You could do it, but I can guarantee you it would suck really, REALLY bad. You'd introduce a number of problems I won't even beging to explain as it would take way too much time to type up.
Let's just say, that this would NOT be a solid "technical" solution. Don Ely - NMBOTWBAS and then some [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:29 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: backup Server What if you had 2 servers, say exchange1 and exchange2, Exchange1 being the existing one. You added exchange2 into the same site, duplicated all the mailboxes (different address), you couldn't replicate emails from Joeuser on exchange1 to Joeuser on exchange2? -----Original Message----- From: Salvador Manzo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 12:08 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: backup Server That is correct. If you were to install it as a new ORG/SITE, you could script EXMERGE to do copy and replace into the new server, but nothing that I am aware of from MS will allow live, real-time replication in the same manner as SQL Server. Also, keep in mind that EXMERGE data from one server to another will NOT allow automatic failover, and WILL break Single Instance Storage. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 06 June, 2002 08:48 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: backup Server So adding the server into the same site would only server the purpose of load balancing, ie. Splitting mailboxes between the two servers. -----Original Message----- From: Salvador Manzo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:42 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: backup Server Live replication of Exchange data will require a thrid party solution, such as NSI Doubletake. I _really_ hope you've got a bit more in the budget, as we recently priced out for informational purposes and NSI charges US$2500 per server. Otherwise, the only use of the new server, IF IT WILL BE JOINING THE SAME ORG/SITE, would be for load balancing and isolation of mailboxes. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 05:34 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: backup Server Equipment already purchased....server is already built and has NT on it. -----Original Message----- From: William Lefkovics [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 6:25 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: backup Server It isn't SQL. It can't be done. What's the budget again? -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:33 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: backup Server Basically my plan was to have another server join the site and then replicate emails from the original server to the backup server at certain intervals. Issues with this? 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 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