Recovery of single or multiple Exchange 2003 mailbox using Recovery Storage Groups

Spanish keywords: Restaurar uno o múltiples buzones de Exchange 2003 utilizando Grupos de almacenamiento de recuperación
Source:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcCtJdRn79U (include errors not quickly fixed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odP4GqwRF-Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j7Hv3nQIec (good video, steps missing, long and slow  introduction, and it copies not merge backup - so there is duplicity)


Types of backup

BACKUP FOR SYSTEM HARDWARE FAILURE
1. You need a backup (use ntbackup and make a full backup on sunday  - stopping exchange services with a script), call the file Exchange Full SysRecovery Backup.bkf

BACKUP FOR Recovery Storage Groups
2. You'll also need a full backup with Exchange services running.  It means "select checkboxes" on the side of "Exchange Information Store" when you select the scope of Ntbackup, call the file Exchange Full IS Backup.bkf

For use this instructions you need the second type of backup listed and at least Exchange 2003 SP2 installed

Steps:
1. Connect an USB or USB Hard disk drive with almost USB 2.0 and at least free same with the same size of priv1.edb or priv1.stm
2. Create a folder G:\Recovery
3. Start Exchange System Manager
4. Browse to Servers - ServerName - First Storage Group
5. Right Clic on First Storage Group and clic "New Recovery Storage Groups", go to General Tab and point both "Transaction Log Location" and "System Path Location" to G:\Recovery (USB)
6. Now clic on "Recovery Storage Group" and right clic to "Add Database to Recover", select your Database the default it's called "Mailbox Store"
7. Now go to "Database Tab" and be sure to have checked "The database can be overwritten by a restore"
8. Now open ntbackup.exe, go to Restore Tab, look for more recent Catalog file of "Exchange Full IS Backup", and check "Mailboxes and LogFiles", clic Start Restore. You'll be asked to select the "hostname" of your production server or a temporary server (more complex), create a second folder on drive G:\ called temp, so you can point the "Temporary location for log and..." to G:\temp
9. I've recomend to mark both checkboxes "Last restore set (Log File Replay)" and mount to finish.
10. Wait until restoration is Finished
11. Wait at least 5 minutes to see the "Recovery Storage GRoup" mounted and two subfolers "mailboxes and logon"
12. When you can access to Mailbox subfolder, you'll notice that all mailboxes are marked as "deleted" with a "Red X"
13. You right clic on one or select several mailboxes and you'll open a wizard of Exchange Tasks called "Recover Mailbox Data", clic on next, select the "Destination Storage Group\Database", clic next
14. Select Merge to copy only "missing items", if you chose Copy you'll create duplicates of all elements even if exist on the destination. Clic Next
15. You can schedule the task, or can clic next to start the process
16. That's all, only inexistent items will be restored, it could take more time than just copying but is better for the final user


Greetings

BADBOY

PS: If you have questions play the source videos, understand it and do your own tests.

 

Replace internal SATA Drive or Reinstall firmware to perfect Factory Default of Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive ((MHNDHD) only

Spanish keywords: Reemplazar disco duro SATA Interno o Reinstalar el firmware para un Reseteo de Fábrica perfecto del equipo NAS Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive

Don't try this on model "Cloud Edition" it will not work or HMND2
Perfect for: Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive
Source: http://iomega.nas-central.org/wiki/Installing_firmware_on_a_new_disk_(Home_Media)

You could use this procedure if you forgot the local password of the managment console, you have backed up all your files or if you want to install a bigger drive on the NAS

1. You will need a DVD or USB with Ubuntu Desktop or a Laptop or Desktop with Ubuntu Installed
2. In this case i'll use Ubuntu DVDR
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop#
3. Install the new SATA Drive on the desktop
4. boot and start Ubuntu Live
5. open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t)
6. reset Live cd root password with

#sudo passwd root
(follow screen instructions to reset root password)
5. now you can use root
#su
(use the root password when it prompts)
6) follow the next steps exactly as it shown.  In the scenario you have 1 principal disk (your Windows, Linux, Ubuntu disk) and the new sata disk (be careful to not erase your own laptop or desktop disk)

7)

Find device name

Find the device name of the disk:

cat /proc/partitions

You can recognize the disk by it's size. (The size is given in 'blocks', which is 1 KiB)

I'll assume the disk is sdb for the rest of the story.

Collect files

Download mbr+uboot+kernel.gz and sda1-2064.tgz here.

Become root

You'll need to have root rights to do the next steps. In Ubuntu or Knoppix you can get these by executing

sudo su

In most other flavors you just execute

su

ESTO ES DESTRUCTIVO OJO EN NO EQUIVOCARTE DE /dev

MBR, uBoot and kernel

Write mbr+uboot+kernel.gz to disk:

gzip -dc /full/path/to/mbr+uboot+kernel.gz | dd of=/dev/sdb

(when using sudo for root things, this should be

gzip -dc /full/path/to/mbr+uboot+kernel.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdb

)

Change data partition size

Use fdisk to remove partition 2, and add it again. Primary partition. (your disk will have a different size than the mbr donor).
fdisk is started by:

fdisk /dev/sdb

and use 'm' to get further help.
Change the partitiontype of partition 2 to fd.
Write partitiontable and exit fdisk.

SENCILLO SOLO METE LOS CARACTERES Y LOS ENTER COMO SE DESCRIBE

For the lazy people, the exact keystrokes in fdisk are:

d{enter}2{enter}	(delete partition 2)
n{enter}p{enter}2{enter}	(create new, primary, partition at slot 2)
{enter}{enter}	(default start- end endsector)
t{enter}2{enter}fd{enter}	(change type of partition 2 to 'fd')
w{enter}	(write changes and exit)

System partition

Format partition 1:

mke2fs -j /dev/sdb1

Create a mountpoint, and mount partition 1:

mkdir /tmp/sdb1
mount /dev/sdb1 /tmp/sdb1

Install the rootfs:

cd /tmp/sdb1
tar -xzf /full/path/to/sda1-2064.tgz

The last command might give a lot of errors about unresolved symlinks in /etc/ssl/. This is normal. The symlinks point to files which really don't exist

Data partition

Format partition 2:

mkfs -t xfs /dev/sdb2

It is possible that you have to install xfsprogs first. On Ubuntu or Debian:

apt-get install xfsprogs

Ready

When you put this disk in your Home Media, it should work.

On a Home Media the MAC address is stored on the disk. For this disk image it's 00:d0:b8:09:68:1e. If you want to change it, you'll have to edit /etc/modules.

DHCP must be enabled on the network

use http://assigneddhcpaddress to reconfigura the Iomega drive

EXITOS

The Windows folder named C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ have 1Gb or more size

Spanish Keywords: La carpeta C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution tiene más de 1GB de tamaño
Fuente: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-files/is-it-safe-to-delete-files-under/8d98d924-b0b1-4f2b-bb4b-13f38126c588

To delete the folder just:

Open cmd and type  (Start / Run)

net stop wuauserv
rename c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old
net start wuauserv
exit

go to c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution.old and wipe its contents