Restore Exchange to a New Server or Move Exchange to a New Server

 

By Joe Piggee 

In Active Directory Users and Computers, reset the computer account of the failed Exchange Server. Just right-click the computer and choose "Reset Account". We do this so as to later join a new machine to the domain, with the same name as the failed server. The failed server will never be in use anymore, but the new computer will have its name and will take over from Active Directory all Exchange settings and configuration of the failed server.

1. Next, install an operating system with appropriate service pack and hot fixes on the new server.
2. The new server should have the same computer name as the previous one.
3. Configure with same drive configurations
4. The new server should then be added to the domain.
5. We should install the Exchange Server software on the new machine in recovery mode using the command: Setup.com /m:recoverserver.
6. Restore Databases. Be sure to place them in same place
7. Mount Databasesetup

Email will not send after P2V

By Joe Piggee

Monday, February 04, 2013
5:15 AM

1. Use one of the following methods to go to a command prompt:
    ○ In Windows 8 or in Windows Server 2012, use the Search charm to search for cmd, and then tap or clickCommand Prompt.
    ○ In earlier versions of Windows, click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press Enter.
2. Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1, and then press Enter.
3. Type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press Enter.
4. Click View, and then click Show Hidden Devices.
5. Expand the Network Adapters tree.
6. Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall.

Pasted from <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269155>