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Hi and thanks for your responses ... <br />
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BBRaz ... the rebuilt server is a clean install, with users recreated not a restored AD. Only data restored, not actual server install as there were severe problems.<br />
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Bahpoopie ... Using the method you describe ... isn't this the method for creating a NEW database? What I need to do is to point to an existing storage group, not create a new one or move the default install.<br />
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Ah i didnt flesh it out enough...basically what you are doing is creating a new database with the same name as the old one. So once you create the new database, you merely copy the EDB file over the newly created database file at the database file path you chose. 
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Oh oh, i almost forgot, make sur eyou dont check the box labled Mount the Database. 
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Dangit i left out another step. im sorry its been awhile since ive had to deal with this kind of issue haha. After the database has been created you can goto the properties of you newly minted database and check the box labled This database can be overwritten by restore (or something along those lines) <br />
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at this point you can copy the edb file of the original server to the new server. This must be the same path as we created earlier. Finally after all of this you can mount the database by clicking on the database in the Toolbox Actions. 
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Hi Bahpoopie and BBRAz, the link sent by BBRAz essentially describes the same process as the last couple of posts about replacing the new db with the old and remounting. Unfortunately when I try to mount the old database I get the following error. Did I mention that I hate exchange?<br />
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Microsoft Exchange Error<br />
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Failed to mount database 'Mailbox Database'.<br />
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Mailbox Database<br />
Failed<br />
Error:<br />
Exchange is unable to mount the database that you specified. Specified database: REVELATION\First Storage Group\Mailbox Database; Error code: MapiExceptionCallFailed: Unable to mount database. (hr=0x80004005, ec=-550)<br />
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Any ideas??<br />
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James
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BTW ... I do have a back up of the AD, Its just we got in to such a mess with sql on the previous install it was recommended that I start again, reinstall and create users/directory etc from scratch.<br />
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Has the rebuild been Service packed up to the same level as the previous server? This error generally means not.<br />
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Haha ya, i hate it too. In fact ive run across this very thing and thankfully i saved the KB talking about it. <br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925825/en-us" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925825/en-us</a><br />
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check this out. Rather then rehash it i will just link it
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Hmmmm .... wish I had read that BEFORE I spent $390 and for hours on the phone to MS Tech support. Problem is most solved now ... in that db is remounted, except for two mailboxes that we lost due to them not restoring properly.<br />
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The only real problem I am getting now is on my outlook that is giving the error on startup:<br />
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&quot;Exchange is currently in recovery mode. You can either connect to your Exchange Server using the network, work offline, or cancel this logon.&quot;<br />
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It is only occuring on my pc, and I can't save changes to emails in my inbox.<br />
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any ideas how to iron out this last little bug?<br />
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what are the implications of losing my ost file? what do I ACTUALLY lose? is this a problem? what is the WORST that can heppen?<br />
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You have me feeling a little fearful by saying that :)<br />
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James<br />

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You're a legend! thanks heaps
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Hi, <br />
I am running exch2007 on virtualised sbs2008 (Hyper-V if that's relevant). Have recently rebuilt the sbs 2008 box (after successfully breaking it) and attempting to restore from backup of previous install. Backup worked well to ext USB. The server setup is as such: <br />
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c: os, D: swap, E:data<br />
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On the previous install I had moved the storage groups to the data drive and pointed exch there. Therefore on the restore the storage groups that contain all of our data/db have been retored back to E drive on the rebuilt server ... however new exch is obviously still reading from default db on default pathway on C:<br />
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My question is how can I a) either point exchange to my restored db, or b) how can I get the information from my old database onto the new exch database. I need access to our exch database and this issue is now VERY URGENT.<br />
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PLEASE HELP<br />
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James
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Hi, 
I am running exch2007 on virtualised sbs2008 (Hyper-V if that's relevant). Have recently rebuilt the sbs 2008 box (after successfully breaking it) and attempting to restore from backup of previous install. Backup worked well to ext USB. The server setup is as such: 

c: os, D: swap, E:data

On the previous install I had moved the storage groups to the data drive and pointed exch there. Therefore on the restore the storage groups that contain all of our data/db have been retored back to E drive on the rebuilt server ... however new exch is obviously still reading from default db on default pathway on C:

My question is how can I a) either point exchange to my restored db, or b) how can I get the information from my old database onto the new exch database. I need access to our exch database and this issue is now VERY URGENT.

PLEASE HELP

James

URGENT PLEASE HELP exchange 2007 restore from backup

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