Is this server your restoring to the same computername as the original server? One issue with restoring the DS and IS that I have run into is the original server name is necessary for a DS restore. Obviously thats not possible if your restore server is in the same domain / network as the production one.
When I do a test restore for disaster recovery purposes I take another server (different server name / same domain). Install Exchange 5.5 with same org and site values (make sure its the actual names, not the display ones. They can be different) and the same service account. Service pack it to same level as original server. Run restore with information store only. Not the directory service. Once the restore is done I do a DS/IS consistancy adjustment (Org -> site-> servername -> properties -> advanced tab -> consistancy adjuster) and choose the "Synchronize with the directory and ..." checkboxes for the public and private information store. This will get you your public folders, mailboxes, and contents. You dont get your DS information such as site connectors, internet mail services and such but you do get your content (and is good enough for proof of concept) If you need to do a full restore of both the DS and IS (in my experience) that takes a server thats a domain controller with the same domain name and computer name to reinstall exchange to. (and not physically connected to your network). Never had to worry about the MTA in doing the above items. Clyde Burns ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 12:59 PM Subject: RE: Retoring a Exchange 5.5 Server Maurice, You say you copied bootenv\*.* to your server. Did you check the attributes on those files after copying? Make sure there not read only or the MTA will not start. Mark Smith Department of Foreign Affairs SIGNET -C4 Server Administrator, Phone:(613)944-1975 Fax: (613)944-0044 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> -----Original Message----- From: Maurice O'Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: May 21, 2002 9:15 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Retoring a Exchange 5.5 Server Hello everybody, I am currently restoring my Exchange server for a Disaster recovery project. I have installed exchange 5.5 on to another pc given it the correct name, orgainisation and site and I have serviced packed it with sp3. I have retored the Directory services and information store sucessfully on to this machine and then copied (exchange 5.5 cd)from the bootenvr\*.* to the d:\exchsrvr\mtadata and restarted but my IS service will not start (event error 7024 or 7005). Can anyone point out to me where I'm going wrong. Yours Frustrated Maurice 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
