My question is fairly simple. What I have: A full backup of the Exchange Server 2003 SP2 database made with NT Backup The NetBIOS name of the server The NT Domain name The list of the users with mailboxes (domain name and friendly name of the users) A new server freshly installed in a WORKGROUP What I do not have anymore: The machine on which Exchange Server was installed on The domain (no DC with AD anymore) My question is: ++ Is it possible to restore the Exchange functionalities on the new server ++ Is it possible at least to extract the content of the mailboxes (with ExMerge for example) even if it takes time All of this is for testing purpose. Help appreciated. Nicolas
On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:55:27 +0200, "Nicolas Macarez" wrote: >My question is fairly simple. > >What I have: >A full backup of the Exchange Server 2003 SP2 database made with NT Backup >The NetBIOS name of the server >The NT Domain name >The list of the users with mailboxes (domain name and friendly name of the >users) >A new server freshly installed in a WORKGROUP > >What I do not have anymore: >The machine on which Exchange Server was installed on >The domain (no DC with AD anymore) > >My question is: > >++ Is it possible to restore the Exchange functionalities on the new server >++ Is it possible at least to extract the content of the mailboxes (with >ExMerge for example) even if it takes time You could install into a forest lab AD ( not a workgroup) environment and if the org, admin group etc match, it should mount then connect mailboxes to AD accounts. Might want to simply purchase 3rd party recovery software from Quest or Ontrack and extract the mailboxes that way. > >All of this is for testing purpose. > >Help appreciated. >Nicolas >
"Andy David {MVP}" a écrit dans le message de news: lmvr24tdaooqslq0d0fq4gcd75nu1nusp5@4ax.com... > On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:55:27 +0200, "Nicolas Macarez" > wrote: > >>My question is fairly simple. >> >>What I have: >>A full backup of the Exchange Server 2003 SP2 database made with NT Backup >>The NetBIOS name of the server >>The NT Domain name >>The list of the users with mailboxes (domain name and friendly name of the >>users) >>A new server freshly installed in a WORKGROUP >> >>What I do not have anymore: >>The machine on which Exchange Server was installed on >>The domain (no DC with AD anymore) >> >>My question is: >> >>++ Is it possible to restore the Exchange functionalities on the new >>server >>++ Is it possible at least to extract the content of the mailboxes (with >>ExMerge for example) even if it takes time > > You could install into a forest lab AD ( not a workgroup) environment > and if the org, admin group etc match, it should mount then connect > mailboxes to AD accounts. NICOLAS: I did that. Everything works fine: I can mount the database; I can see the mailboxes with the red cross. However I was unable to reconnect any mailbox, either on a new user created in the AD, or on a user with same name that I created from scratch in the AD (there is a "conflict"). I am not that good at playing with the Exchange attributes and ADSI Edit or LDIF, so I didn't go further. ExMerge doesn't work either; it just creates a tiny PST file. So, am I missing something? Is it worth to work on this some more time? > > Might want to simply purchase 3rd party recovery software from Quest > or Ontrack and extract the mailboxes that way. NICOLAS: Yes. Ontrack PowerControls 5.0 looks fine (at least with trial version). I may go in this direction if the licensing is affordable. I am responsible for the maintenance and support of five Exchange Servers (Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or Exchange Server 2007 SP1 running on these servers). > >> >>All of this is for testing purpose. >> >>Help appreciated. >>Nicolas >>
