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HankHill's avatar
HankHill
Level 5
12 years ago

Restoring mailbox from Active DAG

I'm trying to restore specific mailboxes from my Exchange backups.  Unfortunately, when I expand the Microsoft Exchange Database Availablility Group in BAR, all I see is the Microsoft Information Store with the MDBs listed and no way to expand that to view the mailboxes.  I assume the backups were configured incorrectly, or at least not configured in such a way that allows single mailbox restores.  I may be wrong. 

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

7.1.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
NetBackup
Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • Dyneshia's avatar
    Dyneshia
    12 years ago

    You can only drill down id the backup was originally done with GRT.

    In the original policy was "granular recovery technology" selected ?

  • Dyneshia's avatar
    Dyneshia
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    You can only drill down id the backup was originally done with GRT.

    In the original policy was "granular recovery technology" selected ?

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    from the NetBackup for Exchange Admin Guide:

    You can restore individual mailbox or public folder items (folders, messages, and

    documents) from the following types of backups:

    ■ MAPI mailbox backups. This backup type applies to Exchange 2007 and earlier.

    ■ MAPI public folder backups. This backup type applies to Exchange 2007 and earlier.

    ■ Streaming or snapshot backups with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) enabled.

     

    It would seem the backup was not GRT enabled

     

  • HankHill's avatar
    HankHill
    Level 5
    12 years ago

    No GRT enabled.  I assumed that was going to be the answer.  Luckily, the command decision not to backup with GRT was made by not me so someone else can take the hit.