Performing Backup and Recovery for Non-Mailbox Server Roles

Every Exchange role depends on different services or databases, so they have special requirements for backup and recovery. Almost all of the configuration settings for Mailbox, Hub Transport, and Unified Messaging server roles are stored in Active Directory. As with previous versions of Exchange, Exchange 2010 includes the Setup /m:RecoverServer parameter for recovering lost servers. It is used to rebuild and re-create a lost server by using the settings and configuration information stored in Active Directory. This works on all server roles except Client Access Server role, which loses all customizations and Edge Transport role that cannot be used with the /m:RecoverServer switch.

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