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My Windows SBS 2003 server has failed. &nbsp;I installed new disks and installed the O/S, and have a Symantec backup exec backup of system state, shared drives &amp;&nbsp;exchange.<br />
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I have never installed SBS before. &nbsp;How do I do a bare metal restore of SBS 2003? &nbsp;Should I put the server in a workgroup, install Symantec BE then restore system state? &nbsp;Will this re-create active directory, make the server the DC, activate DNS and DHCP etc?<br />
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How do I get exchange up and running. &nbsp;Do I configure Exchange first then restore the mailboxes from tape?<br />
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Any help would be very much appreciated. &nbsp;<br />

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My Windows SBS 2003 server has failed.  I installed new disks and installed the O/S, and have a Symantec backup exec backup of system state, shared drives & exchange.

I have never installed SBS before.  How do I do a bare metal restore of SBS 2003?  Should I put the server in a workgroup, install Symantec BE then restore system state?  Will this re-create active directory, make the server the DC, activate DNS and DHCP etc?

How do I get exchange up and running.  Do I configure Exchange first then restore the mailboxes from tape?

Any help would be very much appreciated.  


SBS 2003 Bare Metal Restore from Symantec Backup

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

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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.