server and restore to another > server. I am not a MS Exchange guru, so I need your advise here. > > I have a production Exchange with hostname ABC. I setup another Exchange > with hostname EFG. > I followed Appendix C of the user manual of TSM for Mail to do a full > backup of Exch 5.5, restore it to EFG > Then shutdown ABC, change the hostname of EFG to ABC and reboot. > After reboot, MS exchange is not able to start. I found out Exchange > Information Store cannot be started. > > Am I missing any step here ? > > Thanks & Regards > William **************************************************************************** This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been checked by McAfee Groupshield for the presence of computer viruses. ****************************************************************************
