Re: Duplicate Hard Disk
- From: "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:38:11 -0500
If you think the drive is failing, I'd image it, which you'll have to do
with 3rd party software. Paragon has been getting very favorable reviews
from a number of the SBS MVP's, although I have not had a chance to try it
yet myself http://www.paragon.ag/. I'd do this ASAP in case the drive's
condition is worsening.
Have you seen this KB? It worked for me once it a situation that sounds
similar.
How to recover the information store on Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange
Server 2003 in a single site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313184
"Arthur" <mynewsgroupaccount@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eNHaEN2%23FHA.2040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks Mark but I should have mentioned that I have already tried both
> isinteg and eseutil.
> That is why I was trying to restore from tape and that fails too.
>
> "Mark Hudy" <MarkHudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FD97F78C-517B-4269-9614-0AC1DBC4A700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Arthur,
>>
>> You may want to try repairing the Exchange database with a few simple
>> tools
>> (isinteg.exe and eseutil.exe). This might be faster than trying to redo
>> the
>> server or drive. Cruise on over the MS knowledgebase for details on
>> repairing the corruption. Hope this helps.
>>
>> "Arthur" wrote:
>>
>>> Through a bizarre set of drive and tape failures I find myself left with
>>> a
>>> Small Business Server 2003 running on a crippled hard disk.
>>> For the most part this disk is working except that the Exchange database
>>> is
>>> corrupt and I cannot restore the backup of the store but more
>>> importantly I
>>> cannot use the mirror facility in disk management to create a new disk
>>> which
>>> I had hoped would create a duplicate for me on a new disk and be the
>>> starting point for the rebuild.
>>> (I have copies of most of the mailboxes as PST files that I have created
>>> from the cached mode of Outlook) I also have copies of the main data so
>>> it
>>> is just a recovery of the system with minimum fuss that I am looking
>>> for.
>>> So I see my options as this.
>>> 1. Duplicate this disk.(How? - preferrably without third party tools)
>>> Mirroring fails.
>>> 2. Backup the disk using NT backup, restore it to a new drive using
>>> disaster
>>> recover restore and then reinstall exchange.
>>> 3. Do a fresh install and re-attach the machines to what will be a new
>>> domain and then import the data.
>>> Is there an easier way ?
>>> Any ideas would sure be appreciated. The heat is on here.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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