The ISA server backup will only restore to the unique identifier that it is linked with through the original install. You should take a system state backup of all server. There is also a vb script that will export all your setting from the isa server. Personally, I have ISA on a RAID 5 array for speed and redundancy. If I was you.... I would get a written copy off all the settings before you try anything. Regards, Aaron Shimmons Network Administrator -----Original Message----- From: jennaro [mailto:sfulci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 29 November 2002 10:42 To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] Question about "Disaster Recovery" for ISA http://www.ISAserver.org Hello, I have a question about a "disaster recovery" for ISA Server This is my network archetecture LAN --- ISA SRV --- Internet I install ISA Server Enterprise Edition and on my LAN I have 2 publish servers an Exchange Server and a Web Server..... On my ISA server, I have only one Hard Disk..... Suppose that my hard disk fail(crash), How can I rebuild the server. If a replace the defect hard disk with a new one, I make a fresh install of Windows 2000 + SP, I reinstall ISA Server Ent. Ed. Does the installation of ISA reclaim all the configuration settings from Active Directory .....? If it's not possible does it mean that I have to recreate manually all my publishing rules and others settings ......? Does I have to make a restore of the "System State" after reinstalling Windows 2000 SRV and before reinstalling ISA ....? Does it exist a switch /disasterrecovery for ISA like it exist for Exchange2k ....? In short, can you explain me the procedure to rebuild the server or maybe does it exist a MS doc that explain that .....? Thanks very much for your help. Gennaro ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: aaron.shimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')