Looks like you've got some reading to do. Start with the Exchange 5.5 DR Whitepaper: http://www.microsoft.com/Exchange/techinfo/administration/55/BackupRestore.a sp
Then go through the Exchange 5.5 to 2000 upgrade guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechn ol/exchange/deploy/depovg/e2kguide.asp These two resources should give you ample amount of information on how to recover your 5.5 databases and how to go to Exchange 2000 after you're done. Question about the recovery of Exchange 5.5 databases, you said you have the EDB files. Were these part of an offline backup or just the EDB files that happen to be on the server when it died? If they are not offline backups, they are most probably in an inconsistent state. You'll need to first bring them to a consistent state before you can attempt the recovery. All of this is outlined in the DR whitepaper. Serdar Soysal -----Original Message----- From: brenda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:19 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: migrating to exchange 2000 from offline edb exchange 5.5 file s well I do want clean install of exchange 2000 but I still don't want to lose data. so I thought if its not possible to install exchange 2000 and import some how the EDB files - to install on the windows 2000 server an exchange 5.5 server. trying to recover (still need to know how), export the files, install clean exchange 2k server and import the files back. well I don't know if its the best way and even if it is - i don't know how to do it, or even if its possible to do it at all, or what other ways i have if at all, that's why I came here to ask the wizards :) thanks again Brenda P.S btw I apologize for my bad English - it's not my mother language _________________________________________________________________ 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]
