Thanks everyone, the /disasterrecovery switch is great, the data was fine.
Harriet Please don't print electronic information unnecessarily. If you must then print double sided, it's easy http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/local/lis/ccs/documents/2sided.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley Sent: 05 November 2007 17:53 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Help lost operating system on exchange server If you rebuild the server using the /disasterrecovery switch you can delete the new store, log and checkopint files (basically all the MDBDATA stuff) that are created (don't let anyone log on or mail to flow to the server first!) and replace them with the old files. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wood, Harriet Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 3:04 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Help lost operating system on exchange server help! We have an exchange 2003 server whose system disk is scragged (don't ask) It is part of a site and the other server is OK. We assume the database and logs are OK, (but inaccessible for the moment) Does anyone have a link to how ro recover? Everything I google seems to assume the opposite, the data has gone. If we rebuild the server how do we relink the database? Can we mount the database on another existing server and connect to it? Any advice would be gratefully received. A KB for exactly this situation, call pss, Harriet Wood To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com 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/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] t.com 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. To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [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.
