Restore Exchange 2003 question.

If my exchange 2003 standard breaks down.

Is it possible to restore the server using Exchange 2003 Enterprise with the
/disasterrecovery switch? - or must I restore using standard?

Lanwench
Mon Jul 07 08:19:20 CDT 2008

Andersen @ DK <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> If my exchange 2003 standard breaks down.
>
> Is it possible to restore the server using Exchange 2003 Enterprise
> with the /disasterrecovery switch? - or must I restore using standard?

I'm fairly certain you would need to restore with Standard. If you have
Enterprise on hand now, upgrade in place so this won't be an issue :)

Ed
Tue Jul 08 03:03:46 CDT 2008

The /disasterrecovery switch rebuilds the server based on the information
that is already in Active Directory, so I'm reasonably sure that the version
would have to be the same.
--
Ed Crowley MVP
"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
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"Andersen @ DK" <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If my exchange 2003 standard breaks down.
>
> Is it possible to restore the server using Exchange 2003 Enterprise with
> the
> /disasterrecovery switch? - or must I restore using standard?
>
>

Tushar
Tue Jul 08 03:40:48 CDT 2008

On Jul 7, 6:19=A0pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
> Andersen @ DK <Anderse...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > If my exchange 2003 standard breaks down.
>
> > Is it possible to restore the server using Exchange 2003 Enterprise
> > with the /disasterrecovery switch? - or must I restore using standard?
>
> I'm fairly certain you would need to restore with Standard. If you have
> Enterprise on hand now, upgrade in place so this won't be an issue :)

You shouldnt be using wrong versions of Exchange for performing
disaster recovery - i have not come across any documentation which MS
has published but i am fairly certain that the attributes in AD along
with registry has definied within them. So, best recommendation - if
you have standard edition - performa DR using std edition ONLY.

Later, you could ofcourse use the re-install switch wtih enterprise
edition of Exchange.

Lanwench
Tue Jul 08 08:43:51 CDT 2008

Tushar Shah <email.tushar@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 7, 6:19 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
>> Andersen @ DK <Anderse...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If my exchange 2003 standard breaks down.
>>
>>> Is it possible to restore the server using Exchange 2003 Enterprise
>>> with the /disasterrecovery switch? - or must I restore using
>>> standard?
>>
>> I'm fairly certain you would need to restore with Standard. If you
>> have Enterprise on hand now, upgrade in place so this won't be an
>> issue :)
>
> You shouldnt be using wrong versions of Exchange for performing
> disaster recovery - i have not come across any documentation which MS
> has published but i am fairly certain that the attributes in AD along
> with registry has definied within them. So, best recommendation - if
> you have standard edition - performa DR using std edition ONLY.
>
> Later, you could ofcourse use the re-install switch wtih enterprise
> edition of Exchange.

Hi, Tushar - I think you meant to reply to the OP, not to me. :-)