Didn't I just answer this for you? You need to remove, then reinstall Exchange each time you want to do a restore. Make sure that you build the Exchange server exactly the same as the source server (OS, OS SP, Exchange version and SP, plus any hotfixes) and ensure that the drives are set up the same way.
John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting but I would have to decline, for life would no longer teach me anything. --Allyson Jones -----Original Message----- From: Sethi, Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:47 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange Disaster Recovery Drill - Exchange 5.5 SP 4 Running on Windows 2k Sp1 Hello, I wanted to do a few Exchange DR drills this week and next week. Do you need to uninstall/reinstall Exchange 5.5 after each drill? The problem is that we only have enough diskspace to run one drill at a time. Is there a way to maybe just delete the Pub and Priv data? In the past I have been uninstalling/reinstalling Exchange 5.5 each time I do a drill or need to recover old emails from our offsite backup tapes. I just was wondering if there was a way to speed up the process a little. I know at times I get requests from one person to restore is aug 2001 emails and request from another to restore her emails from oct 2000. If there was a way to do this quicker I would definitely like to know. Thanks! 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
