Hi there
Yes you can resore individual items from the Exchange store. Not just email messages, you can restore calendar, tasks, etc..
It is really quite simple to do. I have found that according to the users guide, the Information Store will need to be dismounted and then remounted after the excerise. I have always selected "mount after restore", but to be honest, I don't think it does dismount the store. Generally speaking, it takes a minute or two to dismount the store and then remount it - I have never noticed the store to go "offline" while doing a restore to exchange of an individaul item or even someone's inbox.
I have run restore jobs in the middle of the day when all our staff have been going crazy on email, and it hasn't effected them.
When the restore completes, the items that were restored are back in the users mailbox. Backup Exec sends that user an email explaining that some items have been restored.
To cut a long story short - No I don't believe the store goes offline.
When I restore individual mailbox items, I select the following:
- Restore all transaction logs, do not delete existing transaction logs (no loss restore)
- Commit after restore completes
- Mount Database after restore
I DO NOT select "Dismount before restore".
If you are concerned about what to select - use the "Guide me" solution.
Message Edited by Jeff Gowlett on
05-21-2008 03:35 PM