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setting up replica on domain controller
I going to setup the Exchange replica server on main domain controller. I am running Windows 2003 Server and Exchange 2003.
let me know if there are any issues by doing this setup.
thanks
What exactly do you want to achieve?
You can't replicate Exchange mailboxes to another machine natively.
If you do want to replicate Exchange using a third party tool, then you have to use a dedicated machine as the replication tool replicates everything and become the other machine in the event of a failure. You cannot have the replica machine doing something else in the meantime.
Simon.
You can't replicate Exchange mailboxes to another machine natively.
If you do want to replicate Exchange using a third party tool, then you have to use a dedicated machine as the replication tool replicates everything and become the other machine in the event of a failure. You cannot have the replica machine doing something else in the meantime.
Simon.
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Simon,
Thanks for your responcse.
This is what I wanted to find out if I need another machine for replica only? I have only 50 users and they will not grow. I have one machine which is the Opration master for the domain and it is not doing any other services. I was thinking of using this machine for exchantge's replica.
What kind of tools do I need to setup for backup/replica/mirror/sync
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If you have one domain controller right now, are you looking to add a second one? If so, yes, this is pretty easy to do and very common.
Exchange's directory service piece is really just active directory, so that should be covered by having a seconds DC.
If you are looking to have a duplicate copy of the mailboxes on your main exchange server, then you are looking for some third party software, such as Double-take, to keep replicating the changes over.