We have a server that is identical (hardware) to the one we are using for exchange 2000. Is there a way to install Exchange one the second server so that if anything goes wrong with production server we can just swap them out? I am not worried about data. Just as long as they can send and receive emails while we fix the server that is offline (either from a crash, corruption, etc.)
I was thinking of installing windows on it, using the same computer name and then installing Exchange and just creating blank databases identical to ours (storage groups, mailbox store names, etc). But i would have to take the current one down and i dont know what another install would do to AD. Does anyone know of a way to have a stand by server ready to go with a blank database so that all we would have to do is down the current on and bring up the stand by one? Like i said messages and stuff would not be a factor. All we need to do is get them sending and receiving.
I was thinking of installing windows on it, using the same computer name and then installing Exchange and just creating blank databases identical to ours (storage groups, mailbox store names, etc). But i would have to take the current one down and i dont know what another install would do to AD. Does anyone know of a way to have a stand by server ready to go with a blank database so that all we would have to do is down the current on and bring up the stand by one? Like i said messages and stuff would not be a factor. All we need to do is get them sending and receiving.
