Recovery server

[Stephen J. Norton]

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I know this has been addressed before but please bear with me. I'm ramping up to build a single mailbox recovery server. I've read the Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery Server white paper. I'm using ArgggServIT 6.61 on a member server with agents to backup the current Exchange server which is a BDC Dell with a mirrored set for the OS, mirrored set for the log files and a Raid 5 with striping for the database. The recovery server will have two large IDE drives. So....   1)    I build the recovery server as a member of the domain, installing NT and Exchange with the exact service packs as the current Exchange BDC. Will this create any issues with two Exchange servers on my network? I realize when I install Exchange on the recovery box I create a new site with the same site and organization name as the existing Exchange server, not join site. 2)    Once the recovery server is built and on my LAN I can then light some candles and sacrifice some chickens and restore the Private Store to the recovery server across the network from my member back up server. Then export the mailbox I need to a PST and attach it to the required mailbox.   Am I missing anything? Two servers on the network running Exchange worries me for some reason. Does the partitioning matter on the recovery server? I plan to break the first drive into two partitions, one for the OS and one for the logs. Second drive I'll use for the database. I'm really trying to avoid shooting myself in the foot. Thanks in advance for your wisdom and flames.     List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm