I want to create a DC for testing purposes (on its own LAN) etc. which will be named the same, and have the same SAM databases as my production DC (PDC). It does not contain the same hardware as my current production DC. In the end, I want to be able to load Exchange 5.5 and restore my Information Store to it so I can pull some old folders and e-mails out of it. In the old NT4 days I could set it up as a BDC, take it offline, change its name, promote it to a
PDC, and then off to the races with Exchange.