Restore Exchange Databases

Follow these steps to restore an Exchange Database

 

1. Using the left-hand menu select Protect > Applications > Exchange.

 

 

2. The Exchange Databases list will appear. Next to the Exchange database you wish to restore data from, click Actions > Restore.

 

 

3. The Backup content screen will appear. By default you will be shown the latest backup data. However you can toggle to select Show backup as of a specific date if you know which date the database was modified or lost.

 

4. Select the database you want to restore, and click Restore.
 

 

5. The Restore Options screen appears. You can choose from 3 restore options. These are described below.

 

Option 1 - Restore to Same Database
Description Before You Begin Steps

Allows a restore of an Exchange database to be performed over top of the existing production database, if it still exists.

 

Select the member server if the Exchange is configured in a DAG configuration.
  • Make sure that the database that you want to restore is dismounted and marked for overwrite.
  • Suspend the Storage Group or Database copy so that replication does not occur during the restore.
  • Make sure that the Storage Group or the Database name uses ASCII characters only and does not contain the plus (+) character.
  • Exchange databases can only be restored to the same version of Exchange from which the database was backed up. For example, you cannot restore an Exchange 2013 database to an Exchange 2010 server.

1. Select Same database

2. Select the Member server from the drop down

3. Click Submit to begin the restore.

 
Option 2 - Restore to Another Database
Description Before you Begin Steps

Allows restoration of the database stores to:

  • An active copy in a different database on the same Exchange server, or
  • An active copy on a different Exchange server within the same Exchange organisation.
  • Make sure that the database that you want to restore is dismounted and marked for overwrite.
  • Exchange databases can only be restored to the same version of Exchange from which the database was backed up. For example, you cannot restore an Exchange 2013 database to an Exchange 2010 server.

1. Select Another database

2. Select the Destination host from the drop down.

3. Select the Member server from the drop down

4. Select the Destination Database from the drop down.

5. Click Submit to begin the restore.

 
Option 3 - Restore to an Out of Place File Location
Description Before you Begin Steps

Allows restoration of the database stores to a file location.

Make sure that the Storage Group or the Database name uses ASCII characters only, and does not contain the plus (+) character.

1. Select Out of place file location.

2. Optional: Select Without recovery to restore the database without replaying the log files.

3. Select the Destination host from the drop down.

4. Select the restore location by clicking Browse then navigating to a destination folder.

5. Click Submit to begin the restore.

 

 

6. Once you have started the restore, a pop-up notification will appear on the right-hand side of your screen.

 

 

7. To view the restore job's progress, either:

  • Click View job details in the pop-up notification (see screenshot above), or
  • Navigate to Active Jobs by selecting Jobs from the sidebar. From this screen you can choose to either Kill (permanently stop) or Suspend (temporarily stop) the backup job.
     

 

8. By default, the Active Jobs screen shows Running Jobs. If the job completes before you get to this screen, you can view more job history by selecting the Job History tab at the top of the screen.

 

9. The Job History screen will display all the jobs completed in the last 24 hours by default. To change the time range, select the View menu and select a time range.

 

 

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