Good one Rick, now i started wondering which category i belong to :) Any ways i don?t think users in ADS needs to be removed to restore a Exchange server. It is always recommended to have ADS and Exchange separately. If you have both Exchange and ADS on the same box then you better first define what disaster means to you. If the OS crashes then you have to re-install whole thing. If you have ADS and Exchange separately then you need to restore only Exchange server. At minimum it is good to have two ADS servers and one separate exchange server. Please correct me if I am wrong. This will help me modify my recovery plan incase of any problem. Because I don?t even have a resume ready. Regards Praveen R Rick Boza <rickb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: http://www.MSExchange.org/ In my experience there are four types of admins when a disaster rolls in: Those that are well prepared and know what to do Those that have an idea of what to do, and knowledge of how to get the additional info they need Those that have an updated resume ready for just such an occasion Those that don?t know what to do, but weren?t even smart enough to have the updated resume on hand. Oh, and your recovery plan is pretty much spot on ? that?s not what most consider to be a disaster. Disaster to me is ?a crack in the earth just opened up and swallowed our datacenter, but (un)fortunately the CEO is off-site and needs his email working.? On 6/30/05 10:41 AM, "Colin Hammond" <staff-cah@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: http://www.MSExchange.org/ Probably because you sound like you know enough to work it out yourself! I expect a lot of us haven?t had to deal with a disaster yet. Regards, Col. Colin Hammond IT Operations Officer Thanet College --------------------------------- From: mmmopo errer [mailto:hatem20072008@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 30 June 2005 11:09 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Please some one help me, no one reply-why ?[Scanned] http://www.MSExchange.org/ dear All, please some one reply on me, i really need help mmmopo errer <hatem20072008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: http://www.MSExchange.org/ Dear All, i was searching on the internet and this site for disaster recovery for exchange. i did the disaster recovery Procedures and it works Perfect. But i relazed that , with this Procedures, i have to formate the server and then install the Windows Server agian 2003 on this Server and of course delete the Previuose account for exchange Server from the Active directory Users & Computers and then Bring the Backup Tape which include the data, and then install the Exchange again in the Disaster recovery Mode and i found that its working Perfect without any Problems. =================================================================== But My Question is, is there any other way to Restore the Exchange database To the server without reinstall the Windows again and start from the Scratch ? i mean i will do the following :- 1- Just make the Database Dismount, 2- then choose ( this Database can be overright when Restore ) 3- then choose the Backup 4- click on restore and then let it restore the database to the Original Location . ( if this steps is correct, when can i do it ? & if its not what is your recommendation ? ) ==================================================================== Second Question:- if i have One External Harddisk, with USB , and if i connect this Harddisk to My Exchange server and then DISMOUNT THE DATABASE - and then take copy from the LOG file , and take copy also from the MDBDATA i will take copy from the Prive1.edb & stm. and in any case i will restore the files and the log files to the same location. ===================================================================== do you think it will work for Q No 1 & 2 , and which one is correct ? Please Advice me . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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