Windows Forum

Ask something
Discussion Locked

Exchange 2000 replicated to other server

0 helpful
5 replies

by ek8008

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

On the Windows 2000 operating system, how is Exchange 2000 replicated to a second W2K server, so that in the event one goes down, the other can pick up the work. (public and private stores, mailboxes, etc. etc. need to be replicated.)

This is for a small business that has one server configured with both Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000. The second server would be purely for redundancy, in case of disaster. It would also be configured with W2K and E2K. (I set it up as an additional domain controller in the same domain)

The question is, where can I find information that would explain the configuration procedures.
p.s. there is nothing at Microsoft's website, nor on TechNet about this. All they talk about is replicating Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.

5 replies

by maximk

What you are trying to accomplish is not possible, at least not for mailboxes.
You can create Public Folder replicas (see HELP) just as in Exchange 5.5.
There are several options to achieve high availability, but they all cost a lot of money. As you are talking about a small business, my advise would be to go for a good server with proper hardware fault tolerance. Next make sure the Exchange administrators know what they are doing...!

Of all downtime, 40 percent is related to human errors and 40 percent is related to process flaws. Just 20 percent is related to hard- or software. So for some good advise: focus on human and process!

This discussion is closed to new replies.