Key Management Server Backup and Disaster Recovery
ID: Q190713
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 4.0, 5.0
SUMMARY
When you back up the Exchange Server databases during an online backup, the
Kmsdata directory is not included.
MORE INFORMATION
To successfully back up the Kmsdata directory so that all security keys are
recoverable, perform the following steps:
- Stop the Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server service.
- Run backup or make a copy of the Kmsdata directory (drive:\Exchsrvr).
- When the offline backup or the copy has completed, verify that all files
have been copied.
- Restart the Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server service.
To restore the directory or recover lost files, perform the following
steps:
- Ensure that the Key Management Server service is stopped.
- Restore the Kmsdata directory from backup to the
drive:\Exchsrvr\Kmsdata directory.
- In Control Panel Services, highlight the Microsoft Exchange Key
Management Server.
- Type in the Key Management Server password or insert the disk, and then
start the Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server service.
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Version : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo
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