Restore all emails from Vault silently

I don't believe there are any scripts for this feature (not with EVPM as far as I know). if there are I Would like to know too :-). The only way that I know of is via the EV admin console using the export archives to oringal mailboxes wizard. The current limit to export is 10,000 archives.

I think this may confirm your question:

http://thingsilearnedtoday.net/2011/10/25/bulk-restoring-to-a-mailbox/

If this is a SINGLE mailbox, or a FEW.. just export the archive back from the VAC, to the mailbox(es).

I have a completly unsupported python script to do this that will effectivly export an archive to a collection of PST files, but it is COMPLETLY unsupported. Like Rob said, the best way would be to use the supported methods through the VAC, although my script can be ran from remote machines as a normal user if needed.

Python, smython... I've got python scripts which are OLDER than you :)  (Sorry couldn't resist, won't hijack the thread any further.. nothing to see here, move along please)

Thanks for the soluions. Mind to send me the script? I am looking at unarchiving hundreds of mailboxes.

Gjsol,

I didn't realise it was for that many mailboxes! My script would be quite unsuitable in that case, and would take much, much longer than if you used the supported methods in the VAC.

Are you looking to restore back to the individual mailboxes?

Apologies!

Yes

Ok, I hadn't appreciated you wanted to restore back to mailboxes, my script does not do that, sorry! Restoring hundreds of mailboxes back to exchange is a big task, and is going to put a big load on both exchange and EV, so I wouldn't reccomend anything other than the supported VAC-based methods.

And please remember that the export from the VAC will do multiple archives at a time, back to the original mailboxes.  I mean, it sounds perfect...  do you see a problem with it?  Have you tried it in a lab?