For Exchange Server 2007, the Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant (ExTRA) and Windows PowerShell included with Exchange 2007 may be used to extract data from a database in an RSG. For information about using these utilities, see the relevant Exchange documentation. For additional information, see How to Recover a Mailbox by Using a Recovery Storage Group at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997694.aspx
You can find a complete description of RDBs and their usage in the relevant Microsoft Exchange documentation. For more information, see Recovery Databases at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd876954.aspx.
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Supported Backup Method: VSS only |
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Open the Exchange Management Shell. |
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 Create a Recovery Database at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee332321.aspx.
With the RDB successfully created, you can restore data to it by completing the steps outlined in Renaming Storage Groups/Mailbox Databases. Amend those steps to including the following steps:
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After you select the Rename to check box in the Rename/Relocate dialog box, enter the name of the RDB in the text box to direct the backup to the RDB. |
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On the Create Selection Set page, click Edit Plugin Options, and select the following options on the Restore and Recovery Options tab: |
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If you created the RDB on an Exchange Server that is not the active server, select the applicable NetVault Backup Client from the Target Client list on the Create Restore Job page. |
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