In a corruption scenario clustering/SRDF buys you nothing, you are going to tape to recover the server. Snapshot technology might make a difference, but in general you need to take into account the size of the databases on the server and the number or logs that you generate in a day. Only way to know for certain is to test. Look for things like how fast it takes your recovery process to process a log. What is your backup/restore times in gigs per hour? NTbackup restores between 15-19gig an hour with local tape. Fibre based backup might get 30gig an hour depending on the tape device, new tape equipment will get you close to 90gig an hour. How long does it take for your team to get in gear to start the process? Then you have a host of other options.. empty mailbox scenario, exmerge data back....causes more work for you, but gets users to new e-mail asap. In this scenario exmerge contact/calendar data first... people need to know who to call and where to go. Reverser Exmerge similar to empty mailbox, but you run all day with empty data.. while you spin tape. end of the day you take the server down replace the DB, then later exmerge the days data back to user mailboxes. Keep in mind that both will cause Blackberry server to stop redirecting e-mails. Brings you to another topic dependencies...Blackberry servers....other applications that you need to recover. I guess what i am saying is that you really need to sit with management, ask them how fast they need e-mail back. This will determing your approach, mailbox size, number of times you back during a day. blah blah blah... -----Original Message----- From: Mike Chyril [mailto:Mike@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:58 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Restoring an Exchange Server http://www.MSExchange.org/ We have a Win2k server, running as a domain controller as well as housing our Exchange 2000 database. It also holds documents, user directories, and acts as the main server for our Antivirus Corporate edition. We had a raid controller fail and a whack of system/exchange/program/data/documents all kinds of files were corrupted. I know need to rebuild this server somehow and I was wondering how I would go about doing this? My idea is to bring up another win2k server, and install exchange on it and migrate the mailboxes over? Has anyone had any experience with this or any recommendations? Thanks!! Mike Chyril, MCSE Systems Admin Spectra Computer Services www.spectra.ca <http://www.spectra.ca/> ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: fred.caicedo@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')