You have to build a recovery forest. Same AD name, same netbios name, same Exchange organization name. Then you can install an Exchange 2003 server and restore the backup.
Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Chris Pohlschneider [mailto:cpohlschnei...@smsprotech.com] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:23 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 Database Backup I mentioned the recovery storage group to the customer, however, for whatever reason they want my company to test it out for them. We would be in a completely separate forest and exchange organization and I was questioning whether this would work or not. Plus we are running Exchange 2007 which does not seem like the issue would be with that. I think the issue from what I am reading is going to be that we are in a separate AD and Exchange Org and I did not know if this is possible or not given those facts about the situation. ________________________________________ From: Simon Butler [si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 6:37 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 Database Backup Database portability is same version only. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123954(EXCHG.80).aspx If you just want to test recovering data, mount the database in a recovery storage group on the same server. That is what it is designed for. Another server would only need to be used if you are doing DR. Simon. -- Simon Butler MVP: Exchange, MCSE Sembee Ltd. e: si...@sembee.co.uk w: http://www.sembee.co.uk/ w: http://www.amset.info/ w: http://blog.sembee.co.uk/ Need cheap certificates for Exchange, compatible with the iPhone? http://CertificatesForExchange.com/ for certificates from just $26.99. Need a domain for your certificate? http://DomainsForExchange.net/ Exchange Resources: http://exbpa.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com] Sent: 11 April 2011 11:25 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 Database Backup Nah, Database Portability introduced in 2007 allows for any previous version to be mounted as far I know as long as the org name is similar. jlc -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 10:41 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange 2003 Database Backup Oh, yes. I believe you'll need to restore to the same version of Exchange.. On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 19:15, Chris Pohlschneider <cpohlschnei...@smsprotech.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a customer that has Exchange 2003 SP2 Standard Edition running on > Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2. They are using Windows Backup to > backup their Exchange Database and logs. The customer would like me to take > their backup file and then try to mount it on another Exchange Server to > make sure that it mounts ok and that we can pull some data out of that > backup if needed. My question is do I need to do this on a Windows Server > 2003 server with Exchange 2003 or will this work on a different version of > Windows and Exchange (Server 2008 or Exchange 2007/2010)? > > --- > 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
