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.
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