Eliza,

If the info store doesn't start check the following...

That when you did the restore of the full that you did select the option to
delete any existing log files. If you don't do this then your Exchange
database will be inconsistent.

Check the MTA directory. If there's garbage in there then you probably won't
be able to start the info store either.

Nathan

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Eliza Lau [SMTP:lau AT VTCAT.CC.VT DOT EDU]
        Sent:   Friday, July 23, 1999 9:13 AM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: Recovery of Exchange - was: backing up Exchange

        >
        > Our restores run just slightly slower than the backups, definately
not
        > double the time, on our RS/6000 (3466 Netstor).  We have had some
problems
        > with restores, though not really the connect agent's fault.
        >
        > Recently we had to do a series of restores, and after each one we
had to run
        > ESEUTIL on the IS before it would start.  The closest we could
come in
        > determining the problem was that the server we were restoring to
was at the
        > same level of Exchange, but not the same level of NT, as the
server we had
        > taken the backup from.  As that server was in use by other apps it
was
        > impossible to correct, so each restore took about one working day
due to the
        > length of time it takes to run the utility.  There is some MS doc
that
        > indicates that the server you are restoring to should be at the
same release
        > of both NT and Exchange.  We have since set up a server dedicated
to
        > Exchange restores, and insured that it was at the appropriate
levels...still
        > had trouble, but different errors.  I have been too busy with
other things
        > to really investigate these errors, but our past experience has
been that we
        > can recover, it just might take some time.
        >
        >

        What errors did you get with the restore.  I tested the ADSM connect
agent
        for Exchange several months ago and couldn't get restore to work.  I
was
        restoring to a server that was at the same release of both NT and
Exchange.
        The restore ran fine, but the information store would not start.  I
was
        pressed for time then to meet the 7/1/99 deadline to upgrade all our
systems
        to Y2K compliant so I didn't investigate it further.  I am about to
        revisit the ADSM connect agent.  Does anyone else have problems
starting
        the information store after a restore?


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