The Find feature lets you search through backed up data and restore it from the search results.
You can start a Find operation at the backup set or subclient level. The sublevels shown on the Search Results tab are based on where you start the Find operation.
Using the Search Results Tab to Select Objects to Restore
The Search Results tab shows the results of a Find operation. Using Find, you can search through backed up mailboxes for messages based on their metadata, such as name, Subject, From, To, Receive Time, and so on. Data that is excluded by filtering does not appear in the search results.
Note
If you sort the Find results by clicking a column heading on the Search Results tab, any selections that you made will be lost.
The selection icons indicate these conditions:
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The object is not selected for restoration. |
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The object is selected for restoration. If the object is a folder, all child objects are selected also. |
Find results work differently when a Content Indexing job has been run after the last backup job, as follows:
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If Content Indexing is enabled on the client, and jobs are Content Indexed, Find results are generated from Content Indexed data.
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If Content Indexing is not enabled, Find results are generated from backed up message metadata.
Find Emails Based on Specific Criteria
You can search for email messages based on one criterion or several criteria.
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From |
The email address of the person who sent the message. |
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To |
The email address of the message recipient. |
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Subject |
The text or any part of the text in the Subject line. |
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Importance |
Filter messages based on whether they are of High, Normal, or Low importance. |
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Mail Size |
The size of the email message. For example, greater than 200 KB. You can use the following operators to refine your search:
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Time |
The received time. You can select a predefined receive time, or create your own time range. |
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Has Attachments |
When this check box is selected, only messages with attachments are included in the results. When the check box is cleared, messages without attachments are included in the results. |
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Folder path |
The path to the mailbox folder where the target messages are located. |
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Attachment Name |
If you are searching for messages with a specific attachment, enter the name of the attached file. |
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Categories |
The category of the message that was specified within the mailbox. For example, "Red" returns messages with the Red category specified within the mailbox. |
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Contains |
Searches based on specific words or phrases in the body of the message. |
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Stubbed Email |
When this criterion is defined, only stubbed messages are included in the results. |
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Mailbox Name |
When the mailbox name is specified, only message that are within that mailbox are included in the results. |
In addition, you can specify additional options to run the Find Operation, for example, Time Range, Copy Precedence, and so on. For detailed information on these options, see the corresponding Browse and Restore topic.
Finding Emails
Search for email messages based on specific criteria.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers > client > agent.
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Right-click the backup_set, and then click All Tasks > Find.
The Find Options dialog box appears.
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The Find Options dialog box appears.
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On the Filter tab, click Add, and then select the filter or filters that you require.
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Enter the appropriate information for each filter.
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Click View Content.
Restoring Messages Using the Selected Items List
You can restore messages from the Search Results tab. However, if your search returns several pages of results, you can select the messages that you want to restore on the Search Results tab and move them to the list on the Selected Items tab to make it easier to manage the restore process. After you move the appropriate messages to the Selected Items tab, you can restore them one at a time or several at once.
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On the Search Results tab of the Find Options window, select one or more items.
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Right-click one of the selected messages, and then click Add to Selected List.
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Click the Selected Items tab.
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Select one message or several messages.
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Right-click a selected message in the list, and then click Restore.