For this blog post, I’m going to jump right into a topic of most interest to organizations deploying Exchange Server 2010, which is Disaster Recovery of databases. New to Exchange 2010 is the concept ...

Synopsis: I have an Exchange 2003 database file, but the server that uses it is dead. How do I get another Exchange server to mount that file as a mailbox store?<BR><BR>Detail: We have two Exchange ...

Several scenarios and reasons exist for regularly backing up an Exchange Server database, from data corruption to accidentally deleting files to system crashes to cybersecurity attacks. Microsoft's ...

An Exchange Server holds data in databases (EDB files). The EDB files, which are proprietary of Microsoft, are accompanied by transaction logs. Although the server and its configuration are important, ...

There could be many reasons why you need to restore a database. Let’s look at some common reasons. The server has been re-installed, after failure. The database gets corrupted or is not mounting.

Protecting Microsoft Exchange 2003 with backup tools, part II Last week, I gave you an overview of Microsoft Exchange components--how the Exchange database is designed, the file types it contains, and ...

Microsoft Exchange Server is a critical component of enterprise communication, but like any complex system, it is not immune to failures. Database corruption, unexpected shutdowns, hardware failures, ...