You should take a domain controller off your production network and move it to your isolated lab network and then promote it to PDC. Build Exchange against that domain controller.
If you want a lab that's connected to your production network, build your Exchange server using the exact same organization and site, but a different server name (of course). Then you can restore the IS on that server and you'll be able to get data out of it. Which method you choose depends on what it is you're trying to do. The first is the best simulation of a real blown-up server disaster recovery. The second is best for recovering public folders or mailboxes. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of McCready, Robert Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:55 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery Exchange 5.5, NT 4.0, Veritas 8.5. I'm trying to build a Test lab for Exchange and test restoring our Exchange backups. I have given the test lab the same Computer Name, Site Name and Organization name. However, I cannot complete a successful restore. I believe this is because the SAM accounts do not match. I've tried just restoring the Information store first, and then running an isinteg -patch, followed by running the consitency adjuster, just like Technet suggested. However, either the Information Store would not start, or I would get a communications error with the Exchange Server. I appear to be running in circles here. Has anybody restored their Exchange site to a Test lab that didn't have a matching SAM or SID? Thanks! Robert _________________________________________________________________ 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]
