Restore exchange to a different domain

Its the typical Recovery Server scenario in Exchange.

Please have a look at "Method 3: Restore a Mailbox from Backup to a Recovery Server" in the following KB Article ->

How to recover or to restore a single mailbox in Exchange Server 2003.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823176/en-us

Thanks,
Amit Aggarwal.

Thanks for this.  I am using backup exec and a DLT tape so that should be the same procedure right?  I will try this out on a test server today.  Any useful links would be appreciated.

Method 3 in the KB article given is the step by step procedure to setup a recovery server for Exchange and it explains everything you need. You just need to make sure that you have the same Org Name, Administrative Group Name and Storage Group name on the recovery server with the same Service packs and updates applied before you will start your restore process.

Thanks,
Amit Aggarwal.

Thanks Amit.  I installed Exchange Server with default settings.  Is there a way to change the organisation name or do I have to re-install.  I did try to uninstall MS Exchange but it pops up an error about a mailbox being used.  I have checked and double checked but there doesn't seem to be any account using exchange.  In fact if I go to Active Directory and click on the only user there, it does not show me exchange tabs at all.  Please advice.

Thanks

Khalid

Ok figured this one out.  Still get access denied when I am trying to restore exchange mailboxes.  Any ideas?

This time I got "unable to attach to one of the drives" error message

When are you getting this error message? while trying to restore your databases on a recovery server or while removing or un-installing exchange (as you had installed Exchange with the default settings)?

Thanks,
Amit Aggarwal.

The error message appears in the job log after the restore operation fails.  I am using Veritas Backup Exec to restore Exchange Information Store and Mailboxes.

You need to make sure that the same drive letters (same as original) are present and mounted to have a successful restore.

Thanks,
Amit Aggarwal.

The only Drive letter was C.  Interesting thing is that I am using the same backup tape to restore files and Exchange mailboxes.  The files are restored on the C drive without any problems but when it comes to Exchange, it throws an error that "Unable to attach to one of the drives".  The Exchange Organisation, Storage groups have the same name as original.  For resource credentials I have entered the system logon account which is also the Exchange full administrator.

Do you think Exchange is looking for resource credentials from the original server which has a different domain?

Please have a look at this -->

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/266177.htm

Thanks,
Amit Aggarwal.

Here is one more link for u ->
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20867901/Cannot-Restore-Mail-in-Veritas-Backup-Exec.html

Thanks,
Amit Aggarwal.

Thanks very much for those links.  I have seen the first one over and over again but can't seem to find the problem.

Reason 1: The user account specified in VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) to back up/restore the resource does not exist on the resource being backed up/restored.

I have used the resource credentials as admin of the local machine which also has full Exchange access.  Should I be using the credentials from the orginial server or recovery server?

Thanks in advance

Khalid

ok  Thanks for your help