Exchange is back online and seems to be running smoothly. Thank you to all for your assistance!
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:08 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote: > As long as you have the same SP, you’ll be good. After all is said and > done, of course – patch to current. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* James Hill [mailto:hill.ja...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 AM > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange server went for a swim, now need to restore > > > > Just rejoined. I know it's late there, thanks again for your help. > Hopefully MBS will be around tomorrow and can provide a suggestion on the > patching level. > > > > James. > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 3:32 PM, <greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net> wrote: > > I am not 100%, the purpose of the reset is to maintain all of the SID and > security ACL’s for that computer account. Doing the recoverswitch > basically just reinstalls Exchange without doing a full install..security > checking, domain prep, etc… its assuming that’s all done already. > > > > Did you delete and rejoin or did you just rejoin? I believe if you just > rejoined and no errorsthen everything should be ok, if you deleted it and > rejoined you will have some problems installing Exchange. Most likely > errors saying Exchange already exists in the org or unable to start services > at the end of the install. > > > > > > > > *Greg Sweers* > > CEO > > *ACTS360.com <http://www.acts360.com/>* > > *P.O. Box 1193* > > *Brandon, FL 33509* > > *813-657-0849 Office* > > *813-758-6850 Cell* > > *813-341-1270 Fax* > > > > *From:* James Hill [mailto:hill.ja...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:02 AM > > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: Exchange server went for a swim, now need to restore > > > > Thanks Greg. I forgot about the account reset and the server has been > joined to the domain. What should I do? > > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 2:45 PM, <greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net> wrote: > > James, good luck. > > > > I successfully used this document to perform a DR. We combined two servers > into one, standardizing on the Mailbox Role Server being the one we made > sure the name matched. Once it was up they split the roles again. > > > > Don’t forget to reset the computer account that your MB Role was installed > on. > > > > > http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Exchange-2007-Server-RecoverServer-switch.html > > > > I seem to remember being told by PSS once that being on a higher SP is > better than being on a lower one when restoring Databases. > > > > There are many more saavy than I in this realm, but considering the hour I > thought I would get you something that I had used to read through. > > > > > > *Greg Sweers* > > CEO > > *ACTS360.com <http://www.acts360.com/>* > > *P.O. Box 1193* > > *Brandon, FL 33509* > > *813-657-0849 Office* > > *813-758-6850 Cell* > > *813-341-1270 Fax* > > > > *From:* James Hill [mailto:hill.ja...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Sunday, January 16, 2011 10:56 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Exchange server went for a swim, now need to restore > > > > As those on the sysadmin list know, our data centre was flooded. > > > > I'm now preparing to restore exchange and have a few challenges so I'm > hoping the list can help. > > > > We had two exchange servers. > > > > Exchange01 - Windows Server 2008 SP2, Exchange 2007 with SP2, Client Access > > Exchange02 - Windows Server 2008 SP2, Exchange 2007 with SP2, Mailbox and > Hub Transport(I think). > > > > My understanding is that I need to build the servers with the exact names > then install Exchange using the recoverserver switch, then restore the > databases etc. The problems I have:- > > > > 1. I'm not sure which server had the Hub Transport on (I THINK it was the > mailbox server). > > 2. I'm unsure what patch level exchange was at. It had SP2 and a CU but I > don't know what CU level it was at. > > > > What I have:- > > > > 1. System State and mailbox backups. > > 2. Functioning AD. > > > > Thanks for any assistance. > > > > James. > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
