Hello,
Appoligies if the answer has been posted before, though I have put some effort into researching this though the forum and the net. I'm am getting confused as have not done a restore with a DAG before.
So the environment;
- Exchange 2010 sp1 DAG with two MBX servers. (replication is not currently setup, so both .edb's reside on the one MBX server)
- Backup Exec 2010 sp1
- LTO tape
- Exchange Agent License
I need to test that our Exchange backups are functioning correctly, so need to perform a test restore.
I created a test user mailbox in MBX 1. Deleted email from mailbox and now want to test the restore of this email.
I have created a 'Duplicate Backup Set' job, which has staged the entire database MBX1 from tape to my local disk on the Exchange server. OK
Now the restore job. This is where I cannot find enough detailed information.
I have seen and followed this link -> https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/restoring-exchange-or-individual-mailboxesitems-using-backup-exec-howto
Which was great for the first step (staging the database) but vague on the re-direction.
So looking for some detailed help on the Restore Job.
- redirect exchange sets
Here I would enter in the DAG address? or the MBX1 server name?
- redirect using VSS
Do I need to enter anything in here. Again confused as the first option specified the Database.
- Redirect mailboxes or public folders
Enter in the user name of the mailbox
Under the Exchange section there are some options. I have read that this section is only for actual Exchange IS restores and not GRT restores. Though some of the options in there get me concerned. i.e dismount database etc
I do feel I am being over cautious though felt I needed some expert advice. I have not used Backup Exec 2010 before.
regards,
TheCryingTech aka Marc
Thank you for the reply.
So I should leave the Exchange options as default?
We are running R3 with SP2. I am going to run the SP4 update, and push the remote agents out, do these require reboots on 2012 servers?
regards,
Marc
