[isalist] Re: Restore of ISA server config from 1 sbs server to another Sbs server.
- From: "Glenn P. JOHNSTON" <glenn.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 09:42:58 +1000
OK.
I am now on site looking at the server, and the server is one sick little
monster.
There are 2 issues apparent at the moment, when I am trying to restore the
original saved config file I have, the progress bar gets about 1/2 way and
stops, even after 30 minutes it did not move, even allowing for how s -- l --
o -- w the server is running, I don't think this is going to work.
If I try to alter any of the firwall rules, add a new one, change an existing
one, delete an existing one, to change / / delete part works, when I click
apply, again the progress bar goes about 1/2 way and stops.
Does anyone have a feel for if the restore of a foreign ISA config file should
make the server run so slow, network stuff I can understand, but could this be
expected to make the server itself so slow ? I just feel that I still might not
have the whole story, but I can see anything else obvious that has been
tampered with, or installed.
Similarly, the SBS wizzard also hangs after you've answer all the questions.
Any suggestions anyone, short of uninstalling and reinstalling ?
From: Greg Mulholland
Sent: Tue 16/May/2006 09:16
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Restore of ISA server config from 1 sbs server to
another Sbs server.
I missed the "SBS" bit so yeah then ill agree.. other situations it would be a
nightmare!!
Greg Mulholland
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Amy Babinchak
Sent: Tue 16/05/2006 9:03 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Restore of ISA server config from 1 sbs server to
another Sbs server.
How many extra rules does an ISA server on an SBS box need? Usually they don't
have any. Sometimes 1-5. Ok, you got me. It might take 30 minutes if you're a
slow typer.
Amy
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Greg Mulholland
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 7:01 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Restore of ISA server config from 1 sbs server to
another Sbs server.
Does that 20 mins include manually re adding the rules Amy!
Greg Mulholland
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Amy Babinchak
Sent: Mon 15/05/2006 10:07 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Restore of ISA server config from 1 sbs server to
another Sbs server.
Great story. You are going to make a lot of money from this client. He'll never
again do anything without calling you first.
Use the restore. Worst comes to worst you can reinstall ISA. It takes what, 20
minutes to install and run the CEIW?
Amy
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Glenn P. JOHNSTON
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:41 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Restore of ISA server config from 1 sbs server to another
Sbs server.
Hi,
At the urgent request of the owner of the business, I will be attending a site
in the morning, with a parcular problem created by the unknowing trying to do
what they should not have.
It a small business, 5 users running a recently installed SBS2003 Premium SP1
on a HP 1100 server.
In an attempt to get inbound VPN working, instead of calling me, the business
owner tried to save a few bucks and has resotred an ISA server config backup
file he obtained from one of his friends at the chamber of comerce taken off of
his SBS server. He friend told him, "We have that working, just restore this
config file, flick this setting and it will be working.
Other than it exists I know nothing of the other SBS server.
Fortunately he owned up to what he did, so I at least have a straight up and
down view of the problem, and know whats happened.
Not too supprisingly, now he can not access the server from the network, the
LAN PC's are not even getting DHCP addresses, and external e-mail is down, the
server no longer is answering on port 25 from the internet. If he logs on to
the console, says it's very very slow. He timed it at 20 minutes before the
desktop icons appeared So it seems pretty sick.
I've done a technet & web search and there is no mention of such acts, it's
probably not a too frequent occurance (thankfully !)
Does anyone have any experience with a similar thing ?
Before turning up in the morning, I'd like to have some feeling for if the
server is recoverable, or if it's likely to need a full rebuild ?
I do have a copy of the ISA config from when the server was installed about 3
months ago, does anyone have any feeling for if simply resotring this wil put
everything straight ?
Thanks in advance for any works of wisdom.
Regards
Glenn
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