How to recover data from Recovery Storage Group Environment AD = win2003 R2 Exchange = 2003 with SP2 My Active Directory is 100% fine. My Exchange Server2003 was lost. I installed Exchange2003 withSP2 with disasterrecovery switch and I restored my Exchange Database to the Recovery Storage Group. How can i now recover my mailboxes from RSG to the Storage Group. Any help will be appriciated. Thanks Haseeb

Hi, have you extracted the database from the backup, if yes then mount them & your exchange is restored ...have a look into these artical they might help: http://www.petri.co.il/exchange_disasterecovery_switch.htm http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Failed-Exchange-2003-Member-Server-Using-Disaster-Recovery-Switch.htmlRipu Daman Mina | MCSE 2003 & MCSA Messaging

""""have you extracted the database from the backup"""" I restored the backup of Exchange to the Recovery Storage Group. How can i shift the data from the RSG to the Storage Group ?Haseeb

Ether you can merge mailbox from RSG to database that were created by Exchange disaster recovery has created or you van use the dialtone method, fellow this link http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-Dial-tone-Restore-Method-Part3.html Ripu Daman Mina | MCSE 2003 & MCSA Messaging