RE: Rebuilding DC that is also, DNS and Exchange Server
- From: "John" <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:46:04 -0800
Heres another link to veritas support. A bit of a walkthorugh of a restore...
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/235756.htm
"Transam388" wrote:
> On one note, if you restore the full information store the original
> configuration of exchange should be brought back without reconfiguring. The
> individual mailboxes or "Brick level" only restores mail boxes regardless of
> Exchange configuration. One thing you may want to do also is when you
> rebuild this server do not switch it back to being a GC server as this will
> put more load on the server. I would also make sure your computers are set
> to use the other server as the primary DNS and then this one second so
> queriers will hit the other server first while it is available. Basically
> just trying to keep traffic that can be handled elsewhere off the exchange
> server.
>
> "John" wrote:
>
> > http://www.pcbuild.com/SALESTIP.NSF/0/a3b0396a01361e7b85256a68005891a8?OpenDocument
> >
> > Try this link if i cant reply after you post answers to my previous questions
> >
> > "John" wrote:
> >
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > Did you backup Exchange using the mailbox backup method (individual
> > > mailboxes would be displayed)
> > > or did you backup the flat files (in veritas this appears as Microsoft
> > > Information store\first storage group\mailbox store and Public store)
> > > or perhaps you backup the files you saw in MDbdata folders etc?
> > >
> > > Each backup requires a different approach to restore...
> > >
> > > "AndyG" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi John and thanks,
> > > >
> > > > I have to rebuild the server because of a security risk that we encountered.
> > > >
> > > > I have Full-Backups using BackupExec with the Exchange module; this is what
> > > > I'll use for the restore.
> > > >
> > > > Should I just restore the entire information store into the new copy of
> > > > Exchange?
> > > > Someone mentioned to me that I should install Exchange in Disaster Recovery
> > > > Mode.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I do have a second DC that is running all of the same services with the
> > > > exception of Exchange.
> > > >
> > > > I appreciate your feedback John. Do you happen to have any links to KB
> > > > Articles that may help me with this task?
> > > >
> > > > "John" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Andy
> > > > >
> > > > > Be sure a restore is actually necesary (why are you restoring?)
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you have a backup that you will be restoring from?
> > > > > Specifically we are worried about a backup of your exchange services.
> > > > > Everything is going to be pretty straight forward excpet for exchange, so
> > > > > tell us about that backup.
> > > > > Other than exchange, if you have a second DC in the netowork I would do the
> > > > > following (ill prob miss out some steps here but im sure others will fill in
> > > > > the gaps)
> > > > >
> > > > > -Make sure DNS is AD integrated
> > > > > -Move DHCP to DC #2 (add new subnet maybe to avoid collisions)
> > > > > -move all FSMO roles to DC #2 (ntdsutil)
> > > > > -Make sure DC#2 is a GC (AD sites and services)
> > > > > -Shut down DC #1 (the one you are rebuilding) and make sure you can log onto
> > > > > your network again without cached credentials, just to be sure that AD is
> > > > > happy.
> > > > > -as gracefully as possible remove the old DC/exchange server that will be
> > > > > rebuilt (using DCPROMO.exe)
> > > > >
> > > > > Now you have a happy network without exchange but with AD and DNS and DHCP
> > > > > all in Tact
> > > > >
> > > > > -rebuild your server exactly as it was before (same name/windows
> > > > > services/hotfixes/patches etc)
> > > > > -Restore Exchange as per your backup/restore procedures
> > > > >
> > > > > I can help with your exchange restore with more info about how it was backed
> > > > > up.
> > > > >
> > > > > "AndyG" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm faced with the task to rebuild a server that has many key roles in our
> > > > > > environment. The server is a Global Catalog Server, a Domain Controller (1
> > > > > > of 2), a DNS Server (1 of 2 ) and our only Exchange Server. Any a advice or
> > > > > > ideas is greatly appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -AndyG
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