hi,
I have BE11D with the Exchange option license installed. However, I have now realised that I have been backing up my Exchange 2003 (SP3) server Info stores with the AOFO option enabled, therefore all my FULL backups (logs flushed etc) have been backed up using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). For some reason the AOFO was enabled for all jobs by default.
I have a very important Manager who stupidly deleted all his mailbox items using SHIFT + DELETE, therefore permanently deleting these items.
I really need to get these emails back. My question is, what should I do to recover this info. I know that you cannot restore this VSS info to a Recovery Storage Group. Will I need to build a new Exchange server and AD Domain Controller in an isolated network to be able to restore this info or am I screwed? Any help please...
Smith