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Here is how to restore to a different server:<br />
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Here is how to restore to a different server:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995898(EXCHG.80).aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995898(EXCHG.80).aspx]


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I have a situation where Exchange was loaded on the Domain Controller and is the only server in the forest. &nbsp;The RAID card went bad and the drives degraded to critical with no warning and the system will no boot. &nbsp;I have a full backup of Exchange and Active Directory, but need to restore Exchange to an alternate computer so I can export everyone’s Mailbox and then import into a new Exchange server. &nbsp;How do I get Exchange running so I can export everyone’s mail.
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I have a situation where Exchange was loaded on the Domain Controller and is the only server in the forest.  The RAID card went bad and the drives degraded to critical with no warning and the system will no boot.  I have a full backup of Exchange and Active Directory, but need to restore Exchange to an alternate computer so I can export everyone’s Mailbox and then import into a new Exchange server.  How do I get Exchange running so I can export everyone’s mail.

I need to restore exchange to alternate server after a catastrophic failure

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.