Restoring Exchange

When restoring Exchange data, folder level backups can be restored only with folder level restores. Database level backups can be restored only with database level restores. Exchange 2003/2007 can be restored using File restore or Block restore.

Related Topics:

• Chapter 21: Restore

• Block Restore Considerations in the User's Guide

A new string value, "EXCHDISASTER," must be added to the Windows registry to allow for disaster recovery from multiple tapes. Set the value data to "2003" if you have Exchange 2003, to "2007" if you have Exchange 2007, and so forth.

Warning! Changes to registries or environmental variables should be done only by qualified administrators. If done incorrectly, such changes can adversely affect applications or operating systems. Contact Catalogic Software Data Protection Technical Support if you need assistance.

The Remove Exchange Logs field on the File Restore Destination Options window controls whether DPX retains or deletes the transaction logs from the restore destination directories when restoring Exchange. The Remove Exchange Logs field also appears in the Restore Default Destination Options dialog in configure defaults.

Note. For Exchange 2007 and higher, If the Exchange database on the destination node does not have the overwrite property set, the restore will honor the property and fail. You must ensure that the Exchange overwrite property is set, before running the restore job. For restore of multiple Exchange database in a single restore job, all the target databases must have overwrite enabled. If the overwrite property is not set for any one of the target databases in a multiple-database restore job, all the restores in the job will fail.