I was performed same procedure three months ago (without /R option). Good luck.
Mirek -----Original Message----- From: Paul Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:10 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Rebuilding an Exchange 5.5 Server Hello Guys, I have a server that keeps blue screening after the admin installed some apps. I have been unable to get the server started successfully. I tried using last known good config, I tried repairing the install using an old repair disk and also without the repair disk, everything fails. I am at the point where I am set to rebuild the OS, reinstall exchange and try to recover as much data as possible. The drives are intact and I can access the exchange data. I was reading thru the exchange disaster recovery whitepaper to find the best solution for this issue, but I am a little confused. From what I am reading I plan on doing the following. Reinstall NT 4.0 on the failed server (as a new install), update to the latest service pack, install Exchange, install the latest service pack, copy over the priv & pud .edb files as well as dir.edb and then run isinteg -patch and then start the services. I would do a restore from last nights backup, but I cant for two reasons:1) one the backup failed last night so the last good backup would either be from Monday or Friday; 2) I want to recover as much email as possible since the last good backup (Monday or Friday). The point where I am confused is if I would be installing exchange regularly or using the /R option for both the setup & update files. I will be using the same server name, I will be using the same site & organization name (once I figure out what they were). The OS before the blue screens was NT4.0SP6a (BDC) running Exchange 5.5 SP4. As stated before, the data is still intact so after I re-install NT, I can access that data and move it to a safe location for use when I reinstall exchange. I have never had to perform a recovery this way before so I am unsure if this is the correct procedure or not. Are there any faults in what I listed, or is this the right way to go. Please response with your advice. Thanks in advance! .+- @Aﵫaퟀ 0 z[lpjo겥Z\楅zm --- Príchozí zpráva neobsahuje viry. (Kontrolovano na serveru) Zkontrolováno antivirovým systémem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.363 / Virová báze: 201 - datum vydání: 21.5.2002 --- Odchozí zpráva neobsahuje viry. Zkontrolováno antivirovým systémem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.363 / Virová báze: 201 - datum vydání: 21.5.2002 List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
