All, Sorry for the delay in my response.... Well, after my testing here is what I have found: The domain controller in question, with Exchange installed, can indeed function without being able to contact a forest root DC. The DC must however be a GC, have DNS installed with both zones (the zone for the forest root domain, and the zone for the peer domain), and be pointing to itself for DNS. The only gotcha is creating new objects - the creation of new objects in the peer domain does require access to a forest root DC for object creations.....
Thanks to all.... I hope this helps... > -----Original Message----- > From: Missy Koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:15 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Exchange 2000 DR > > > That's a great question. I don't know the answer, though. > It'd be nice to > hear what happens - please report back when you complete your testing! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Miller, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 1:21 PM > Subject: Exchange 2000 DR > > > > All, > > We are about to do an off-site DR exercise. This DR site (for > the test) will > have no connectivity to our production environment. I have 2 domains > (bm.root - which is an empty forest root placeholder domain) - > (bakernet.com - peer domain to bm.root where all objects > live). The Exchange > server (member of bakernet.com) that will used for the DR > exercise (Exchange > 2000 SP 3) is on a Windows 2000 SP 3 Domain controller > (bakernet.com). I > have ran the Veritas IDR process on the server and have > identical hardware > at the DR site for the restore. Question: Will services fail > because the > forest root domain (bm.root) can not be contacted? Or do I > need to also do a > DR of a bm.root Domain controller at the DR site? I have done > numerous IDR > recoveries, but have all been on the production network where > the bm.root > domain could be contacted.... > > I hope this makes sense! > > 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&t ext_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ 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] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ 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] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
