| Disaster Type | Exchange 2000 Member Server Rebuild | Exchange 2000 Cluster Node Rebuild |
| Required Preventative Steps | (Optional) Keep a Windows 2000 disk image. | (Optional) Keep a Windows 2000 disk image. |
| | Keep a Windows backup set of Exchange 2000 server you want to rebuild. | Keep a Windows backup set of Exchange 2000 cluster node you want to rebuild. |
| | Keep Exchange 2000 database backups of all databases you might need to replace. | |
| Required Preventative Steps for Unique Scenarios |
| Exchange 2000 with SRS | Keep SRS database backups. | N/A to single node failure in the cluster. |
| Exchange 2000 with KMS | Keep KMS database backups
Keep CA backups (if running on the Exchange 2000 server being restored). | N/A to single node failure in the cluster. . |
| Exchange 2000 with FTI | No backups required. | N/A to single node failure in the cluster. |
| Disaster Recovery Steps |
- (Optional) Copy or move the existing Exchange 2000 DB and log files (if possible) on Exchange 2000 server being restored.
- (Optional) Attempt a repair of Windows 2000 or a repair of Exchange 2000 before restoring Exchange 2000 server.
- (Optional) Restore of Windows 2000 disk image.
- Reinstall Windows 2000 on a newly formatted hard drive using a random computer name and placing into a temporary workgroup instead of a domain during setup.
- Reinstall any Windows 2000 service packs, patches, or updates previously running on the server being rebuilt. Then reinstall any other applications (other than Exchange 2000).
- Restore the Windows backup set made on the server being rebuilt.
- Reinstall Exchange 2000 in Disaster Recovery mode.
- Reinstall any Exchange 2000 hotfixes or Exchange 2000 service packs that were running on the server prior to the disaster.
- Restore the Exchange 2000 database backups that were made on the server you are rebuilding prior to the disaster.
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- (Optional) Attempt a repair of Windows 2000 or a repair of Exchange 2000 before restoring an Exchange 2000 cluster node.
- (Optional) Restore of Windows 2000 disk image.
- Reinstall Windows 2000 on a newly formatted hard drive using a random computer name and placing into a temporary workgroup instead of a domain during setup.
- Restore the Windows backup set made on the Exchange 2000 cluster node being rebuilt.
- Reinstall any Windows 2000 service packs, patches, or updates previously running on the Exchange 2000 cluster node being rebuilt. Then reinstall any other applications (other than Exchange 2000) that were previously running on it.
- Run Exchange 2000 Setup in Disaster Recovery mode.
- Reinstall any Exchange 2000 hotfixes or Exchange 2000 service packs that were running on the Exchange 2000 cluster node prior to the disaster.
- Ensure the restored node functions in the cluster; make sure other nodes can failover to it.
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| Exchange 2000 with SRS | Restore the SRS DB. | N/A to single node failure in the cluster. |
| Exchange 2000 with KMS | Restore the KMS DB.
Restore the CA if needed. | N/A to single node failure in the cluster. |
| Exchange 2000 with FTI | Repair FTI. | N/A to single node failure in the cluster. |
