Objective 6.5 Exchange 2010 Flashcards
Objective 6.5: Back up and recover server roles.
The exam might test that you know that some limited configuration data is stored in the registry, and that if necessary you can restore the registry with a ______ data restore. You cannot restore queues and message tracking, protocol, and connectivity logs, but queues and logs are typically not essential to restoring Hub Transport server functionality.
System State
If you want to recover a message, you can mount the message queue ______. However, this is only if the message was not lost when the server failed.
databases
Message queue databases are located in the ______ directory on an alternate Hub Transport server.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\data\Queue
You need to know what steps to take to restore a failed server running the Client Access server role to its initial default state by running Exchange setup in ______ mode.
recover server
However, the exam might test that you are aware that any changes you have made to ______ virtual servers running on the Client Access server are not restored because changes to these virtual servers are stored in IIS configuration data.
HTTP
It is possible to restore the IIS configuration data from backup to recover the ______ settings. However, Microsoft does not recommend this procedure because it can generate errors on the Client Access server.
custom
You can also restore some configuration settings held in the ______ by performing a System State data restore. However, this configuration data is limited.
registry
It is good practice to keep a note of the configuration changes you have made to a Client Access server and re-apply them after role recovery. You should do the following: ______.
- Keep a log of all customizations that you make to the original Client Access server.
- Take a note of the server’s volume configuration.
- Ensure that you have a valid SSL certificate.
- Keep a record of your custom virtual directories.
- Apply customization changes after you have performed the recovery process.
You should know that the Edge Transport server role is installed on a standalone server and that Edge transport servers store configuration data, queues, replicated data from ______, and any logs, such as message tracking, protocol, and connectivity logs that have been enabled. These servers also store some configuration data in the registry.
Active Directory
The exam might test that you are aware that replicated data, queues, and logs are not ______ to restoring Edge Transport server functionality.
essential
If you have applied custom settings to an Edge Transport server (for example, for content filtering), you can create a backup of the configuration by means of ______.
cloning
If you clone configuration settings to another Edge Transport server and one of the servers fails, you can ______ the Edge Transport server role and then clone the configuration settings from the other server.
reinstall
You should be aware that Edge Transport server settings are configured by information from the ______ (for example, anti-spam updates) or are replicated from Active Directory by means of the EdgeSync process.
Web
The exam might test that you know that if you have not modified or customized these settings, you do not need to back up Edge Transport server data. In this case, you can fully recover Edge Transport services by setting up a ______ Edge Transport server.
new
If you customize Edge Transport server settings, you need to ______ the configuration to capture your changes.
clone