Did you do a clean install of win2k and E2k ?? Jonathan Goulding (MCSE) Senior Microsoft Systems Engineer Caudwell Distribution Group Caudwell Tower Weston Road Crewe Tel: 01270 755762 Mob:07799586072 -----Original Message----- From: Anil Chopra [mailto:achopra7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 11 July 2003 08:38 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange Restore http://www.MSExchange.org/ Dear all, We have exchange 2000 implemented in Front-end-Backend format. 4 days back our Backend exchange crashed. I installed a new exchange server on a different machine and restored offline backup of the server which crashed. The very next day we installed exchange on the older box (on which exchange had crashed). Exchange got installed peacefully, offline database got restored. Users mailboxes were connected without any problem. Users were also able to open their mailboxes. When we checked internal and external mail flow we found that mails were able to come in but we had problems in sending messages out to internet. We were able to send mails to users internally but whenever we sent messages to internet the message went in the queue "Mails with unreachable destination" We were not able to send messages to front end server. Even exchange in other sites had messages in the queue "unreachable destination" Finally we had to move back to the new server. The sequence of event was as follows: Server 1 with the name Exch1 crashed. Server2 with the new name Exch2 installed Database of Server1 restored at Server2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Server-installed with the name Exch1 Database of Server2 restored at Server1 Any help on the above would be highly appreciated. Regards..Anil ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: Jonathan.Goulding@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ********************************************************************** Disclaimer :- This email was sent by Jonathan Goulding and is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions are solely those of Jonathan Goulding and do not necessarily represent those of the Caudwell Distribution Group (2020 Logistics Ltd, 20:20 Solutions Ltd 20:20 Global Ltd, The Discovery Store, Dextra Accessories Ltd, The Mobile Phone Repair Company Ltd) If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. **********************************************************************