The Restore
I had a problem starting the restore. Windows NT Backup was unable to determine the server name it was running under. After a quick search of the Microsoft Web site, I discovered that this problem is a known bug in Exchange 2000. The Microsoft article "XADM: The 'ESEUTIL /CC' Command Does Not Work on Cluster Server" (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q266/6/89.asp) explains the problem. Eseutil attempts to use the local node name instead of the cluster name to perform recovery. The workaround is to type
SET _CLUSTER_NETWORK_NAME_
=<cluster_name>
at a command prompt. In the command, cluster_name corresponds to your cluster's network name. This action let me begin the restore procedure.
The Restore Sequence
I selected the This database can be overwritten by a restore check box on each mailbox store and public folder store I was restoring. Then, I opened NT Backup and selected the databases from the backup set. As Joseph Neubauer explains in "Restoring the Exchange 2000 Store Step by Step," page 1, if you perform full backups, you need to select the Last Backup Set check box in the Restoring Database Store dialog box. This option tells NT Backup that you're restoring from the most recent backup and that you want recovery to take place. Alternatively, you can use the /cc switch with Eseutil to replay the transaction logs. You also need a temporary location for files created during the restore. . . .
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I had tried the eseutil prior to restoring with no luck, I was almost about to give up IT and go fishing
Thanks
Peter Richardson
peter March 03, 2004