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Disaster Recovery for Exchange - Restoring - Part
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Merging
restored data:
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In ESM navigate to the Recovery
Storage Group on the server that the Exchange backup was restored to.
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Expand the Recovery Storage
Group and Mailbox Store <server name>.
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Left click on the Mailboxes
folder.
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In the right hand pane click on
the users whose mailboxes need to be restored and select Exchange
Tasks?
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On the Available Tasks screen
select ?Recover Mailbox Data? and click Next >
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Confirm that the destination mailbox
store is correct and click Next >
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Select Merge Data on
the next screen and click Next >
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On the Task Schedule screen
click Next >
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The next screen will show the
status as mailbox data is merged between the recovery database and the current
mailbox database.
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10. Click Finish when the process is done.
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Conclusion
Using the steps covered in
Part 1, backing
up Exchange, and the steps in this second part,
restoring
Exchange, an organization should have the steps required to recover their
Exchange data with minimum user impact. I would suggest setting up a lab and
going though these steps to make sure they are fully understood and you know
what to expect. In addition, carrying out the restoration steps without merging
the data should be done in your production environment on a regular basis to
make sure your backups are valid. A large percentage of administrators find out
too late that their backups are not valid and have not been for awhile. Thus,
it is essential to verify your backups and that you thoroughly document your
restoration procedures.
For more information see Microsoft?s
Exchange Server 2003
Disaster Recovery Operations Guide. This guide covers the steps
included in this article, how to recover from a complete server failure or loss,
and more.
