Restoring Server Applications
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SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Agent User’s Guide
See the following sections:
• “Restoring the Contents of an Existing Mailbox” on page 108
• “Restoring Deleted Mailboxes in Exchange 2003” on page 109
• “Restoring Deleted Mailboxes in Exchange 2007” on page 109
Restoring the Contents of an Existing Mailbox
To restore an individual user mailbox to the Exchange server, perform the following steps:
Step 1 In the SonicWALL CDP Agent User Interface, click the My Backups tab.
Step 2 In the left pane, click Applications. The display expands to show available backup tasks.
Step 3 Click the desired backup task. The available revisions are displayed.
Step 4 Click the desired revision. The root folder and details about the revision are displayed, including
the date and time.
Step 5 At the bottom right corner, click the Restore icon .
Step 6 In the Restore Mailbox dialog box, select the backup that you want to restore. The Application
Restoration window opens.
Step 7 In the Options drop-down list, select one of the following:
• Restore to original location – This option restores the files to the Microsoft Exchange
application location.
• Restore to alternate location – This option restores the files to the disk of the agent
machine.
Step 8 Under Components, select the checkboxes for the user mailboxes you want to restore.
Step 9 Click OK. The Application Restoration Details window appears.
Step 10 The restoration steps are listed, along with a Start Time column, a Duration column, and an
in-progress indicator. The steps are:
• Download files from appliance
• Stop service
• Restore Microsoft Exchange User Mailbox
• Start Service
A warning is also displayed:
During restoration, all existing files in the original location will be deleted. Please
make sure you have backed up those files if needed.
To start the restore process, click Start. To exit without restoring any files, click Cancel.
The in-progress indicators become active for each step as it is executed, and the Start Time
and Duration values are updated.
Step 11 When the restore is finished, click Close.
Note After the data is restored to the Exchange server, you may need to synchronize your local
mail client (Outlook) in order to see restored emails.