Build a box with same name,drives etc. and install exch 2003 setup /disasterrecovery Install to same directorys as before Install exch sp's (same as old machine) Restore databases You may have to do an eseutil /repair before you remount message stores.
There is an article to do this. I did it in a DR test and it worked flawlessly. -----Original Message----- From: Davies,Matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:33 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 Disaster Recovery If you just want to prove that you can recover the data, you can try the following. On a separated network: Create a new DC with the same domain name, Export the user details from the production domain to the test domain Create a new Exchange server again the with same domain name (The DC and the exchange server can be the same box) Change the exchange legacyDN attribute to be the same, as your production network Restore the database from backup. Use the mailbox reconnect tool to give you access to the data. If I have missed any steps anyone feel free to step in. Thanks Matt -----Original Message----- From: Andy Lawrence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 November 2008 13:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange 2003 Disaster Recovery A customer has a domain with 5 Windows 2000 servers and 1 Windows 2003 server running Exchange 2003. Their premises are split with a piece of fibre running between the 2 buildings. They require a disaster recovery plan that covers them “losing one of the buildings” In the future we can investigate mirroring of data etc, but for the meantime (well next weekend when we need to demonstrate it!) I have a spare server which is identical in terms of hardware to the server running Exchange. What options do I have in order to achieve this? So basically we will turn of the switch connecting the two buildings. In the building we are left with we will have the global catalog server and my spare server… The only other fly in the ointment is that they run a 24 hour Network Operations Centre so bringing the current Exchange server down for very long could prove difficult. We can move the other servers between buildings if this would help. It looks to me like there is one domain controller in each building but only one of them is a global catalog server. Would it be a good idea to make the other one a global catalog server as well? TIA Andy Lawrence ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ _____________________________________________________________ This e-mail (including all attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Thank You. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ ********************************************************************** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted in this message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this document. Thank you. Butler Animal Health Supply ********************************************************************** ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
