yes, I made 4 "BIG" restore in E2K. The procedure in Microsoft document is only the begin. After the restore, you will got several error messages on Event view to solve. All methods said to microsoft work fine. Active directory has the Exchange Machine SID. When you re-install Windows (for example) and back the system state backup, the SID is kept. See this crazy method: on past, I had a crazy caused by Norton Antivirus. After I've contacted Microsoft Professional Support, my unique solution is: Format the machine, install windows 2000, the previsious Service Pack, reboot machine, DELETE MICROSOFT EXCHANGE OBJETCS in Active directory, re-prepair the forest, domain, install Exchange Server, apply the service pack previsious installed, (without boot), stop exchange server, delete the new database, move the original database to original folder location and reboot the machine. (See, the exchange objects in A.D were deleted !) The Microsoft enginner says me: "it's the last attempt...." , but you shouldn't make it. It's for CRAZY ADMINISTRATORS like me. Alex -----Mensagem original----- De: Dhaval Brahmbhatt [mailto:Dhaval@xxxxxxxxxxx] Enviada em: terça-feira, 26 de novembro de 2002 15:29 Para: [ExchangeList] Assunto: [exchangelist] RE: RES: Question about "disaster recovery" for Exchange http://www.MSExchange.org/ alex, have you ever tried it? I have never tried it but what I am worrying about is the domain name and stuff like that. because the exchange depends and integrated with the active directory, there can be SID issues. Dhaval -----Original Message----- From: Alex Decarli [mailto:alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 26 November 2002 17:24 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RES: Question about "disaster recovery" for Exchange http://www.MSExchange.org/ no, exactlly, I don't need to make backup of system partition. The system state backup + information store backup+IIS backup will allow to do a restore with sucess. There's several methods to restore e2k. Different of Microsoft documentation methods. Alex -----Mensagem original----- De: sfulci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sfulci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Enviada em: terça-feira, 26 de novembro de 2002 14:26 Para: [ExchangeList] Assunto: [exchangelist] Question about "disaster recovery" for Exchange http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hello, I'm reading a MS document about "Disaster Recovery for Exchange 2K" It explain 3 mode for a disaster recovery : 1° Restore the server 2° Rebuild the server 3° stand by recovery server..... I choose the Rebuild the server mode ......But to succeed the "Rebuild the server mode" you need to have a "Windows backup set": it inclue three parts : System state data, the Windows boot partition and the Windows system partition..... I have a Exchange 2k box with only 1 hard disk divided into 2 partition C: and F: On partition C:, I installed Win2k SRV/SP3, Exchange2K SRV/SP2,Antivirus for W2k and exchange .....On partition f: is stored Exchange databases and transaction log files ..... My question is about "Windows backup set" ......I know how to back up the "system state" with NTbackup but I don't know how to backup "the boot and system partition" Does it mean tha I have to backup all data on partition c: including "Exchsrv" folder .....? Thanks for your help .... 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