Yes, I agree. But I'm a consultant Engineer: only get to troubleshoot in a blue moon now-a-days...oh...the good old days.
> Well, the school marm in me says you should be testing your DR procedures at > least once a month. > Oh, and dont forget to apply the same Exchange SPs and hotfixes as the > production server. :) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leonard Lee [mailto:llee@;binaryinc.com] > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:53 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Server Recovery: Win2k / Exchange 5.5 > > > Thank you. Yes. I'm sleepy too :) > > I was confusing the process with Full Server restore... > You are correct. Install, create new site, etc...that's outlined in the > MS Exchange Disaster Recovery Part 1 article. > > My excuse, it's been a while since I had to do a server restore. How > long? It's been so long I even forgot how to install E5.5 from a Select CD > (ie. servermax.exe or servermin.exe, I'll bet some of you forgot that > too)...took me 10 minutes to remember that one. > > Thanks, > Leonard Lee > > > > If we are going after mailboxes only, why not just install 5.5 to a member > > server on the existing network, create a new site and org with the same > > names as the existing Exch Server, restore an online backup of the info > > store only to that server, run the Consistency Adjuster, assign an user > > account to the mailbox in question and open it up from Outlook? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:chris_scharff@;messageone.com] > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 5:32 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Server Recovery: Win2k / Exchange 5.5 > > > > > > I don't have my disaster recovery notes in front of me. But if we're just > > going after the mailboxes shouldn't you just be able to bring up a new > > server (with the same name as the old Exchange server) on a new network, > run > > dcpromo and then install Exchange with the same site and org names. Stop > the > > services, replace the pub and priv and then restart the stores? > > > > It's Friday and I'm a little sleepy, so forgive me if I missed something. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Leonard Lee [mailto:llee@;binaryinc.com] > > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:46 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Thanks Chris, > > > > > > The information I have found supports your comment. I am glad to hear > it > > > verified. > > > > > > So, I imagine it goes something like this: > > > 1. Bring up a W2K DC. Sync. > > > 2. Bring offline. This will act as W2K AD (call this w2kdc). > > > 3. Bring up another Server (call this w2kmail). > > > 4. Restore the system state from the Exchange 5.5 production server to > > > w2kmail. > > > 5. Install exchange binaries with setup/r...etc (follow part 1 / 2 > > > process from here....etc) > > > > > > Does this sound correct? NT would have been easier...because all I > needed > > > to do was to bring up BDC, go offline, promote, rename, install, and > > > restore. I don't think I can apply this to a W2K environment? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Leonard Lee > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > 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:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > The information contained in this email message is privileged and > confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or > entity to whom it is addressed. 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