Restore From Vembu Client GUI

MS Exchange Mailbox restore

Prerequisites for Exchange MailBox restore

  • Ensure the Exchange server is running.
  • Ensure that Default Information Store(MailBox Store in first storage group) and user's information store are mounted.
  • Instead of choosing an entire MailBox store/public folder, select specific mailboxes to be restored.

Information Note:

  • It is recommended to configure backups as storage groups, instead of configuring mailbox level backups as it takes less time compared to individual mailbox backups and comes handy in restoring servers, at times of server crash.
  • Storage group backups can be granularly restored(i.e) restoring individual mailboxes.
  • However additional mailbox backups can be configured if required.

Step 0 - Decide how to restore

Decide between restoring the Exchange server directly from the backup server or to use data that has been previously restored from the backup server (to a local folder).

  • This step has the following options to choose:
    • ‘Restore data from backup server’
    • ‘I have previously restored data from my backup server to a local folder. I now want to use this data to restore the Exchange Server’
  • If the second option is selected for restore, then ensure that:
    • Exchange server backup data was restored from backup server locally through the menu
      • "Recovery ? List of backups ? Actions ? Proceed to restore backup" and transferred to a client machine.

or

      • You had chosen the previous option 'Restore data from the backup server only (I will separately run OnlineBackup through the 'locally restored files' to restore the Exchange Server later)' in "Step 4: Confirm Exchange Server Restore Settings" of the Restore Exchange Server Data page (during the previous restore).
    • Enter the local restore location and click "Submit Location" to restore Exchange Server data from the local folder.

Step 1 - Select version to Restore

This step allows you to select a backup server (when the backup schedule is configured to multiple servers) and have the following options:

  • Backup name- a non-editable field.
  • Backup server- Backup server is non-editable if configured to backup server alone. But if replication is enabled and the replication server is added/discovered in the client machine, then the user can choose a server from the drop-down list.

Select versions to restore

This step allows you to choose the backup version based on time-stamp for restore and have the following options:

  • Show backups after- From the drop-down, select a most recent full backup version based on time-stamp to restore from. Once the recent full backup is selected and the 'load' option is clicked as well, then OnlineBackup Client will list files available in the backup server.
  • Load- Once the required time-stamp is selected in the 'Show backups after' field, this option will list files in the backup server(based on chosen time-stamp) for restore.

Step 2- Select Files/Folders

Select Files for restore - A list of mailbox files/folders under a backed-up storage group will be generated based on the chosen time-stamp/version, select the mailbox or mailbox folders to be restored.

Restore location - Also specify the location where restore has to be stored and proceed. The restored backup will have the original folder structure.

Step 3- Select Restore settings

This option allows two types of restores possible. They are:

  • After restoring data from the backup server, continue to the auto restore data into Exchange server (This is the default option chosen).
  • Restore data from the backup server only and do not auto restore(I will separately restore 'locally restored files' into Exchange Server later).

Password- If you had password protected the backup schedule, you will need to provide the password here.

Exchange Server Name- Name of Exchange server from which backup is configured (and to which data has to be restored).

Step 4- Run Restore

Once all options are chosen, review the configuration provided and click 'Restore now'. Review restore progress and make sure it gets completed successfully.