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Standby Backup Server?

Author
3 Oct 2007 8:07 AM
Gerhard K. Ziran
Hope I am in the right group for this ...

We are currently running a W2003 Ent 64 server with Exchange 2007.  It is
currently the only server in our small company.  I am considering to set up
a smaller machine that can take over when the primary fails.  Not a problem
as far as files, printers etc are concerned, I can set it up as a second
domain server and, if necessary, just rename it to bring it online for the
users.

However, I am not sure I can do the same with Exchange.  Is there a way I
can have kind of a replicated copy of Exchange, including mailboxes etc.
running on this backup server and, if the main machine fails, bring it
online with the name of the main server?

Thanks,
Gerd

Author
4 Oct 2007 3:51 AM
John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]
Very doable with Exchange 2007 and SCR which is due out later this year as a
part of Exchange 2007 SP1.

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/02/23/435699.aspx

--
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2007
Microsoft Certified Partner

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"Gerhard K. Ziran" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hope I am in the right group for this ...
>
> We are currently running a W2003 Ent 64 server with Exchange 2007.  It is
> currently the only server in our small company.  I am considering to set
> up a smaller machine that can take over when the primary fails.  Not a
> problem as far as files, printers etc are concerned, I can set it up as a
> second domain server and, if necessary, just rename it to bring it online
> for the users.
>
> However, I am not sure I can do the same with Exchange.  Is there a way I
> can have kind of a replicated copy of Exchange, including mailboxes etc.
> running on this backup server and, if the main machine fails, bring it
> online with the name of the main server?
>
> Thanks,
> Gerd
>
>
Author
4 Oct 2007 12:23 PM
Gerhard K. Ziran
John,

thank you very much - this seems to be exactly what I was looking for!

Gerd
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"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcolive***@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Very doable with Exchange 2007 and SCR which is due out later this year as
> a part of Exchange 2007 SP1.
>
> http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/02/23/435699.aspx
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> Exchange MVP 2007
> Microsoft Certified Partner

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