Restoring a VSS-Enabled Backup Out of Place to a Storage Group or Database

Applies to: Exchange 2007 or later, and IntelliSnap

You can restore the database stores to a different storage group, including Recovery Storage Groups (Exchange 2007), or to a database, including a Recovery Database (Exchange 2010 or later) on the same Exchange server, or to a different Exchange server within the same Exchange organization.

Before You Begin

  • Make sure that the database that you want to restore is dismounted and marked for overwrite.

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

Procedure

  1. From the CommCell Console, expand Client Computers > client.

  2. Right-click Exchange Database, and then click All Tasks > Browse and Restore.

    The Browse and Restore Options dialog box appears.

  3. Click View Content.

  4. In the left pane of the Client Browse window, expand Exchange Database > Microsoft Information Store > Storage Group/Database.

  5. In the right pane, select the database that you want to restore, and then click Recover Databases.

    The Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box appears.

  6. From the Destination client list, select the appropriate client.

  7. In the Restore Options area, select Restore to Another Database.

  8. In the list at the bottom of the dialog box, select the Source DB.

  9. In the Destination DB/Out of Place Location column, click ...

    The Client Browse dialog box appears.

  10. Select the path to the destination Storage Group or Database, and then click OK.

  11. Click OK to close the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box.

  12. Manually mount the stores after the restore.

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