Default SMTP Virtual Server instance would not start after System State Restore
The Default SMTP Virtual Server instance was failing to start after recovering from a System State Backup. Because this was a Domain Controller the server had to be started in Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) in order to do the ntbackup restore. When booted into DSRM, Chkdsk kicked in and did a scan before launching into Safe Mode. What I didn’t know initially was that Chkdsk had gotten hold of the Exchange ‘Queue’ directory. Here is what we did to bring it back and recover the previously queued mail. When the Default SMTP Virtual Server was failing to start, the … Continue reading Default SMTP Virtual Server instance would not start after System State Restore