microsoft.public.exchange2000.admin - Duplicating production Exchange in another domain?

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Duplicating production Exchange in another domain?

Dan Haygood

2002-10-05, 8:26 pm

I would like to duplicate a snapshot of my production Exchange 2000 server
to a "play" server in a disconnected domain.

The original server is SERVER in domain PRODUCTION.COM, running a single
storage group, installed with the "Typical" options and SP2, running on
W2KSP2.

The destination server is PLAY in domain LAB.COM, installed with the
"Typical" options and SP2, running on W2KSP2.

I attempted to backup SERVER using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP, to a USB2
hard drive. I then plugged the hard drive into PLAY, and tried doing a
restore, using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP on PLAY. I get a number of
messages indicating failure. These are below.

I don't really care what I did wrong; what I'd like to know, is how to do
this right.

Also, how will the domain LAB.COM know about my users? Aren't they AD
objects in PRODUCTION.COM? Is there a way to transfer them to LAB.COM? I
would think not, because of the intertwinedness of it all, starting with
GUIDs and SIDs. So, is there a way to connect a user I create in LAB.COM to
a mailbox for a user of the same name in PRODUCTION.COM?

Lastly, I just need mailbox access through the Exchange SDK (e.g.
HrOpenExchangePrivateStore() and HrMailboxLogon()). Would I even need the
users present in AD to open the mailboxes from the database?

Thanks,

- Dan Haygood

From the Report:
Catalog Status
Cataloging started on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.

Backup of "SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
Cataloging completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.

----------------------

Restore Status
Operation: Restore

Backup of "PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"

Restore started on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
Unable to restore data to PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage
Group,
check the application event log for more information
Restore completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
Directories: 0
Files: 0
Bytes: 0
Time: 1 second

----------------------

(X) Information Store (1820) Callback function call
ErrESECBRestoreGetDestination ended with error 0xC7FE1F42 Database not
found..

(X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Database not found.' from a
call to 'HrESERestoreAddDatabase()' additional data 'Mailbox Store (SERVER)'

(X) End Restore to 'PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group'
Verify: Off

(X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Restore environment
information corrupted.' from a call to 'HrESERestoreReopen()' additional
data 'PLAY'

David Sengupta [MVP]

2002-10-05, 8:26 pm

Add a DC to the prod domain. Make it a GC. Wait until all objects
replicate. Take if off prod network and put on own completely isolated
subnet. Follow kb article Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and
Seizure Process [Q223787] to seize the FSMO roles from the original (now
non-existent) DC object in your replica of the AD. Now add the server that
you'll run Exchange 2000 on to this lab domain. Name it the same as prod
Exchange server. Use backup tape to restore prod Exchange 2000 server
backup to this server. Unless I missed something you should now have a copy
of the prod domain. Don't ever connect the prod and lab networks.

(There may be an easier way but this is all I can think of now! Hope it
helps.)

--
David Sengupta M.T.S., B.Sc., MVP, MCSE, MCSE 2000, CCA Ottawa, Canada
Exchange Diagnostics: Quest Spotlight on Exchange
http://www.quest.com/spotlight_exchange
Exchange Management: http://www.microsoft.com/mom
Exchange FAQ - http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm

"Dan Haygood" <post.it@the.newsgroup> wrote in message
news:#InQNmQYCHA.2184@tkmsftngp11...
> I would like to duplicate a snapshot of my production Exchange 2000 server
> to a "play" server in a disconnected domain.
>
> The original server is SERVER in domain PRODUCTION.COM, running a single
> storage group, installed with the "Typical" options and SP2, running on
> W2KSP2.
>
> The destination server is PLAY in domain LAB.COM, installed with the
> "Typical" options and SP2, running on W2KSP2.
>
> I attempted to backup SERVER using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP, to a
USB2
> hard drive. I then plugged the hard drive into PLAY, and tried doing a
> restore, using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP on PLAY. I get a number of
> messages indicating failure. These are below.
>
> I don't really care what I did wrong; what I'd like to know, is how to do
> this right.
>
> Also, how will the domain LAB.COM know about my users? Aren't they AD
> objects in PRODUCTION.COM? Is there a way to transfer them to LAB.COM? I
> would think not, because of the intertwinedness of it all, starting with
> GUIDs and SIDs. So, is there a way to connect a user I create in LAB.COM
to
> a mailbox for a user of the same name in PRODUCTION.COM?
>
> Lastly, I just need mailbox access through the Exchange SDK (e.g.
> HrOpenExchangePrivateStore() and HrMailboxLogon()). Would I even need the
> users present in AD to open the mailboxes from the database?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Dan Haygood
>
> From the Report:
> Catalog Status
> Cataloging started on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.
>
> Backup of "SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
> Backup set #1 on media #1
> Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
> Cataloging completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.
>
> ----------------------
>
> Restore Status
> Operation: Restore
>
> Backup of "PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
> Backup set #1 on media #1
> Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
>
> Restore started on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
> Unable to restore data to PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage
> Group,
> check the application event log for more information
> Restore completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
> Directories: 0
> Files: 0
> Bytes: 0
> Time: 1 second
>
> ----------------------
>
> (X) Information Store (1820) Callback function call
> ErrESECBRestoreGetDestination ended with error 0xC7FE1F42 Database not
> found..
>
> (X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Database not found.' from
a
> call to 'HrESERestoreAddDatabase()' additional data 'Mailbox Store
(SERVER)'
>
> (X) End Restore to 'PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group'
> Verify: Off
>
> (X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Restore environment
> information corrupted.' from a call to 'HrESERestoreReopen()' additional
> data 'PLAY'
>
>
>

Dan Haygood

2002-10-05, 8:27 pm

Thanks, David, I will try this...but other posters, if you have suggestions,
let me hear them, too! - Dan

P.S.I would like to have them connected, but it's not strictly necessary.
Maybe there is a way to "re-secure-itize" a domain's users so that bad
things won't happen on reconnection? So that you get two "Dan Haygood"s,
but two different users.

"David Sengupta [MVP]" <sengupta@*N0*ncf*SPAM*.ca> wrote in message
news:enlwbQRYCHA.2292@tkmsftngp12...
> Add a DC to the prod domain. Make it a GC. Wait until all objects
> replicate. Take if off prod network and put on own completely isolated
> subnet. Follow kb article Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and
> Seizure Process [Q223787] to seize the FSMO roles from the original (now
> non-existent) DC object in your replica of the AD. Now add the server
that
> you'll run Exchange 2000 on to this lab domain. Name it the same as prod
> Exchange server. Use backup tape to restore prod Exchange 2000 server
> backup to this server. Unless I missed something you should now have a
copy
> of the prod domain. Don't ever connect the prod and lab networks.
>
> (There may be an easier way but this is all I can think of now! Hope it
> helps.)
>
> --
> David Sengupta M.T.S., B.Sc., MVP, MCSE, MCSE 2000, CCA Ottawa, Canada
> Exchange Diagnostics: Quest Spotlight on Exchange
> http://www.quest.com/spotlight_exchange
> Exchange Management: http://www.microsoft.com/mom
> Exchange FAQ - http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm
>
>
> "Dan Haygood" <post.it@the.newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:#InQNmQYCHA.2184@tkmsftngp11...
> > I would like to duplicate a snapshot of my production Exchange 2000
server
> > to a "play" server in a disconnected domain.
> >
> > The original server is SERVER in domain PRODUCTION.COM, running a single
> > storage group, installed with the "Typical" options and SP2, running on
> > W2KSP2.
> >
> > The destination server is PLAY in domain LAB.COM, installed with the
> > "Typical" options and SP2, running on W2KSP2.
> >
> > I attempted to backup SERVER using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP, to a
> USB2
> > hard drive. I then plugged the hard drive into PLAY, and tried doing a
> > restore, using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP on PLAY. I get a number
of
> > messages indicating failure. These are below.
> >
> > I don't really care what I did wrong; what I'd like to know, is how to
do
> > this right.
> >
> > Also, how will the domain LAB.COM know about my users? Aren't they AD
> > objects in PRODUCTION.COM? Is there a way to transfer them to LAB.COM?
I
> > would think not, because of the intertwinedness of it all, starting with
> > GUIDs and SIDs. So, is there a way to connect a user I create in
LAB.COM
> to
> > a mailbox for a user of the same name in PRODUCTION.COM?
> >
> > Lastly, I just need mailbox access through the Exchange SDK (e.g.
> > HrOpenExchangePrivateStore() and HrMailboxLogon()). Would I even need
the
> > users present in AD to open the mailboxes from the database?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - Dan Haygood
> >
> > From the Report:
> > Catalog Status
> > Cataloging started on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.
> >
> > Backup of "SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
> > Backup set #1 on media #1
> > Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
> > Cataloging completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Restore Status
> > Operation: Restore
> >
> > Backup of "PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
> > Backup set #1 on media #1
> > Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
> >
> > Restore started on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
> > Unable to restore data to PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First
Storage
> > Group,
> > check the application event log for more information
> > Restore completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
> > Directories: 0
> > Files: 0
> > Bytes: 0
> > Time: 1 second
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > (X) Information Store (1820) Callback function call
> > ErrESECBRestoreGetDestination ended with error 0xC7FE1F42 Database not
> > found..
> >
> > (X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Database not found.'
from
> a
> > call to 'HrESERestoreAddDatabase()' additional data 'Mailbox Store
> (SERVER)'
> >
> > (X) End Restore to 'PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage
Group'
> > Verify: Off
> >
> > (X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Restore environment
> > information corrupted.' from a call to 'HrESERestoreReopen()' additional
> > data 'PLAY'
> >
> >
> >
>
>

David Sengupta [MVP]

2002-10-05, 8:28 pm

No prob.

--
David Sengupta M.T.S., MVP, MCSE, MCSE 2000, CCA Ottawa, Canada
Exchange Diagnostics - Quest Spotlight on Exchange -
http://www.quest.com/spotlight_exchange/
Exchange Message Tracking - MessageStats -
http://www.quest.com/messagestats/
Exchange Management - Microsoft Operations Manager -
http://www.microsoft.com/mom/
Exchange FAQ - http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm

"Dan Haygood" <look@me> wrote in message
news:e43crlfYCHA.3736@tkmsftngp08...
> Thanks, David, I will try this...but other posters, if you have
suggestions,
> let me hear them, too! - Dan
>
> P.S.I would like to have them connected, but it's not strictly necessary.
> Maybe there is a way to "re-secure-itize" a domain's users so that bad
> things won't happen on reconnection? So that you get two "Dan Haygood"s,
> but two different users.
>
> "David Sengupta [MVP]" <sengupta@*N0*ncf*SPAM*.ca> wrote in message
> news:enlwbQRYCHA.2292@tkmsftngp12...
> > Add a DC to the prod domain. Make it a GC. Wait until all objects
> > replicate. Take if off prod network and put on own completely isolated
> > subnet. Follow kb article Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and
> > Seizure Process [Q223787] to seize the FSMO roles from the original (now
> > non-existent) DC object in your replica of the AD. Now add the server
> that
> > you'll run Exchange 2000 on to this lab domain. Name it the same as
prod
> > Exchange server. Use backup tape to restore prod Exchange 2000 server
> > backup to this server. Unless I missed something you should now have a
> copy
> > of the prod domain. Don't ever connect the prod and lab networks.
> >
> > (There may be an easier way but this is all I can think of now! Hope it
> > helps.)
> >
> > --
> > David Sengupta M.T.S., B.Sc., MVP, MCSE, MCSE 2000, CCA Ottawa, Canada
> > Exchange Diagnostics: Quest Spotlight on Exchange
> > http://www.quest.com/spotlight_exchange
> > Exchange Management: http://www.microsoft.com/mom
> > Exchange FAQ - http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm
> >
> >
> > "Dan Haygood" <post.it@the.newsgroup> wrote in message
> > news:#InQNmQYCHA.2184@tkmsftngp11...
> > > I would like to duplicate a snapshot of my production Exchange 2000
> server
> > > to a "play" server in a disconnected domain.
> > >
> > > The original server is SERVER in domain PRODUCTION.COM, running a
single
> > > storage group, installed with the "Typical" options and SP2, running
on[co
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> > > W2KSP2.
> > >
> > > The destination server is PLAY in domain LAB.COM, installed with the
> > > "Typical" options and SP2, running on W2KSP2.
> > >
> > > I attempted to backup SERVER using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP, to[/color]
a
> > USB2
> > > hard drive. I then plugged the hard drive into PLAY, and tried doing
a[col
or=darkred]
> > > restore, using the Exchange-enhanced NTBACKUP on PLAY. I get a number
> of

> > > messages indicating failure. These are below.
> > >
> > > I don't really care what I did wrong; what I'd like to know, is how to
> do

> > > this right.
> > >
> > > Also, how will the domain LAB.COM know about my users? Aren't they AD
> > > objects in PRODUCTION.COM? Is there a way to transfer them to[/color]
LAB.COM?
> I
> > > would think not, because of the intertwinedness of it all, starting
with[
color=darkred]
> > > GUIDs and SIDs. So, is there a way to connect a user I create in
> LAB.COM
> > to
> > > a mailbox for a user of the same name in PRODUCTION.COM?
> > >
> > > Lastly, I just need mailbox access through the Exchange SDK (e.g.
> > > HrOpenExchangePrivateStore() and HrMailboxLogon()). Would I even need
> the
> > > users present in AD to open the mailboxes from the database?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > - Dan Haygood
> > >
> > > From the Report:
> > > Catalog Status
> > > Cataloging started on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.
> > >
> > > Backup of "SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
> > > Backup set #1 on media #1
> > > Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
> > > Cataloging completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:57 PM.
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > >
> > > Restore Status
> > > Operation: Restore
> > >
> > > Backup of "PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
> > > Backup set #1 on media #1
> > > Backup description: "Set created 8/22/2002 at 6:18 PM"
> > >
> > > Restore started on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
> > > Unable to restore data to PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First
> Storage
> > > Group,
> > > check the application event log for more information
> > > Restore completed on 9/20/2002 at 4:58 PM.
> > > Directories: 0
> > > Files: 0
> > > Bytes: 0
> > > Time: 1 second
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > >
> > > (X) Information Store (1820) Callback function call
> > > ErrESECBRestoreGetDestination ended with error 0xC7FE1F42 Database not
> > > found..
> > >
> > > (X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Database not found.'
> from
> > a
> > > call to 'HrESERestoreAddDatabase()' additional data 'Mailbox Store
> > (SERVER)'
> > >
> > > (X) End Restore to 'PLAY\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage
> Group'
> > > Verify: Off
> > >
> > > (X) The 'Microsoft Information Store' returned 'Restore environment
> > > information corrupted.' from a call to 'HrESERestoreReopen()'[/color]
additional
> > > data 'PLAY'
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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