Question : Recover Exchange 2003 from log files

Hello,

One of the hard drives on my exchange server just failed.  It was holding the priv.edb and .stm for our email.  We have exchange lof files going back for months.  I have an image of the dead hard drive from last month.  I haven't recovered exchange from log files but it's my understanding we should be able to recover from this.  My plan is to install a new drive and restore the image from last month.  I'm not sure how to proceed from there.

The checkpoint file is from today, so I need to remove that correct?

The log files go back for months, should I remove the log files that are older than the restored database?

Do I just restore the image, get the log files ready, and remount the database?  or should be using a eseutil?

Thanks for any help with this issue

Answer : Recover Exchange 2003 from log files

To answer your questions:

a) Checkpoint file
> Yes.
b) Log files older than the restored database
> Yes. If your Restored database was a full backup which flushed the log files prior to that.
c) You have to use eseutil and log replay

Detailed step by step guide
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313184

thanks



REF + reading list:
Recov. Exch 2003 in alt. hardware
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Restoring-Exchange-Server2003-Alternate-Hardware.html

Recov. Exchn 2003 from NTBACKUP
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-2003-Backup-Restore-NTBACKUP.html

recovery using eseutil and isinteg
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/exchange2003/exchange2003_eseutil.htm