Changing NIC in Exchange 5.5 Server
I have an Exchange 5.5 Server on NT4 SP6a connected to our legacy Token Ring network. We are in the stages of migrating to Ethernet using a Cisco 2612 as a bridge between the two networks. I want to move our Exchange Server to our new ethernet switch as part of our migration but have a question. What impact will there be if I change the NIC on the Exchange Server from Token Ring to Ethernet. Are there any gotcha's I need to be aware of? Thanks Steve Owen __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Full Exchange Server restore query
Hello all, Windows NT4 Exchange Server 5.5 Full restore of Directory Service & Information Store I have a query regarding the restore of Exchange 5.5 Server to new hardware. I have read over the DR Whitepapers and KB Article 177635 and am slightly confused and hope one of you guys can clarify Once you have installed a BDC to the production NT4 domain and it has a copy of the SAM Accounts Database, it then says take it off the production network, isolate it and then promote to a PDC. Do you have to promote this to a PDC? or is it an option. The reason I ask is because ideally once the Exchange Server is restored to my new hardware, I would like to place this back on my production network which already has a PDC and unless I am mistaken, you can only have 1 PDC on an NT4 Domain If anyone has any other KB Articles they can recommend, I will gladly read them. Cheers Steven Owen Wooden Spoon Society Charity of British Rugby __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Full Exchange Server restore query
I have been looking to move an Exchange Server to a new physical server (And I need to keep the server name the same). The old server is running Exchange 5.5 on NT 4.0 and I'm looking to upgrade it to Win2K running Exchange 5.5 Thanks Steven Owen Wooden Spoon Society Charity of British Rugby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf of Ed Crowley Sent: 20 January 2003 22:27 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Full Exchange Server restore query To answer the question reasonably, we will need to know more about what you're doing and why. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steven Owen Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:08 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Full Exchange Server restore query Hello all, Windows NT4 Exchange Server 5.5 Full restore of Directory Service & Information Store I have a query regarding the restore of Exchange 5.5 Server to new hardware. I have read over the DR Whitepapers and KB Article 177635 and am slightly confused and hope one of you guys can clarify Once you have installed a BDC to the production NT4 domain and it has a copy of the SAM Accounts Database, it then says take it off the production network, isolate it and then promote to a PDC. Do you have to promote this to a PDC? or is it an option. The reason I ask is because ideally once the Exchange Server is restored to my new hardware, I would like to place this back on my production network which already has a PDC and unless I am mistaken, you can only have 1 PDC on an NT4 Domain If anyone has any other KB Articles they can recommend, I will gladly read them. Cheers Steven Owen Wooden Spoon Society Charity of British Rugby __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Full Exchange Server restore query
Well, considering all circumstances, I suppose there is no real need to keep the Server name the same, the only reason I said we need to is that I read a KB article Q177635 which said that to restore the dir.edb, it's Windows NT Name specific thus can only be restored to a server with the same name. I may have misunderstood this but I am willing to learn. And also, what is ECMSM? I am actually a Lotus Domino Admin, but am learning exchange as I go. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Chris Scharff > Sent: 20 January 2003 23:19 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Full Exchange Server restore query > > > Do you really need to keep the same name? Are you sure? Are > you really sure? > > For this type of restore I don't see the need to do anything > off network. Shut down the old server, restore to the new > server, fix whatever is still broke. [1] > > But I try my darndest to never have to actually do that and > use the ECMSM instead if at all possible. > > [1] More or less. > > On 1/20/03 16:44, "Steven Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I have been looking to move an Exchange Server to a > new physical server (And I need to keep the server > name the same). The old server is running Exchange 5.5 > on NT 4.0 and I'm looking to upgrade it to Win2K > running Exchange 5.5 > > Thanks > > Steven Owen > Wooden Spoon Society > Charity of British Rugby > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf > of Ed Crowley > Sent: 20 January 2003 22:27 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Full Exchange Server restore query > > To answer the question reasonably, we will need to > know more about what you're doing and why. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > Tech Consultant > hp Services > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf > Of Steven Owen > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:08 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Full Exchange Server restore query > > > > Hello all, > > Windows NT4 > Exchange Server 5.5 > Full restore of Directory Service & Information Store > > I have a query regarding the restore of Exchange 5.5 > Server to new hardware. I have read over the DR > Whitepapers and KB Article 177635 and am slightly > confused and hope one of you guys can clarify > > Once you have installed a BDC to the production NT4 > domain and it has a copy of the SAM Accounts Database, > it then says take it off the production network, > isolate it and then promote to a PDC. > > Do you have to promote this to a PDC? or is it an > option. The reason I ask is because ideally once the > Exchange Server is restored to my new hardware, I > would like to place this back on my production network > which already has a PDC and unless I am mistaken, you > can only have 1 PDC on an NT4 Domain > > If anyone has any other KB Articles they can > recommend, I will gladly read them. > > Cheers > > Steven Owen > Wooden Spoon Society > Charity of British Rugby > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Full Exchange Server restore query
Ed, Chris, Andy, Martin, Thank you for your response and help. Someone told me this was the right list list to come to, I'm glad I listened. Steven Owen Wooden Spoon Society Charity of British Rugby > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Andy David > Sent: 21 January 2003 00:17 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Full Exchange Server restore query > > > Ed's method is the way to go. I have done it a number of > times (in fact just a few weeks ago) and it is quite painless. > > Since you are installing 5.5 on a W2k server, you may find > this of interest as well: > http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/deployment/55/Upgra > de2000qi.asp > > One more thing: As Mr. Scharff pointed out a few days ago, > any items in DIR are toast[1] when you move a mailbox to > another server, so if they need to recover anything after you > move their mailbox,you may be suprised to find there is > nothing there. > > [1] m > toast... > > > -- Original Message -- > From: Steven Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:41:15 -0800 (PST) > > >Well, considering all circumstances, I suppose there > >is no real need to keep the Server name the same, the > >only reason I said we need to is that I read a KB > >article Q177635 which said that to restore the > >dir.edb, it's Windows NT Name specific thus can only > >be restored to a server with the same name. > > > >I may have misunderstood this but I am willing to > >learn. > > > >And also, what is ECMSM? > > > >I am actually a Lotus Domino Admin, but am learning > >exchange as I go. > > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > >Behalf Of > >> Chris Scharff > >> Sent: 20 January 2003 23:19 > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: Re: Full Exchange Server restore query > >> > >> > >> Do you really need to keep the same name? Are you > >sure? Are > >> you really sure? > >> > >> For this type of restore I don't see the need to do > >anything > >> off network. Shut down the old server, restore to > >the new > >> server, fix whatever is still broke. [1] > >> > >> But I try my darndest to never have to actually do > >that and > >> use the ECMSM instead if at all possible. > >> > >> [1] More or less. > >> > >> On 1/20/03 16:44, "Steven Owen" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> I have been looking to move an Exchange Server to a > >> new physical server (And I need to keep the server > >> name the same). The old server is running Exchange > >5.5 > >> on NT 4.0 and I'm looking to upgrade it to Win2K > >> running Exchange 5.5 > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Steven Owen > >> Wooden Spoon Society > >> Charity of British Rugby > >> > >> > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > >Behalf > >> of Ed Crowley > >> Sent: 20 January 2003 22:27 > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: RE: Full Exchange Server restore query > >> > >> To answer the question reasonably, we will need to > >> know more about what you're doing and why. > >> > >> Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > >> Tech Consultant > >> hp Services > >> Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > >> > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > >Behalf > >> Of Steven Owen > >> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:08 PM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: Full Exchange Server restore query > >> > >> > >> > >> Hello all, > >> > >> Windows NT4 > >> Exchange Server 5.5 > >> Full restore of Directory Service & Information > >Store > >> > >> I have a query regarding the restore of Exchange 5.5 > > > >> Server to new hardware. I have read over the DR > >>
