The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5
SUMMARY
You may need to set up a Microsoft Exchange Server computer to recover
information from the Exchange directory service contained in the Dir.edb
file.
MORE INFORMATION
The Dir.edb file is Windows NT machine name specific and thus it can
only be restored to a server with the same computer name.
NOTE: The following steps will allow you to construct a server offline. The
resulting server will not be usable in your production Exchange
environment.
Steps to build a Dir.edb recovery server:
- In the production domain where the Exchange service account resides,
install a computer as a backup domain controller (BDC) with the same
version of Microsoft Windows NT Server and service pack level as the
production Exchange Server computer.
- Make sure that the recovery server computer has enough free disk space
and any other devices that are necessary, such as a tape drive or CD-ROM
drive. Take this computer offline by isolating it from the production
network on a hub.
- Promote this server to a primary domain controller (PDC) and reboot the
computer.
- In Server Manager for Domains, add a BDC with the same Windows NT
computer name as the Exchange Server computer, and rename the recovery
server to the original Exchange Server computer name. (Verify that you
are not on the production network first.)
For more information, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article:
ARTICLE-ID: Q150298
TITLE : Renaming a Windows NT PDC or BDC
- Reboot the server. Now the recovery server is running the same version
of Windows NT Server as the production Exchange Server computer.
- Install Microsoft Exchange Server as a new site, but use the same
organization and site name as the production Exchange environment. Make
sure to select the same service account as the production domain to use
for the Exchange services.
- Update to the same service pack level as the production Exchange Server
computer.
- Restore from backup the previous Microsoft Exchange directory store
and/or the Microsoft Exchange information store.
Keywords : XADM kbtlc
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,5.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto