Friday, November 2, 2007

How to recover accidentally deleted service account

How to recover accidentally deleted service account

    If user has accidentally deleted Exchange service account, then the only resolution is to restore from previous backup or reinstallation of all servers affected by it will have to be done.

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How to back up Exchange Server

How to back up Exchange Server

Step 1

To backup Exchange server, go to Start and select Programs, then choose Accessories ..After that click on Backup

A window will appear as illustrated below.

Step 2

Proceed to expand Microsoft Exchange and then select your storage group. Click on Start Backup when user has provide backup media or location of the backup.

How to back up Microsoft Exchange

How to back up Microsoft Exchange

    There are some essential files that are crucial for the proper functionality of Microsoft Exchange server. So it is important that you backup these file when you’re performing a backup on your server.

    Exchange files

File type

File

File Location

Information store

Private

\exchsrvr\mdbdata\PRIV.EDB

Public

\exchsrvr\mdbdata\PUB.EDB

Directory

\exchsrvr\dsadata\DIR.EDB

Transaction logs

Information store

\exchsrvr\mdbdata\*.LOG

Directory

\exchsrvr\dsadata\*.LOG

KM server

Exchange 4.0 and 5.0

C:\security

Exchange 5.5

\exchsrvr\kmsdata

How to enable circular logging

How to enable circular logging

Step 1

To enable circular logging go to Exchange System Manager and then expand your server. Right click on your Storage group and then select Properties.

Step 2

Another new window will appear as shown below. To enable circular login, just check on Enable Circular logging.

Step 3

Click on Ok to continue.