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Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution
For IBM Storage DS8000/DS6000
And Symantec Backup Exec 11d
Page 70 David West, David Hartman
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Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
6. To enter the path, on the Restore Job Properties pane, under
Settings, click Advanced, and then enter a path in Path on media
server for staging temporary restore data when restoring
individual items from tape. For more information about this path,
see “Advanced options for restore jobs” on page 494 of the Backup
Exec Administrators Guide.
7. Select specific restore options from the Properties pane as
appropriate, and then start the restore job.
Restrictions when Restoring from Snapshot Backups
Note the following when restoring Exchange data from snapshot backups:
• The specific options No loss restore, Temporary location for log and
patch files, Purge all files, and Commit after restore completes are
not applicable for VSS. Backup Exec performs a no loss restore and
Exchange will use the soft-recovery process when the restored
databases are mounted.
• Backup Exec always performs a “no loss” restore from VSS backups.
During Exchange recovery, both existing and restored transaction logs
will replay. However, as a work around, a “point in time” restore from
VSS is possible by manually deleting all current transaction log files
before starting the restore job. Point in time restore capability is
planned for a future release.
• Exchange 2003 does not support restoring from a snapshot backup to a
Recovery Storage Group (RSG).
• Backup Exec 11d does not currently support VSS restores at the
Exchange database level. This will be supported in a future release. If
restores of individual databases are required, then each Storage Group
must be configured with only one database.
Recovering Mailbox Data with Granular Restore Technology
Symantec’s GRT solution provides restore capabilities from any type of
Backup Exec backup jobs, including VSS on host snapshot backups. GRT is
not currently available from off-host VSS backups. If you checked Enable the
restore of individual mail messages and folders from Information Store
backups on the backup job properties for the Information Store backups,
then you can restore individual messages and folders from that backup. The
below illustration shows the granular selection possible.