Restore From Vembu Client GUI

Client Side Recovery - MS Exchange Server Restore

Restoring the storage group or database is essential when a database corrupts. This section will assist you with restoring Exchange server databases using OnlineBackup Client.

Pre-requisites to check before getting started with the restore process

• The exchange server should be running.
• The database to be restored must be dismounted.
• 'This database can be overwritten by a restore' option must be checked for each database (Right-click store --> Properties --> Database).
• A copy of current *.edb, *.stm, *.log and other related files from the DB storage location to be stored in a separate location.
• In Exchange 2003 and 2007, restores have to be carried out at Storage Group level and not at the database level. This is because all the databases within a Storage Group share a common set of logs and skipping any database during restore will make the Exchange System inconsistent.

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:
• ‘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 a local folder.

Step 1- Select version to Restore

This step allows you to choose the backup server(when a backup schedule is configured to multiple servers) and have 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 the server from the drop-down list.

Select backups for restore

This step allows you to choose backup to restore based on time-stamp 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 the 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 Database

Select Files for Exchange server restore- A list of files will be generated based on the chosen time-stamp/version, select the storage groups (or databases in Exchange 2010) 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 the data from the backup server, continue to the auto restore data into the Exchange server (This is the default option chosen).
• Restore data from the backup server only (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).

Last Restore Set (Log file replay will start after this restore completes)- Check this option, if this is the last backup set to restore before you remount databases.

Mount database after restore- Check this option, if this is the last backup set you plan to restore and ready to mount database once restore completes.

Select the above check-boxes, if any of the following conditions apply:

• Restoring from a normal(full) backup without any incremental or differential backups.
• Restoring from the final incremental backup.
• Restoring from final differential backup.

Step 4- Review Configuration and 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.