MSEXCH:IS recover from cluster to single server

[Speridal]

Hi @all,

We have a Windows 2000 exchange cluster (Exchange 2000 Enterprise) and we lost some calendar entries. So I try to restore an old information store to a different server.

Backup Server:
srv01010 (not clustered)

Cluster:
srv01003, srv01004 = cluster nodes
srv01009 = virtual exchange server

We use Legato 6.2 and the exchange module (V3.1).

I cannot use the backup server for restore because it is our print server (Don't beat me, the customer said they want save money).

I installed a workstation to be the temporary backup server with the original name (srv01010). I set up another server (srv01009) with windows 2000 Advanced Server, SP2, Exchange 2000 Enterprise (SP3) and created a domain with the name of the original one.
After that I created the organisation in exchange and the administrative group and named them like on the productive server. I also created the different storage groups and mailbox stores with the right name.

I copied the whole networker program dir to the temporary backup server, set up the library and tried a restore of the IS.
The last message I get is, that the target database can be overwritten. That's all. There are now error messages on the client nor on the server nor in eventlog.

I think the problem is, that we use a standalone server for restore and not a cluster?
Do I have to restore SYSTEM STATE?
Do I have to name the exchange server srv01003 and do a directed restore?

Thank you very much for help!!!

 

[speculos]

We had the same problem (restore Exchange on another server: it was Exchange5.5 with NetworkerModule2.0) but I beleave it's the same:

-First install a test exchange server ("serverA&quot
-Sepcify the Remote user permission (*@serverA) on the Networker client corresponding to the virtual exchange server
-Do a directed recover from ServerA of the exchange savesets.

You can't copy the Networker program dir, because the IP adress is not the same, and Networker check it.

The message "Target database can't be overwritten" can be avoided: This is an internal exchange protection (Bank property\database property\check "this database can be overwritten&quot

Hope it helps

 

[Speridal]

Thx for your tips. I'll check it on Monday.

Can I copy the media database and index directories to the temporary backup server?

If not, i have to use scanner -i \\.\tape0 to recreate the index and media database, am i right?

So I dont need to recover the ads and the user accounts? and i dont need to have a cluster to recover?

I'll give you a feedback on monday evening.