RE: Recovery server

[Benjamin Winzenz]

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Because it’s more complicated.  That practice is only necessary if you are going to restore the Directory as well as the IS.  If you keep it on the same domain and just install Exchange in new org and site with the same name as the production, you can still restore the IS, and even do it from the same tape drive.  This helps a lot with Arcserve, since you don’t have to take the additional step of merging the tape into the Arcserve database.  I’ve done both now, and believe me, it is MUCH easier to put the recovery server on the same domain.  I don’t think I would worry about the drives so much, especially since it is just a recovery server.  Just make sure that you have enough space on the 2nd hard drive for the entire IS.  Restoring with Arcserve, you want to restore the whole IS, not just the Priv.  Otherwise, it can crap on you.  Play around with it a bit.  There are some other options you may want to use in Arcserve.  Check their website a little bit (not too much though, as it could turn your brain into gravy or something worse).  Good luck.   Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems, Inc.   -----Original Message----- From: Richard McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:34 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Recovery server   Why not build as a BDC, take it off network, promote it, rename it to the same as your existing exchange server, install exchange and arcserve (hmmmm).  It will need a tape drive to run the restore and to take the pst off. -----Original Message----- From: Stephen J. Norton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 September 2001 13:26 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Recovery server 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 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm