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On-premise MS Exchange Server Restore

IDrive's MS Exchange Server restore supports the restore of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, 2013 and 2016 to the Original server database or to a Recovery database. The Recovery database allows you to mount a copy of the regular mailbox database backup for performing a restore of mailbox or mailbox items. Restoring the mailbox to a Recovery database will not have an impact on the active copy of the mailbox database that is already running.

  1. Restore to original location
  2. Restore to recovery database


To restore to original location,
  1. Dismount the mailbox store/database and change mailbox database properties.

    Steps to dismount database and change mailbox database properties on MS Exchange Server 2013:
    1. Open Exchange Control Panel and select the 'databases' in Exchange Admin Center.
    2. Select the 'Mailbox' database from 'servers' that needs to be restored and choose the 'Dismount database' from the 'More' option.
    3. Double-click the Mailbox database and choose the 'maintenance' tab from 'Properties' window.
    4. Select the 'This database can be overwritten by a restore' option and click the 'save' button.

      Perform steps 'c' and 'd' listed above for all databases that need to be restored.


      Note: Once the above mentioned steps are executed, close the 'Exchange Control Panel' before initiating the restore operation.

      View steps to dismount Store/Database and change mailbox database properties on MS Exchange Server 2010, 2007, 2003 and 2000

  2. Once the databases have been dismounted, login to the IDrive application and click the 'Restore' tab.
  3. Locate and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder in your IDrive account.
  4. Click the 'Restore Now' button, to restore the 'IDriveExchBackupset ' folder to the local computer.

    Note: The 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder selected for restore should be in the same path as it was while performing the backup operation.
  5. Once the folder has been successfully restored, click the 'Server Backup' tab.
  6. Under 'On-premise MS Exchange Server', click 'Restore'.
  7. The 'Exchange Server backup/restore' screen is displayed.
  8. Browse and choose the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder (restored earlier from your IDrive account).
  9. Click the 'Restore' button.

    Note:
    1. It is advisable that a qualified database administrator carries out the data restore.
    2. The restore operation overwrites the existing databases on the MS Exchange Server.
    3. Before initiating the restore operation, do take an offline backup of MS Exchange Server databases that need to be restored.
    4. Do not interrupt the operation during the process.
    5. On completion of MS Exchange Server restore, the restored databases (the 'Public Folder' store/ 'Mailbox' stores) are automatically mounted.
To restore to recovery database,
  1. Create Recovery Database using the Exchange management shell by executing the following command:
    New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name <database name> -Server <servername> -EdbFilePath <path> -LogFolderPath <path>

    Example: New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name RDB2 -Server MBX1 -EdbFilePath "C:\Recovery\RDB2\RDB2.EDB" -LogFolderPath "C:\Recovery\RDB2"
    Note: If Recovery database already exists, then dismount the database using the following command: Dismount-Database <"database name">
  2. Set the File restore for Exchange server recovery database using the following command:
    Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity <database name> -AllowFileRestore $true
  3. Once the databases are dismounted, login to the IDrive application and click the 'Restore' tab.
  4. Browse and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder in your IDrive account.
  5. Click the 'Restore Now' button, to restore the 'IDriveExchBackupset ' folder to the local computer.
    Note: The 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder selected for restore should be in the same path as it was while performing the backup operation.
  6. Once the folder has been successfully restored, click the 'Server Backup' tab.
  7. Under 'On-premise MS Exchange Server', click 'Restore'. The 'Exchange Server backup/restore' screen appears.
  8. Browse and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder (restored earlier from your IDrive account).
  9. Click 'Restore'.

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