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Master Exchange Server Dead - Lost System Folders

We have 2 Exchange Servers - The First Exchange Server in the Exchange Organisation has died - The Master Exchange Server function has to be transferred to the second Exchange Server, previously a Member Exchange server. We have good backup of IS and Brick Level for mailboxes on the Dead Exchange. We can recreate mailboxes on the second Exchange Server and import mailboxes and public folders from backup tape ?

How do we recover System Folders (Schedule+ Free Busy / Offline Address Book / Organisational Forms ?

What about Recipent Update Services and Routing Group Master Roles - Can these just be seized by the second active Exchange Server.

The Original Master Exchange Server is dead and will never be back on the domain.

As these Public System Folders were never replicated, can we recover these at all ?

Alistair

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Simon,

Thanks for the information - much appreciated.

We do not have any custom organisation forms so that will be O.K.

Understand aboout the Schedule Free Busy information and calendaring issues.

What about the OAB - You say it can be moved and it will then be regenerated - Can you explain how it can be moved firstly - We have no access to the old original Master Exchange Server.

Once the OAB is moved - How long does it take to regenerate and sort itself out ?

Many thanks for your assistance so far.

Alistair

Stacy Spear

OAB - Can be generated by any server is what Simon meant. Go to ESM then to Org\recipients\Offline Address Lists. Any list there (probably only the default) right click and choose properties. Then click browse to choose the new server for the OAL server. If it is grayed out (not likely) then you have to do domain and forest prep again. But not likely that it is.