Sorry I missed out a step. 1. reinstall windows server 2008 and set-up the disks as before with the same folder structure 2. apply all SP's and patches and Exchange prerequisites up to the version on the server when it crashed. 3. Run setup /m:recoverserver from the exchange DVD 4. once complete Exchange is reinstalled with all settings as it had before. 5. Copied the EDBs and logfiles to there correct folder. 6. Mount the stores. 7. Rekey SSL cert and reapply.
all working great. was pleasently surprised to find that all settings were there, receive/send connectors etc, ( i know they are in AD but I havent had to do a full exchnage restore since 2003 and this was pleasantly sruprising) only hiccup was the old SSL cert had server.domain.local (which you cant have now) so Outlook throws up an error inhouse as it tries to connect to server.domain.local and the ssl only has webmail.domain.com So need to go searching for the config change needed so that internal autocinfig sets up outlook to point to webmail.domain.com (which resolves correctly internally and externally) But have to say the longest part ofthe process was preparing the windows server (took nearly 8 hrs) the actual exchange recovery setup and restore took about 2.5 hours total. Graeme On 6 May 2014 22:15, xyz <[email protected]> wrote: > I was watching this post with interest to see what the result was > (luckily I have a DAG, but I realize not everyone has funds for that). > > Glad to know there was a good EDB backup. > > Thanks for the report and glad it worked! > > Dana > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 06, 2014 3:09 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Exchnage 2010 single server full restore > > > > First time I have done a recovery of Exchange 2010 > > > > But have to say it is a breeze. > > > > Setup the server, all prerequisites and updates installed, volume and > folder layout the same. > > > > then copy the EDB and log files into the right place, mount the stores and > re do the SSL cert . > > > > Brillliant. > > > > > > On 5 May 2014 21:37, Graeme Carstairs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cool thanks doing that now > > > > Cheers > > > > > > On 5 May 2014 20:43, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > You need “everything” to match. The volume layout, etc. > > > > When you install Exchange, you should do this with “/m:RecoverServer” so > that most config data is pulled from AD. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs > *Sent:* Monday, May 5, 2014 6:22 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Exchange] Exchnage 2010 single server full restore > > > > Hi There, > > > > Wee have been contacted by someone whose single exchange server has died. > > It is running on a hyper-v host, > > > > The VM and VHD were o-n the hosts RAID 5 set and it suffered a 2 disk > failure. > > > > They have a backup of Exchnage from the night before, from their cloud > back up service, this backup service does not have C; Program files etc, > but it seems to have the files before the failure with DB's logs etc, and > as its Exchage 2010 I have not done a single server restore before. > > > > Is it a case of > > > > 1. set up new VM with the same name as the old one > > 2. Install Exchnage 2010 again with the same name > > 3. REstore the backups. > > > > Is there any prep I have to do before the reinstall, such as remove server > names from AD etc, or just leave it and install a new VM with teh same name > and carry on? > > > > Thanks > > > > graeme > > > > > -- > Good news everyone, you have just received an e-mail from me! > > > > > > -- > Good news everyone, you have just received an e-mail from me! > > > > > > -- > Good news everyone, you have just received an e-mail from me! > -- Good news everyone, you have just received an e-mail from me!
