Re: How to best approach restoring a total system failure. (Wind

Will you be using the same hardware? What type of backups have you been
performing? Need to confirm if this was also a DC and if it was the only
one. Also note that I have used backup exec to restore an entire exchange
server - there manuals have a procedure for this.

"Dan" <Dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We are about to embark on a mission!
>
> Situation:
>
> Software: Server 2000 SP4, Exchange SP3, Veritas 9.1.
> Things I am not sure of: If this server was also a Domain controller,
> still
> trying to figure this out.
>
> I am trying to piece together a game plan on setting everything back up.
> So
> far this is what I got.
>
> 1. Install Server 2000 SP4.
> 2. Add machine to the domain (using same name as before... will this
> cause
> issues in AD.. ie, will I have to remove the previous server name from AD,
> then readd it?,.. will that screw anything up exchange wise?
> 3. Install Exchange 2000 SP3.
> 4. Using Veritas restore the mail boxes.
>
> We do have veritas support subscription, so we can always call them and
> spend hours on the phone if needed. I am more concerned about setting
> everything up properly before restoring the mailboxes.
>


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