Recovery Storage Group

[sr69]

I want to restore an Exchange 2003 Storage Group to Recovery Storage Group in the same Server (to recover a lost mailbox).

I read the Restoring Exchange Server Admin guide, but I want to be sure I am doing the right thing.

From the Netbackup for Exchange Server Admin guide (see below) in step 2 "Dismount all Exchange 2000/2003 databases that need to be restored"

My question is: - If I am going to restore a storage group into the recovery storage group, Do I must to stop the Exchange databases? from the Storage Group? or the Recovery Storage Group.

Sorry for the question, but I am not the Exchange Admin.

Regards

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Netbackup for Exchange Server Admin guide....

Restoring Exchange 2003 to the Recovery Storage Group

NetBackup supports restores to the recovery storage group. It is not necessary to redirect the restore; the restore will automatically be restored to the recovery storage group, if it exists. In order for a restore to the recovery storage group to be successful, the recovery storage group must be configured prior to performing the restore operation.

Restoring Storage Groups or Storage Group Databases

▼ To restore the Storage Groups, or Storage Group databases

1. Log on as Administrator.

2. Dismount all Exchange 2000/2003 databases that need to be restored.

3.

Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.

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[sr69]

I forgot, Netbackup 5.1 backing up an Exchange 2003 Cluster on Windows 2003

[mrobinsn]

You need to dismount the databases in the RSG.  You sohuld also mark them as overwriteable (ie this database can be overwritten by a restore).

In any case I suggest you get your exchange admin involved - just recovering to an RSG doesn't do anything, although it does test that you can actually restore a mountable database.