Thanks Carl -----Original Message----- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.houseman@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 5:09 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Offline Exchange Recovery Question http://www.MSExchange.org/ The normal situation for creating a "recovery environment" would be 1. Setup a new domain controller in the production domain. 2. Wait for replication. 3. Relocate the new domain controller to its own network completely disconnected from the existing domain/network. 4. Seize the FSMO roles on the new domain controller. Now you can install Exchange on a member server which you joined to this recovery domain with the same name as the Exchange server from the original domain. Use the /disasterrecovery install mode prior to restoring your Exchange backup. For more details, google "Exchange disaster recovery". Carl -----Original Message----- From: Bret Hanson [mailto:Bhanson@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 4:05 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Offline Exchange Recovery Question Okay, so would it be possible if I had two boxes sitting on a switch, a Win2k domain controller with AD and an Exchange box and replicate the production AD to the "recovery AD" using the Active Directory Migration Tool? I'm just looking for an inexpensive way to recover Exchange items using hardware and software I already have at my disposal. Thanks Bret -----Original Message----- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.houseman@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:58 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Offline Exchange Recovery Question Exchange 200x requires an AD domain environment for installation. A server that is not a domain member has no such thing. So if you're going to do restores, you'll have to use something other than Exchange. Data Recovery outfits have tools that can read Exchange backups and restore messages or mailboxes without Exchange. Here's one: http://www.ontrack.com/email/ Carl -----Original Message----- From: Bret Hanson [mailto:Bhanson@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:02 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Offline Exchange Recovery Question I am currently backing up our Exchange Server 2000 (on a 2000 domain) with Backup Exec 10 & the Exchange agent. I would like to do restores to a box that is not a domain member to recover individual items or mailboxes. I have Googled with no avail. Is this possible? Is there a white paper that explains the procedure? Thank you, Bret ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: bhanson@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx