Exchange Disaster

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  OK here is the situation, I have a 2003 Exchange server that has taken a dump. The raid 5 is intact (I was able to see the partitions an data from Microsoft recovery console) I have a week old backup of the mail store. I would like to just move this entire mail store to an outsourcing Exchange firm. so my question is. Is this posible to move to outsourcing from a mail store only backup? or do I need to have a server to recover to before I can move my users to and outsouced Exchange server? At this point any suggestions would help.

  
  I don't have experience with this, but think Exchange is immensely complicated and you could ask the company you farm this out to what exactly they need.
  
  

  • Edited by Joel_Z Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:50 PM

  Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:49 PM
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  Hi ArmasMaki,
  

  This forum is for Developer discussions and questions involving Microsoft Outlook, your issue is more related with Exchange server, I will move this thread to the more related forum.
  

  Reference: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/home?forum=exchangesvrdeploylegacy
  

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  Wednesday, November 18, 2015 2:02 AM
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  Hi,

  I noticed you have a week old backup. According to your description, I suggest you should first have a exchange disaster recovery, then you can move to an outsourcing Exchange firm.

  Please have a look at the following link:

  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123959(v=exchg.65).aspx

  Regards,                                                                                                              

  David 

  Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:10 AM

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  If you are planning to outsource the Exchange, then you would be better off having local .PST files of the mailstore.

  Do you have local copies of the mail in .OST files?

  If you do, you can use these with the local computers disconnected from the network, to export mail into a .PST and then import them into a hosted Exchange Email Account. Use a tool such As OST to PST Converter Kit to export mail into a .PST. https://www.converterkits.com/osttopstconverter.html

  If you don't have local .OST files, then you either need to get the mail server up and running, or use some tool to extract the mailboxes from the latest .EDB & .STM files you have and place them into local .PST files, then upload to your new Hosted Accounts.

  • Marked as answer by ArmasMaki Monday, November 30, 2015 1:02 AM

  Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:47 PM