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Table 2: Restoring the Server
Disaster Type Active Directory Restore Exchange 2000 Database Restore Exchange 2000 Member Server Restore
Required Preventative Steps Keep a current Windows backup set of each DC.
(Optional) Keep a full computer backup set of each DC.		 Keep backups of all Exchange 2000 databases you might need to replace. . (Optional) Keep a Windows 2000 disk image
Keep a full computer backup set of Exchange 2000 server
Keep backups of all Exchange 2000 databases you might need to replace.
Unique Scenarios
Exchange 2000 with SRS N/A to AD restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 DB restore. Keep a SRS DB backup.
Exchange 2000 with KMS N/A to AD restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 DB restore. Keep a KMS DB backup. Keep a CA backup (if running on the Exchange 2000 server being restored).
Exchange 2000 with FTI N/A to AD restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 DB restore. No backups required.
Required Preventative Steps Consult the technical paper Active Directory Disaster Recovery (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6270).
  1. Dismount the databases that are being overwritten.
  2. Configure the databases so that the restore process overwrites them.
  3. Determine the database and log file locations.
  4. Copy or move the existing databases (if possible).
  5. Ensure identical display names exist on the Exchange 2000 server being restored to.
  6. Recover the Exchange databases.
  7. (If the restore fails) Resolve any Exchange database restore problems.
  1. (Optional) Copy or move the existing Exchange 2000 DB and log files (if possible) on Exchange 2000 server being restored.
  2. (Optional) Attempt a repair of Windows 2000 or Exchange 2000 installations before restoring Exchange 2000 server.
  3. (Optional) Restore the Windows 2000 disk image.
  4. Restore the full computer backup set of Exchange 2000 server.
  5. Apply any additional changes or updates to finish restore process.
  6. Restore latest backup of Exchange 2000 databases if necessary.
Unique Scenarios
Exchange 2000 with SRS N/A to AD restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 DB restore. Restore the SRS DB.
Exchange 2000 with KMS N/A to AD restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 DB restore.Restore the KMS DB. Restore the CA if needed.
Exchange 2000 with FTI N/A to AD restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 DB restore. Repair FTI.
Disaster Type Exchange 2000 Cluster Virtual Server Database Restore Exchange 2000 Quorum Disk Resource Restore Exchange 2000 Cluster Node Restore
Keep a backup all Exchange 2000 databases you might need to replace. Keep a Windows backup set made on a node owning the quorum disk resource. Keep a full computer backup set of Exchange 2000 cluster node.
Required Preventative Steps for Unique Scenarios
Exchange 2000 with SRS N/A to Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server database restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 quorum disk resource restore. N/A to single node failure in the cluster.
Exchange 2000 with KMS N/A to Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server database restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 quorum disk resource restore. N/A to single node failure in the cluster.
Exchange 2000 with FTI N/A to Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server database store restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 quorum disk resource restore. N/A to single node failure in the cluster.
Disaster Recovery Steps Unique Scenarios The steps used to restore an Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server's Exchange databases are the same steps used in the previous "Restoring the Server" table under the column titled "Exchange 2000 Database Restore."
  1. Stop the Cluster service on all nodes except the one performing the restore (the one for which you have made the Windows backup set while it owned the quorum disk resource).
  2. Restore the Windows backup set on the remaining node.
  3. Run the Clusrest utility from Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit
  4. Restart the node, and if the Cluster service starts up successfully, restart the other nodes.
  1. (Optional) Attempt a repair of Windows 2000 or a repair of Exchange 2000 before restoring Exchange 2000 cluster node.
  2. If a node is still functioning in the cluster, replace the damaged cluster node with a new node.
  3. (Optional) If no nodes are functioning in the cluster, restore of Windows 2000 disk image.
  4. If no nodes are functioning in the cluster, restore full computer backup set of Exchange 2000 cluster node.
  5. Apply any additional changes or updates to finish restore process.
  6. Ensure the restored node functions in the cluster; make sure other nodes can failover to it
Disaster Recovery Steps Unique Scenarios
Exchange 2000 with SRS N/A to Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server database restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 quorum disk resource restore. N/A to single node failure in the cluster.
Exchange 2000 with KMS N/A to Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server database restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 quorum disk resource restore.N/A to single node failure in the cluster.
Exchange 2000 with FTI N/A to Exchange 2000 cluster virtual server database restore. N/A to Exchange 2000 quorum disk resource restore. N/A to single node failure in the cluster.

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