Re: 2 DC and 1 Exchange and ADVICE

From: Michael Abbaticchio[MVP] (nospam_at_abbaticchio.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:30:42 -0400

Ohh BTW... The email address I post under is REAL, and I always use the same
name. 

-- 
regards,
Michael Abbaticchio
MVP for Exchange Server
http://exchange.mvps.org
"Michael A. Abbaticchio" <nospam@abbaticchio.com> wrote in message 
news:%23NCAeLtmEHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Any questions you have regarding the MVP program might possibly be 
> answered
> at http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>
> Either way... this thread is beginning to go off on a tangent.  Feel free 
> to
> Email me privately for further discussions, if you feel you need to 
> continue
> with this.
>
> -- 
>
> regards,
> Michael Abbaticchio
> MVP for Microsoft Exchange Server
> http://mvps.org/exchange
>
>
> "Seay" <seay@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:ezjXF3smEHA.1844@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Looks like Michael's MVP status will BE evaluated...are you ready too 
>> Ben?
>>
>>
>> "Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom> 
>> wrote
>> in message news:u7pfgRcmEHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > What would you have Michael do instead?  Detail a 5-page document that
>> > lists the specifics of recovery for that company?  I would have done 
>> > the
>> > same thing.  The Disaster Recovery White Paper is an excellent 
>> > reference
>> > that EVERY exchange admin should be familiar with.  It provides an
>> > excellent base upon which to build and customize recovery practices as
>> > they  relate to your company.  In this case, it details several
> different
>> > scenarios in which the "warm spare" server could be used to recover to.
>> >
>> > The answer Michael gave was appropriate ADVICE, as requested.  If you
> have
>> > better advice to give, then why don't you do that instead of berating
>> > someone who attempted to provide an answer?
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > Ben Winzenz
>> > Exchange MVP
>> >
>> >
>> > "Zane" <zane@mzail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:OpRl4TZmEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> Nice answer Michael - I don't think so.  Is that how an MVP status is
>> >> obtained; MS needs to evaluate that program seriously?  Tell a poster
> to
>> >> read the white paper.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Michael Abbaticchio[MVP]" <nospam@abbaticchio.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:O27Q5fVmEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >>> Not a good choice.  First of all the redundancy will not work like 
>> >>> you
>> >>> would like it to.  Second of all putting Exchange on a DC will
>> >>> complicate things. Do yourself a favor and buy one more server,
> install
>> >>> Windows 2003 and add it to the domain as a memeber server.  You can
> keep
>> >>> it as sort of a warm spare. Then read the Exchange DR white papers 
>> >>> and
>> >>> document your recovery procedures, if your first server were to
>> >>> catastrophically fail.
>> >>>
>> >>> -- 
>> >>>
>> >>> regards,
>> >>> Michael Abbaticchio
>> >>> MVP for Exchange Server
>> >>> http://exchange.mvps.org
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> "Seay" <seay@mail.com> wrote in message
>> >>> news:O00ZaUUmEHA.2680@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >>>> Current:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -    2 Windows 2003 Domain Controller - Native Mode
>> >>>> -    1 Exchange 2003 Server - Native Mode
>> >>>> -    ~ 100 Users
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I would like to install a SECOND Exchange 2003 Server on the second
> DC
>> >>>> for redundancy.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I know I have to install the 2nd Exchange in the same ORG; however,
> how
>> >>>> do I really ensure a good backup or RECOVERY method?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Here's my idea:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> (1)  Backup Exchange 2003 data from first DC using NTBACKUP to 2nd 
>> >>>> DC
>> >>>> (on a share on 2nd DC) every night
>> >>>> (2)  Pretend, 1st DC goes down along with 1st Exchange 2003 Server
>> >>>> (that has all Mailboxes)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> to RECOVER:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> (1)  Just restore the NTBACKUP of Exchange 2003 Server from 1st DC
> into
>> >>>> 2nd DC with 2nd Exchange 2003 Server
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Is this idea feasible?  I am just concerned with the NAMES - the
> backup
>> >>>> looking for the original server name for its backup rather than the
>> >>>> 2nd - or is this negligent?  To me as long as it is same ORG then it
>> >>>> should NOT matter which server tha backup was from.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Whheeewww!  Hope someone can shed light on this.  Thanks!
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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