Restoring a MS 2007 Exchange Storage Group

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This article describes how to restore a MS Exchange storage group previously backed up by R1Soft CDP.

CDP provides the ability to take a snapshot of the Microsoft Exchange Storage groups. Since CDP is using the VSS Exchange writer, it ensures data integrity and consistency during the backup operation.

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h3. 1. Using CDP to restore database data and log files

In order to restore a database, follow the instructions below.

1. Click on "Recovery Points" in the Main Menu to open the "Recovery Points" window.
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2. In the "Recovery Points" list, from the horizontal menu select the Agent where MS Exchange is installed and the appropriate Disk Safe to restore from.

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3. Then select a Recovery Point to restore from and click on the "Browse" icon in the "Actions" column for this Recovery Point.

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{info:title=Tip}To find a Recovery Point, you can use the Basic and Advanced List Filters. See [CDP3:Customizing the Recovery Points List].
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4. The "Browse Recovery Point" window opens.

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See also: [CDP3:Browsing Recovery Points].

5. Browse to locate the SQL check point file, data and log files (Enn.chk, .mdf & . ldf).

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Select the checkboxes next to the files and folders to restore.

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6. Once the files and folders are selected, click on "Restore Selected."

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7. The "Restore Files" window will open.

8. Select the Agent where the MS Exchange is installed.

Specify to restore the files to an alternate location as we are later going to attach them to an Exchange Recovery Group.

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9. Click "Restore."

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10. You can view the Restore Task results in the "Task History."

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11. In the "Task History" list, find the Task you want to view the summary for and click it. The "Summary" tab located on the bottom area accumulates general information about the task.

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h3. 2. Using Eseutil to replay log files

Once the files have been restored, it is time to run {color:blue}Eseutil{color} *Eseutil* to get the data files into a clean shutdown state so that they can be attached to a recovery storage group, and have the log files played into the backup.

On the Exchange server where the files were restored, open up the command prompt and change the directory to the location where you restored the {color:blue}.chk{color}, {color:blue}.edb{color}, {{.chk}}, {{.edb}}, and {color:blue}.ldf{color} {{.ldf}} files. Operating inside of the directory, where the data and log files exist, eliminates misspelling and incorrect paths, etc. 

For example, the files were restored to the {color:blue}c:\test{color} {{c:\test}} directory, but since the original files were located under

{color:blue}C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\First Storage Group{color}{color:#000000},{color}

{{C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\First Storage Group}},

The restore directory path will be:

{color:blue}C:\test\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\First Storage Group{color}{color:#000000}.{color}

{{C:\test\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\First Storage Group}}.

From this directory run the following command:

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Eseutil /R Enn /I /D
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{code}Eseutil /R Enn /I /D{code}

For example:

{code}Eseutil /R E00 /I /D {code}

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Eseutil /R E00 /I /D
{code}

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For more information on using {color:blue}Eseutil{color} and the different commands, see the following technet article:

For more information on using *Eseutil* and the different commands, see the following technet article:

[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123479%28EXCHG.80%29.aspx]

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7. The next screen can be left with the default settings. The Recovery Storage Group paths are the location where the restored files will need to be copied later. Click "Create the Recovery Storage Group."

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