DOCUMENT:Q190713  06-AUG-2002  [exchange]
TITLE   :Key Management Server Backup and Disaster Recovery
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 4.0, 5.0 
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When you back up the Exchange Server databases during an online backup, the
Kmsdata directory is not included.

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To successfully back up the Kmsdata directory so that all security keys are
recoverable, perform the following steps:

1. Stop the Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server service.

2. Run backup or make a copy of the Kmsdata directory (drive:\Exchsrvr).

3. When the offline backup or the copy has completed, verify that all files have
   been copied.

4. Restart the Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server service.

To restore the directory or recover lost files, perform the following steps:

1. Ensure that the Key Management Server service is stopped.

2. Restore the Kmsdata directory from backup to the drive:\Exchsrvr\Kmsdata
   directory.

3. In Control Panel Services, highlight the Microsoft Exchange Key Management
   Server.

4. Type in the Key Management Server password or insert the disk, and then start
   the Microsoft Exchange Key Management Server service.

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Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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