Re: How to recover an exchange server?

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From: Brian (Brian_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/02/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 21:15:03 -0800

I managed to fix the problem by reissuing the Webserver Certificate for the
server. After a new certificate was issued, the system recognised it and all
the Public Folders can now be administered from the Exchange Management
Console.

What is really needed though, is some _easy_ means to restore them from a
.pst file in the Exchange Management Console. I think its a bit silly having
to use an email client to restore what are essentially a centrally
administered resource.

Thanks for your help.

"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:

> That is correct, you may call or email Ontrack to see if this typical
> behavior but I have never seen this issue as you described. If you find out
> anything please post back as I like to put this in the vault.
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr.
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
> "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0B7C840D-B2FA-42FC-AD22-51BC014FF6DC@microsoft.com...
> > This occurs on the Public Folders I've restored, using Ontrack. I created
> > a
> > .pst file and then as a user, imported that .pst file and moved them to
> > the
> > Public Folders (this seemed, as far as I could tell from the available
> > online
> > literature, the only method available to restore PFs).
> >
> > "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> My understanding is the PF data you get from using Ontrack Powercontrols
> >> exports to a PST file. The PST file created will not carry any
> >> permissions,
> >> certs, etc. You will have to recreate these on your new Exchange Box.
> >> So I
> >> am thinking this has nothing to do with migration of your data but
> >> something
> >> with the setup of your new PF's. Does this occur on every PF you create?
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Oliver, Jr.
> >> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> >> Microsoft Certified Partner
> >>
> >> "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BF0A152A-B0C6-4D40-95A3-2179567CBE01@microsoft.com...
> >> > This is excellent! It worked (almost) perfectly and recovered nearly
> >> > all
> >> > our
> >> > data. Its a shame its so expensive though. This is the sort of tool
> >> > that
> >> > Microsoft should have included in its software. It makes recovering of
> >> > email
> >> > boxes very easy!
> >> >
> >> > However, when I attempt to administer the Public Folders, after I've
> >> > re-added them, I keep getting this message: "The ceritificate chain
> >> > was
> >> > issued by an authority which is not trusted". Is there some way to
> >> > either
> >> > reissue the certificate or make it trust the old one under which these
> >> > public
> >> > folders were created?
> >> >
> >> > "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> At this point I would suggest at looking at a third party product like
> >> >> Ontrack PowerControls to get your data. This product will get your
> >> >> Mailbox
> >> >> and Public Folder data without a problem and quickly. Look at
> >> >> http://www.ontrack.com/powercontrols/?pageTarget=Welcome&buttonName=Ontrack%c2%ae+PowerControls%e2%84%a2
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> John Oliver, Jr.
> >> >> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> >> >> Microsoft Certified Partner
> >> >>
> >> >> "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:49395693-5F03-4DAD-AA2D-2A9D3FA497F8@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I'm using SBS 2003. Unfortunately, in the time its taken to
> >> >> > recover/rebuild
> >> >> > the server, I have users who've received email, which they want to
> >> >> > retain.
> >> >> > In addition, my illustrous predecessor, may his name be ever cursed,
> >> >> > decided
> >> >> > to be "smart" and somehow split the exchange system - he put the
> >> >> > actual
> >> >> > exchange files on a seperate disk to the exchange executables (why?
> >> >> > I've
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > bloody idea but I suspect it was 'cause he thought it was a "real
> >> >> > good
> >> >> > idea"
> >> >> > at the time).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So, I have the original database and the executables on two seperate
> >> >> > disks.
> >> >> > How do I bring them together into one spot? I've tried merely
> >> >> > overwriting
> >> >> > the files but all that didn't work.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> In the MDBDATA directory there is the priv.edb and pub.edb with the
> >> >> >> priv.stm
> >> >> >> and pub.stm. Now, during your rebuild of SBS I am hoping you named
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> server the same name as before along with same IP address. If so
> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> should
> >> >> >> be able to overwrite your existing Exchange Databases and then
> >> >> >> reconnect
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> user mailboxes. Is this the case? I am assuming this SBS 2000.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> John Oliver, Jr.
> >> >> >> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> >> >> >> Microsoft Certified Partner
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:6105BDE8-403C-4543-A3DB-EBD28C09A3AE@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > My SBS server recently crashed and I was forced to reinstall from
> >> >> >> > scratch.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I would like to recover the old mailboxes and more important
> >> >> >> > public
> >> >> >> > folders
> >> >> >> > out of the old exchange system. However, I don't have a reliable
> >> >> >> > backup
> >> >> >> > of
> >> >> >> > the old exchange system. I do though, have all the old files, on
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > original hard disk, which I replaced (it was infected badly with
> >> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> > worm).
> >> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> > can read the files off the old disk.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > In order to do this, I've converted a spare PC into a server and
> >> >> >> > installed
> >> >> >> > exchange (to prevent the worm reinfecting the network). What
> >> >> >> > files
> >> >> >> > do
> >> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> > copy
> >> >> >> > and where do I place them and how do I get the exchange system to
> >> >> >> > recognise
> >> >> >> > them, so that then I can export them to new (reinstalled) main
> >> >> >> > server?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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