HP OpenView Storage Mirroring High Availability for Exchange Server 2000/2003 Application Notes (May 2005, T2558-88020)

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Exchange Failover Utility command syntax
Command EXCHFAILOVER
Description Used in script files to failover Exchange data
Syntax EXCHFAILOVER -FAILOVER | -FAILBACK -s <source> -t <target> [-l
<log_filename>] [-norus] [-nospn] [-nopublicfolders] [-onlypublicfolders]
[-o <options_filename>]
[-r [<source_group>][,<source_mail_store>][:[<target_group>]
[,<target_mail_store>]]] [-SETUP] [-test] [-u <username>:<password>] [-?[?]]
Options • FAILOVER—The Exchange data will be moved from the source to the target during failover
• FAILBACK—The Exchange data will be moved from the target to the source during failback
• s source—The name of the original source server
• t target—The name of the original target server
• l log_filename—The name of the optional log file name. By default, the log file is
ExchFailover.log and is stored in the directory containing the exchfailover.exe file. If this
name is changed, the DTInfo utility will not be able to locate this file which could impede assistance
through Technical Support.
• norus—Do not change the Recipient Update Service
• nospn—Do not change the Service Principle Name
• nopublicfolders—Do not move the public folders
• onlypublicfolders—Only move the public folders
• o options_filename—Allows you to pass in a file containing the options for the Exchange
Failover utility
• r—By itself, this option creates a one-to-one mapping of the groups and mail stores from the source to
the target
• r source_group:target_group—The r option with the group names will direct the source group
name specified to the target group name specified
• r source_group, source_mail_store:target_group, source_mail_store—The r
option with all of the r options will direct the source group name and mail store specified to the target
group name and mail store specified
• SETUP—Allows you to set the overwrite database on restore flag without completing user moves or
RUS and folder updates. If the -setup switch is not supplied, the utility still sets the overwrite database
on restore flag, but the other work is performed also.
• test—Test mode that does not change the Exchange configuration
• u username:password—A user with Active Directory permissions
• ?—Displays the syntax of the Exchange Failover utility
• ??—Displays the syntax of the Exchange Failover utility along with brief descriptions of each option