Yep. One crucial step is missing, and I've never found it documented in the DR Whitepapers..
In ExAdmin, you need to add a replica of the PF to the restore server. Once you do that, you'll have client access to them again. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Senior Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA http://www.peregrine.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Herold Heiko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 5:56 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: PF restore problem > > > A coadmin of mine created somewhat of a problem when I wasn't > available (some PF rehoming done incorrectly, without waiting > for replication), some PF contents are gone. Take restore > server, reinstall (NT4, sp, exch 55, sp4). Restore stores > (from backup exec 8.5, private and pub, no dir). Restart > services, run DS/IS consistency adjuster (with all 4 options > enabled, Filter set "all inconsistencies"). Run, ok. > Mailboxes appeared correctly, assign permission, connect with > client, ahah, the PF is there, click on it: PF unavailable ?? > > PF did NOT appear, in ex administrator "Public Folder > Resources" contains only EventConfig, Events Root, Offline > Address Book and Schedule + Free Busy info. Note the PF > structure appeared fine, just the contents are missing - > trying to access the folder content from OL (or property in > ex administrator) I get a msg roughly like "the contents are > unavailable - either the server computer servicing this pf is > down or the pf has not been replicated to this site". > > Basic check of the ebd file sizes: priv.edb 5GB, pub.edb 11GB > (about same size as the working server, ok). Wondering if any > content at all has been restored I tried a offline > defragmentation of the public edb - compacted down to about > 3GB which should be correct - I moved lot of data to another > server lately. > > Any idea what I did wrong or what to do ? In the meantime I'm > restoring again from scratch in case I forgot something basic > but I just can't understand what :( > > Heiko > > -- > -- PREVINET S.p.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Via Ferretto, 1 ph x39-041-5907073 > -- I-31021 Mogliano V.to (TV) fax x39-041-5907087 > -- ITALY > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]