A cold standby server is often not a simple as one might think (e.g. actually testing failover[1] prior to a production disaster would probably be an extremely good idea). Depending on ones definition of minimal effort, you may or may not be pleased with the results.
Not sure why you can't get Exchange installed on this new server as you've listed no error messages, failure conditions or other data which might shed light on the problems you are having. There are a number of high availibility solutions for Exchange listed at www.mail-resources.com[2] in the web links section. You might investigate those as well depending on your project requirements. [1] On a regular basis, and documenting the heck out fo the required steps. [2] Including one made by the company I work for. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Winfrey To: Exchange Discussions Sent: 11/29/2002 8:17 AM Subject: Cold Standby Server I've looked and looked and found nothing that's really helpful. I have one exch2k server running on Win2k server with AD installed and am concerned about disaster recovery. I'd like to build another server that looks exactly like my production server so I can put it into production with minimal effort. Unfortunately, I can't see to get exchange installed on this second server. It just doesn't install. This second server is a fresh installation of everything and is installed in AD. _________________________________________________________________ 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]
