Depends on what you need :) The priv.edb and priv.stm should give you all mail that has been committed to the databases, but will not give you mail that has been received since that time. Also, having the same server name is not quite as important, but having the same org name and same Admin Group and Storage Group is what is important. Having the same server name should be absolutely fine though. Since you are not doing a typical restore though, you will probably have to stop the Exchange services, then replace the files. I also wouldn't be surprised if you may find that you have to run eseutil and/or isinteg to get the database mounted. Before running those though, try and re-start the services and then take note of any errors you receive. Also, before running eseutil or isinteg, make sure that you still have your backup copy of the databases in case something happens to them while running either of those utilities.
Ben Winzenz Network Engineer Gardner & White (317) 581-1580 ext 418 -----Original Message----- From: Woodruff, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:40 AM Posted To: Exchange (Swynk) Conversation: Restore Exchange 2000 IS? Subject: Restore Exchange 2000 IS? OK, I have a priv.edb and priv.stm from an old backup (just these two files). I have built an offline exchange server with the same names and service packs as outlined by Microsoft. My question is, can I recover with just the files or do I need a full Exchange backup from a program such as Veritas or Windows Backup? Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ 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]
