Appendix b: rebuilding the source, Rebuilding the original exchange source – HP Storage Mirroring V4.5 Software User Manual
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Appendix B: Rebuilding the
Source
The following sections guide you through rebuilding a source server
following a failure.
Rebuilding the original Exchange source
The following steps guide you through rebuilding a source with the same name and IP address as the
original source.
1.
Install Windows on the source, if necessary, configuring it as a Windows 200x member server
with the same name and IP address as the original source.
2.
Apply any Windows 200x service packs or patches.
3.
Connect the source to the network and join the domain.
a.
On the source, right-click My Computer and select Properties.
b.
Select the Network Identification tab and click Properties.
c.
Under Member of, change to Domain and specify the domain name.
d.
Click OK.
e.
When you are prompted for a domain account, specify an account with permissions to add a
workstation to the domain.
f.
Reboot when prompted.
4.
After the source reboots, log in as the domain administrator or an equivalent account. Verify that
the account has full Exchange Administrator rights.
5.
Using the Exchange CD, start the Exchange installation on the source using the following
command
.
6.
At the Component Selection dialog box, set the Action column to Disaster Recovery for all of
the components that were originally installed on the source (before it failed).
7.
Verify that each of the components selected are installed in the same location on the source as
they are on the target. If not, modify the location of each component to match the target and
original source configuration.
8.
After selecting the proper components and location, click
Next
to continue the install.
Target
Repaired source
connected to the network
Reverted back to original
configuration by failback
Repaired Source
Windows member server
with original source name and IP address