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Chapter 9. Disaster Recovery with Exchan... > Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
| Q: | Now that we have Local Continuous Replication (LCR) and Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR), should you still take regular backups of the Exchange 2007 databases using a backup application? |
| A: | It’s important to understand that LCR and CCR aren’t replacements for traditional regular backups. Instead, they are meant to serve as the primary fast recovery solution in case one or more of your production databases shuts down. But with LCR or CCR, you can change your backup schedule from daily to weekly backups. |
| Q: | I heard you can take backups of the passive databases when using LCR or CCR, but I don’t have the option of choosing the passive database in Windows 2003 Backup? |
| A: | You’re right in that LCR or CCR gives you the option of performing the backup of the passive database(s), but although the Windows 2003 Backup tool supports Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backups, this is only the case when performing file-level–based backups of the databases. In order to perform a backup of the passive databases, you must use a third-party backup solution that supports VSS backups or Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager version 2 (DPM v2), which at the time of this writing is still a beta product. |
| Q: | How do you create and manage a Recovery Storage Group (RSG) in the Exchange 2007 Management Console? |
| A: | You don’t. With Exchange 2007, the RSG feature cannot be managed using the Exchange Management Console, as was the case in Exchange 2003. Instead, you must create and manage RSGs using the Database Recovery Management tool (which can be found beneath the Toolbox work center node) or the Exchange Management Shell. |
| Q: | Is it possible to restore a Public Folder database to a Recovery Storage Group (RSG) in Exchange 2007? |
| A: | No. Unfortunately, the RSG feature is still limited to Mailbox databases only. |
| Q: | Can I recover all types of Exchange 2007 Server roles using the new RecoverServer switch? |
| A: | Yes, almost. The only Exchange 2007 Server role that cannot be recovered using the RecoverServer switch is the Edge Transport server since this server doesn’t belong to the Active Directory. To recover an Edge Transport server, you must instead use the cloned configuration method, which you can read more about in Chapter 7. |
