Download this, print, read, understand and live this: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/administration/55/BackupRestore.a sp
You should build a recovery server with the same version, service pack and patch level as when the backup was taken. (I hope you have appropriate logs to determine this!) Uild this server with Exchange, building a new organization and site but specifying the exact same--including upper and lower case letters--organization and site names as the server from which the backup was taken. Then do your restore, and, if necessary, use Outlook to copy the data to a PST and from the PST to whatever production mailbox you want. You should then periodically rebuild this recovery server in a similar fashion and use it to test your restores on a periodic basis. You can even run ISINTEG and ESEUTIL on them for validation and testing purposes. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of labigdawrg Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 5:25 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Recovery Help. Request made from a new Exchange Admin. Thank you to Samantha for the kind words and to the "warm" welcome from the guy whose knowledge on the subject resulted in no help at all. I specifically asked within my post if what my thought process at the time was logical and could result in a solution or should I build another Exchange server. If you read the first part of the message, I clearly stated that it was my second day on the job. I understand that a DR environment is necessary but was not available and to give a little more information I was not looking for anyone to do my job but rather some direction since the 2yr data that needed to be retrieved was for litigation purposes and should have been done weeks earlier prior to my new responsibility. Add to that that there is no DR environment and that the email backups take place on a remote server that is not running Exchange then maybe you can see my dilemma. But I thought at the time that I did not need to include all of this because I did not care to waste anyone's time. I may have experience in an area where one day you may need assistance and just a note to let you know that I will assist to a degree if I can but I will not waste your time with such comments as the ones you gave. I am not upset about it but rather request that if you want to respond to a post then how about trying to help rather than possibly waste the author's time as well with hollow words? LABD _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
