restore exchange with no edb file

[ryanak]

I have to restore exchange on a server. for some reason the old network admin did not have the the mdbdata folder as part of the selection list in Backup Exec.
But they did have the Microsoft Information Store (so i can see the individual mailboxes). How can I (please say that i can) restore exchange with this information.
For now the server is down.
I my mind, I need to rebuild the exchange with the same domain and user accounts. then i can run the restore. Am I correct in this theory?

I have SBS2003 with Exchange SP2.

Thank you,
Ryan

 

[SilviaS]

Can you confirm which exchange files you have backed up please

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[58sniper]

You don't need to back up the .edb files. You can restore the Information Store. That's normal.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[SilviaS]

dont forget when setting up exchange use the recovery mode method.

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[58sniper]

If restoring SBS, you don't install Exchange separately. It's all together.

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[ryanak]

Ok, so i have started the restore. Everything seems to go along fine until I get the following error
"Final Error: 0xe0008488 - Access is denied.
Final error category: security errors"

I click the link that sends me to (

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/knowledge_base_sli.jsp?umi=EvtID=V-79-57344-33928)

and it has no relation Exchange.
I have provided the Administrator account with Full Access to the specific user mailboxes. What am I missing?

-Ryan

 

[baddos]

Did the domain get lost or recreated?