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NetVault Plug-in for Exchange 12.3 - User Guide

Introducing NetVault Backup Plug-in for Exchange Defining an Exchange data protection strategy Planning your Exchange Server deployment Installing and removing the plug-in Configuring the plug-in Backing up data Restoring data Troubleshooting

Using advanced restore procedures

This topic describes other restore operations that you can perform with the plug-in.

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Renaming Mailbox Databases in Exchange 2010
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Restoring data to a Recovery Database (RDB)
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Performing a disaster recovery of an Exchange Server
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Recovering to an alternate Exchange Server

Renaming Mailbox Databases in Exchange 2010

The Plug‑in for Exchange allows you to rename a Mailbox Database during VSS-based restores. Renaming is useful if you do not want to overwrite the existing version and want to create a copy of the Mailbox Database. The following prerequisites are met before initiating the restore:

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before initiating the restore:

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Target Mailbox Database must exist: The target Mailbox Database must be created in the Exchange System Manager or Exchange Management Console.
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Database names must be different from the original: The name of the target Mailbox Database must be different from the name of the original database.
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Database filenames must be different from the original: The database filenames in the target Mailbox Database must be different from the database filenames used in the original Mailbox Database.
 
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NOTE: Due to a scripting limitation of the Windows PowerShell, the plug-in does not support the use of single or double quotation marks in Mailbox Database names.

To complete the rename process, perform the following steps.

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After the prerequisites have been met, click Create Restore Job.
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Select Plug‑in for Exchange from the Plugin Type list.
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Select the Mailbox Database to restore from the backup saveset by following the instructions outlined in Selecting data for a restore, and click Next.
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On the Create Selection Set page, click the Mailbox Database that you want to rename and select Rename from the context menu.
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In the Rename/Relocate dialog box, enter the existing name of the target Mailbox Database in the Rename box, and click Ok.
The name of the Mailbox Database is updated to reflect the rename information in parentheses.
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Continue with the restore procedure as explained in Setting restore and recovery options and Finalizing and submitting the restore job.
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Open the Exchange Management Shell.
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Run the following command:
Get-Mailbox -Database <SourceDatabase> |where {$_.ObjectClass
-NotMatch '(SystemAttendantMailbox|ExOleDbSystemMailbox)'}
| Set-Mailbox -Database <TargetDatabase>
Replace <SourceDatabase> with the name of the original database and <TargetDatabase> with the name of the destination.

Restoring data to a Recovery Database (RDB)

An RDB is a special database that is created to hold a restored database where data can be extracted without disturbing user access. The RDB enables the recovery of accidentally deleted mailboxes and other email items, as well supporting data recovery for legal inquiries.

You can find a complete description of RDBs and their usage in the relevant Microsoft Exchange documentation. For more information, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd876954.aspx.

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Supported Backup Method: VSS only

The following procedures illustrate the steps required to establish an RDB, and how to use NetVault Backup to restore backed-up data to it. To create an RDB, use the Exchange Management Shell.

 
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IMPORTANT: You can only mount one RDB at a time on an Exchange Mailbox Server. If you have already mounted a Recovery Database on your Exchange Mailbox Server, recovery of the new RDB fails.

Creating an RDB

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Open the Exchange Management Shell.
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Enter the following command:
New-MailboxDatabase ‑Recovery ‑Name <RDB_Name> ‑Server <Exchange_Server_Name>
 
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IMPORTANT: When you create the RDB, do not use Mount-Database. If the database is mounted, the initial Exchange Server database transaction logs are generated. These logs might interfere with the restore job and cause it to fail.

You can find complete instructions for this procedure in the relevant Microsoft Exchange documentation. For more information, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee332321.aspx.

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