Re: Disaster recovery in a different city

2003-01-20 Thread Chris Scharff
Failover in such a scenario is likely a bit more complicated than simply tossing out a new host entry or two. What are you using now to specify the target server in your x.400 connections? Are users going to be testing this failover too by connecting to the alternate Exchange server? The failover s

RE: Disaster Recovery

2002-07-12 Thread McCready, Robert
e- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 1:36 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery You should take a domain controller off your production network and move it to your isolated lab network and then promote it to PDC. Build Exchange agai

RE: Disaster Recovery

2002-07-11 Thread Ed Crowley
You should take a domain controller off your production network and move it to your isolated lab network and then promote it to PDC. Build Exchange against that domain controller. If you want a lab that's connected to your production network, build your Exchange server using the exact same organ

RE: Disaster Recovery

2002-07-11 Thread McCready, Robert
I prefer beer. -Original Message- From: Jim Helfer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:12 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Also, in a happy coincidence, it's American Beer Month ! > -Original Message- > From:

RE: Disaster Recovery

2002-07-11 Thread Jim Helfer
Also, in a happy coincidence, it's American Beer Month ! > -Original Message- > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery > > > Ju

RE: Disaster Recovery

2002-07-11 Thread Andy David
July is Disaster Recovery Month. -Original Message- From: McCready, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 3:55 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery Exchange 5.5, NT 4.0, Veritas 8.5. I'm trying to build a Test lab for Exchange and test

RE: Disaster Recovery Center

2002-03-21 Thread Sanborn, John
lorida and Guam sites, with Hurricane weather, were really pushing for it. [1] pick one {looked at/ had/ have}. -Original Message- From: Jon Lucas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 9:42 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Cen

RE: Disaster Recovery Center

2002-03-21 Thread Jon Lucas
http://www.sungardthenetbeneathyou.com/ Comdisco is in Chapter 11 and sold off the disaster recovery part of their business to SunGuard Systems. I have been a part of a disaster recovery and business continuity project using comdisco, now SunGard. They are quite expensive, but also full feature

Re: Disaster Recovery Center

2002-03-21 Thread Daniel Chenault
I know of a financial company in SF that uses off-site data storage. They told me while I was there that they have tested their DR procedures and can be 80-90% operational within 24 hours of a complete disaster (i.e. their SF offices being completely destroyed). Contact me offlist if you'd like m

RE: Disaster Recovery Center

2002-03-21 Thread Louis Joyce
Or Richard Tener. Regards Mr Louis Joyce Data Support Analyst BT Ignite eSolutions -Original Message- From: Doug Hampshire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 March 2002 15:21 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Center I would avoid Arthur Anderson

RE: Disaster Recovery Center

2002-03-21 Thread Andy David
And Loni. -Original Message- From: Doug Hampshire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:21 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Center I would avoid Arthur Anderson. -Original Message- From: Shields, Anthony [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Disaster Recovery Center

2002-03-21 Thread Doug Hampshire
I would avoid Arthur Anderson. -Original Message- From: Shields, Anthony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:00 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery Center We're redoing our disaster recovery plan (finally!) and I have some questions. Does any

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-31 Thread Soysal, Serdar
S. -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. That's what you get for buying your hardware at KMart. (c)2000 Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MV

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-31 Thread Soysal, Serdar
But it was on clearance! We thought we were getting a good deal! -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. That's what you get for b

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread Martin Blackstone
Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 8:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. That's what you get for buying your hardware at KMart. (c)2000 Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I(r) Protecting the world from PST

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread Ed Crowley
12:05 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. We have a set of 18 production servers that are specifically designed to crash utterly and completely every 3-4 months. These are multi-purpose servers so I get to DR Exchange on the average 3-5 times

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread Soysal, Serdar
sions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. I did lot's of testing and DR's for clients this year... I plan on having to do more next year and the years to come. :o) D "A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer." -O

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread Don Ely
nt: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:45 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. May 31st isn't a good day for me... -Original Message- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:33 AM To: Exchange Disc

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread bmurphy
Me either. -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:45 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. May 31st isn't a good day for me... -Original Message- From:

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread bmurphy
What's Disaster Recovery planning? -Original Message- From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:46 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. I did lot's of testing and DR's for clients this yea

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread Don Ely
I did lot's of testing and DR's for clients this year... I plan on having to do more next year and the years to come. :o) D "A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer." -Original Message- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, Dec

RE: Disaster recovery planning for the new year.

2001-12-28 Thread Martin Blackstone
May 31st isn't a good day for me... -Original Message- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:33 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster recovery planning for the new year. How many of you did a test restore of your Exchange environment

RE: Disaster Recovery

2001-10-05 Thread Gordon Olson
We have a DR plan in place. We test recovery every six months. We fly out of state to a Sungard facility with only our backup tapes, our documentation (which we keep off site) and restore our system. For exchange, use the FAQ of course and the DR one and two whitepapers off technet. We restore ev

RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2

2001-09-25 Thread Kevin Miller
: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:11 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2 ... as long as your were at W2K SP1 and Ex5.5 SP4 in April. If not, then you will have to re-install to the exact versions you were at in April. Linton -Original Message- From: Gordon Olson

RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2

2001-09-25 Thread Ed Crowley
Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2 Just completed what you would like to do, you do not need to reinstall exchange. -Original Message- From: Sethi, Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 12:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread Sethi, Ali
this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:29 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread Martin Blackstone
: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service Yeah! The server needed new double A batteries. No actually the Recovery servers was running Win2k SP1 and the Production server was Sp2. Once I upgraded to sp2 on the recovery I was able to perform the isin

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread John Allhiser
HaHa -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:06 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service The server was unplugged -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread Sethi, Ali
computer. -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:06 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service The server was unplugged -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2

2001-09-25 Thread Linton Smith (WBTQ)
Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2 Just completed what you would like to do, you do not need to reinstall exchange. -Original Message- From: Sethi, Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 12:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery Test 2

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread Martin Blackstone
The server was unplugged -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stevens, Dave Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:00 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service what ended up being the

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread Stevens, Dave
what ended up being the problem? -Original Message- From: Sethi, Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:14 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service I was able to resolve this issue. Thanks for everyone

RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2

2001-09-25 Thread Gordon Olson
Just completed what you would like to do, you do not need to reinstall exchange. -Original Message- From: Sethi, Ali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 12:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery Test 2 Hello All, Note: Exchange Server 5.5 SP4

RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2

2001-09-25 Thread Drewski
you should be able to proceed from the steps starting after you install Exchange... Drew If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. (Mother Theresa) KWAR2001 website: www.schoolofdefence.org/

RE: Disaster Recovery Test 2

2001-09-25 Thread Martin Blackstone
Well, I haven't done this myself, but I think you will need to find out what SP level your Exch SW was at during the time you wish to restore from. There were some big changes to the schema in SP4, so an SP3 IS may not run correctly. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-25 Thread Sethi, Ali
Subject: RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service Have you read the MSExchange Disaster Recovery whitepaper yet? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Sethi, Ali Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:28 PM To: Exchange Discussions

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-24 Thread Stephen Mynhier
Sounds like the recovery server has a different operating system and/or OS service pack than the original Exchange server. Given the fact that you installed Exchange 5.0 on it first, I am assuming that it is an NT 4.0 server. The dif't OS's and service packs handle the secondary indexes differen

RE: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

2001-09-24 Thread Martin Blackstone
Have you read the MSExchange Disaster Recovery whitepaper yet? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Sethi, Ali Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:28 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Disaster Recovery Test -Failure to start the IS service

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Great Cthulhu Jones
You clever little nimrod... As I read this, I howled with unholy glee as I thought, "Sounds like he had the recovery server on the network! HAW!" Then came your last line. Whatta gem. Anyway, Dave, no, you're not supposed to have the backup server on the network when you do a recovery if the mai

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Ed Crowley
Compaq Computer Corporation (soon to be HP) All your base are belong to us. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Morrison Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:28 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: disaster recovery practice? I have restor

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Ed Crowley
ubject: Re: disaster recovery practice? Since two machines on a network can't have the same name, it would seem obvious that the recovery server has to be on a separate network, eh? - Original Message - From: "Stevens, Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange D

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Mike Morrison
x27;s Homemade, Inc. -Original Message- From: missy koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:14 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: disaster recovery practice? You restored all of pub.edb to a different server on the network? M - Original Mess

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Chinnery Paul
I should also add that we use Veritas to backup but I used NTBackup to do the recovery. -Original Message- From: missy koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:14 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: disaster recovery practice? You restored all of

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Chinnery Paul
2:14 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: disaster recovery practice? You restored all of pub.edb to a different server on the network? M - Original Message - From: "Chinnery Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Roger Seielstad
r 17, 2001 12:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: disaster recovery practice? > > > You restored all of pub.edb to a different server on the network? > > M > - Original Message - > From: "Chinnery Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "E

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Stevens, Dave
1:39 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: disaster recovery practice? Someone failed to tell you... It is my experience that you cannot have the recovery server on the same network as the original server if you're doing this type of restore. The backup programs I've dealt with in the past

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Stevens, Dave
I checked and double checked to ensure that I had the restore destination set to the recovery server and not anything else -Original Message- From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:38 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: disaster

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Stevens, Dave
: disaster recovery practice? Since two machines on a network can't have the same name, it would seem obvious that the recovery server has to be on a separate network, eh? - Original Message - From: "Stevens, Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Stevens, Dave
I think that is what I did wrong...I chose both, directory and info store. thank you. -Original Message- From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:42 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: disaster recovery practice? Make sure you specify the

Re: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread missy koslosky
You restored all of pub.edb to a different server on the network? M - Original Message - From: "Chinnery Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:57 AM Subject: RE: disaster recovery pr

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Chinnery Paul
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:51 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: disaster recovery practice? Unfortunately, that doesn't work. An admin I once worked with found this out the hard way... The recovery server needs to be on a different network than th

Re: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread missy koslosky
hange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: RE: disaster recovery practice? Did you redirect your restore to the restore server and not the "real" Exchange server? John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and

Re: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread missy koslosky
Someone failed to tell you... It is my experience that you cannot have the recovery server on the same network as the original server if you're doing this type of restore. The backup programs I've dealt with in the past will always redirect the restore to the original server if they can find it.

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread John Matteson
Did you redirect your restore to the restore server and not the "real" Exchange server? John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 ...the words that I remember from my childhood still are true, that there are none so blind as those who wi

Re: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Daniel Chenault
Since two machines on a network can't have the same name, it would seem obvious that the recovery server has to be on a separate network, eh? - Original Message - From: "Stevens, Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:2

RE: disaster recovery practice?

2001-09-17 Thread Andy David
Make sure you specify the recovery server as the destination server and select only the Information Store to restore. Andy David J Muller International -Original Message- From: Stevens, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:26 AM To: Exchange Discussio