Recovery Manager for Exchange 5.8.1 - User Guide

Restoring mailboxes

Recovery Manager for Exchange provides the following methods for restoring mailboxes:

• Method 1: Restoring a mailbox while browsing a source storage. Offers a quick way to restore a mailbox while browsing a source storage in the Recovery Manager Console.
• Method 2: Exporting all messages from a mailbox. Exports all messages from the mailbox you select to individual new .eml, msg, or .txt files. When exporting messages to individual files, you can re-create the source storage folder structure in the target restore location: the messages being exported will be placed in the appropriately named target subfolders to reflect the location of the exported messages in the source storage.
• Method 3: Restoring mailboxes using an automated task. Allows you to restore selected mailboxes or entire mailbox stores by creating and running or scheduling an automated task. For more information about automated tasks, see Automated tasks.
• Method 4: Restoring mailboxes using the Task Pad View. Allows you to restore selected mailboxes or entire mailbox stores.
• Method 5: Restoring mailboxes to their online home Exchange Servers. Restores the mailboxes you select to their original live Exchange Server computers residing in the domain you specify. If target mailboxes are not found in the specified domain, you can either skip these mailboxes or create them on a live Exchange Server in the domain. You can choose whether to create new mailbox-enabled accounts for the missing mailboxes or restore accounts for these mailboxes from an Active Directory backup by using Recovery Manager for Active Directory.

The next subsections provide instructions on how to use each of these methods.

Method 1: Restoring a mailbox while browsing a source storage

To restore a mailbox while browsing a source storage

1. Register the source storage from which you want to restore a mailbox. For more information about how to register storages, see Registering a storage.
2. Browse the source storage in the left pane to select the mailbox you want to restore.
3. Right-click the selected mailbox, and select Restore from the shortcut menu.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the restore operation.

Method 2: Exporting all messages from a mailbox

To export all messages from a mailbox

1. Register the source storage from which you want to restore a mailbox. For more information about how to register storages, see Registering a storage.
2. Browse the source storage in the left pane to select the mailbox you want to restore.
3. Right-click the selected mailbox, and select Restore from the shortcut menu.
4. In the wizard, select Restore all messages, and click Next.
5. Select Export all messages to .eml, .msg, or txt files, and click Next.
6. Select the format to which you want to export messages from the selected mailbox, and click Next.
7. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the export operation.

Method 3: Restoring mailboxes using an automated task

To restore mailboxes using an automated task

1. In the Recovery Manager Console, from the main menu, select Manage | Automated Tasks.
2. Click the Create button in the right pane. Step through the Task Wizard.
3. On the Select Template page, in the Groups of templates list, expand the appropriate nodes to select the template that best suits your needs.
4. Step through the wizard to complete the creation of your task and run or schedule the task as needed.

For more information about automated tasks, see Automated tasks.