To restore a server, first restore the contents of the server's disk drives using Windows 2000 Backup or a third-party disk-imaging utility, then restore your Exchange 2000 databases. Restoring a server requires a full computer backup set. This includes
- A backup of System State data and most of the data on your hard disks, excluding the Exchange installable file system [IFS] drive,
- The drives or folders that contain your Exchange 2000 database files and transaction log files and
- A backup of your Exchange 2000 databases. To back up Exchange 2000 databases, use the Microsoft Information Store backup options in Windows 2000 Backup. Perform these database backups daily to keep them current.
Important Do not back up or restore the Exchange IFS drive (by default, drive M on your hard drive) or the drives or folders that contain your Exchange 2000 database files and transaction log files with your full computer backups.
Restoring these drives causes problems, including causing your log files to become out of sync. The Backup utility has an interface that allows you to specify Exchange data so you can back up Exchange 2000 databases.
For detailed information about how to create a full computer backup set, see Creating Full Computer Backup Sets.
For detailed information about how to restore a full computer backup set, see ôRestoring Full Computer Backup Setsö in Part 3 of this document.
Note To locate the Microsoft Information Store options that are referred to in this section, in Backup, in the console tree,
- Expand Microsoft Exchange Server,
- Expand the server you want, and then
- Expand Microsoft Information Store.
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
