Redirecting an Exchange 2010 standalone server snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database (RDB)

This topic describes how to redirect a snapshot backup of an Exchange 2010 standalone server to another database or the recovery database (RDB). To redirect an Exchange 2010 standalone server snapshot backup to the recovery Database

1. The database or the recovery database must already exist.

To restore to the RDB, create the RDB on an Exchange server, if necessary and leave the RDB dismounted

To create recovery database, logon to Exchange Management Shell and execute the following command

New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name RDB1 -Server EXCH-MBCH-SRV

Or

New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name RDB -Server EXCH-MBCH-SRV

-EdbFilePath "C:\Recovery\RDB\RDB.EDB" -LogFolderPath "C:\Recovery\RDB"

You can see the Recovery DB on Exchange GUI now

1. Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore.

2. Click File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.

3. Select  Policy type MS-Exchange-Server

4. Click File > Select Files and Folders to Restore > from Normal Backup

5. From the NetBackup History pane, select one of the following:

· The last full backup, or

· The last full backup and all subsequent differential backups, or

· The last full backup and the last cumulative backup

6. In the All Folders pane, expand Microsoft Information Store.

7. Select the database you want to restore.

8. Click Actions > Restore.

9. Change the destination path to another database or to the RDB:

· Click the General tab.

· Select Restore everything to a different location.

In the Destination box, provide the name of the alternate database you want to restore to. Or provide the name of the RDB you previously created. Exchange 2010 does not automatically redirect a database to its RDB, if it exists.

10. Click the Microsoft Exchange tab.

11. Check Commit after last backup set is restored.

If you choose to restore backup images separately, you must check Commit after last backup set is restored only when you restore the last incremental backup set.

13 Click Start Restore.

Restore Mailbox from Recovery Database

After restoring the database backup into recovery database we can move the required mailbox into exchange database. To perform this identify the required mailbox and perform proper backup before starting the mailbox restore.

Launch the Exchange Management Shell and execute the following commands

Restore-Mailbox -Identity <mail box name> -RecoveryDatabase RDB

Example:

Redirecting an Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG) snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database (RDB)

To redirect an Exchange 2010 snapshot backup to another database or to the recovery database

1. Manually suspend replication. This step applies for any snapshot provider you use

2. Perform all steps of Exchange 2010 standalone server explained above.