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❌ Unsupported Exchange Server Recovery Methods
Most Exchange server restore attempts “work” only by luck — but they are never supported. This post explains why snapshot-based, image-based, offline VM, or storage-level restores create state divergence between the recovered server and Active Directory, why this leads to silent corruption (Search, Cluster, IIS, Transport, CUs), and why Setup.exe /RecoverServer is the only supported…
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🔍 When Search Works “But Doesn’t” in Exchange 2016 DAG
Search reported “Healthy,” but wasn’t working on a DAG node restored from a VM-level backup. The server had been recovered using an unsupported method, which left the Ceres Search Engine in an inconsistent state. The post explains how the issue manifested, why the correct recovery approach is Setup /RecoverServer, and how the customer temporarily repaired…
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