Restoring Exchange to a different server

[spkrck]

I am running an Exchange 2000 Server, with Arcserve 2000 WGE installed. I do nightly full backups, and have the addition of a Brick Level backup on Friday Nights. My question is, can I restore the databases to a different server for the purpose of retrieving content from one mail box? I have been told by Tech support at CA that I can't do this, but I have proven the techs there wrong before.
The reason I ask is simply that the Brick Level backups are not reliable, and take way too long.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Dennis

 

[dtolman]

You can definitely restore an Exchange Database to another server, as long as the new server is setup properly (need to setup the installation so it looks like the old one - same organization/site name).

Best place to look for information is Microsoft's site - look for the white papers on protecting/recovering exchange...

 

[spkrck]

Ok, that makes sense. Of course I could not join the domain with this server. So then I would have to make sure that I had at least enough disk space to restore the database I choose? Does it matter if it's a smaller array than the original? How would I then retrieve the mailbox?

Thanks,
Dennis

 

[amacqueen]

Hi,

Read thru these papers...

Exchange 2000 Server Disaster Recovery Technical Papers
· Exchange 2000 Server Database Recovery

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6273

· Mailbox Recovery for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=5216

· Back up and Restoring Connectors on Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6272

· Exchange 2000 Server Disaster Recovery: Worst-Case Survival Handbook

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6276

· Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Disaster Recovery

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6277

Other Technical Papers
· Active Directory Disaster Recovery

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6270

· Deploying Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Clusters with SP1

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6271

· Deploying Exchange 2000 Server Clusters with Service Pack 2

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6275

· Storage Solutions for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=1715

Additional Disaster Recovery Documentation
· Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6543

You can order a copy of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit from Microsoft Press® at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6544.

· Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6545

You can order a copy of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit from Microsoft Press at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6546

· Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Planning and Installation Guide, Chapter 14, “Back Up and Restore”

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6547