Re: Recovery of Exchange - was: backing up Exchange
1999-07-23 10:58:35
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Re: Recovery of Exchange - was: backing up Exchange |
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"Weeks, Debbie" <debbie AT ADMIN.USF DOT EDU> |
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Fri, 23 Jul 1999 10:58:35 -0400 |
Our restores are usually going to a test server, so any log files existing
on that server would be invalid for the IS we are restoring, but I will keep
this in mind if we ever have to restore a production server again. Thanks.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jordan, Chris (ELS) [SMTP:c.jordan AT ELSEVIER.CO DOT UK]
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 10:50 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Recovery of Exchange - was: backing up Exchange
>
> You do NOT need to delete the existing log files. If you do this you will
> throw away all mail sent and received since the last backup was performed.
> If you keep the log files, then you can recover back to the position just
> before the system was crashed.
>
> The log files work - keep them.
>
> HOWEVER if you do not have all of the log files since the last backup was
> performed, then Exchange will not be able to play forward through the log
> files. In this case, you WILL need to delete them first.
>
> 1. Make sure you read the MS White Paoer on Disaster Recovery of Exchange
> systems.
> 2. Make sure you do NOT have Circular Logging selected.
>
> Cheers, Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan King [mailto:nathan.king AT USAA DOT COM]
> Sent: 23 July 1999 15:25
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Recovery of Exchange - was: backing up Exchange
>
>
> 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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> Virginia Tech Computing Center email :
> eliza.lau AT vt DOT edu
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