Best Practices

  • When analyzing an Exchange recovery process, consider multiple alternatives beyond restoring an entire server or running the built-in Exchange utilities.

  • Because Exchange Server 2003 uses Active Directory for the user directory, Exchange administrators should know about Active Directory recovery.

  • Having good documentation on the Exchange environment makes for an easier time in recovering from system failures.

  • Preplanning with a failover site can prepare an organization for a server or site failure, to provide faster response in system failure recovery.

  • Recovering from a server failure can be done several different ways; the option of restoring a server versus recovering a server needs to be analyzed before proceeding with a process. ...

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