Restoring a snapshot

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that the snapshot is in an available state.

  • Ensure that the snapshot is mounted (for a mailbox restore)

Procedure
  1. Click the main menu and then click Exchange Databases > + Database.
  2. On the master pane of the Databases screen, select a database.
  3. On the Copies tab, select a snapshot and click the underlined value for snapshots. Click the numeric value in to restore a mailbox.

    Snapshot Sets window appears. The snapshots window lists all the snapshots with their name, the current status, and the time when the snapshot was taken.

  4. Select Action > Restore from the Restore Snapshot window.
  5. Perform the following as per your selection in the Restore Snapshot dialog:
    1. For Volume type restore, perform the following:

      1. Click Select to search and specify a server that is used for restore.

      2. Select the Restore Mode as either Point in Time or Point of Failure.

      3. For Restore Mode as Point in Time, specify the Restore Level as either Full or DB only.

      4. For Restore Mode as Point of Failure, specify the Log File Path as required.

    2. For Mailbox type restore, perform the following:
    3. Click Add Mailbox Restore to initiate mailbox restore process.
    4. In the Add Mailbox Restore dialog, provide the following details:

      1. Provide a Restore Name.

      2. Click Select to search and specify a mailbox that you intend to restore.

      3. Select the Restore Mode as either Maibox Folders or Mailbox.

      4. If you select Maibox Folders in the Restore Mode option, click Select Folders to search and select a mailbox folder.

      5. Select Find to search the email address that is associated with the mailbox.

      6. Click Ok to add the mailbox with the details specified for restore.

  6. Click Yes, Restore to restore.

    NOTE:

    • A volume type restore rolls back the parent volume with data present in the selected snapshot.

    • The database is automatically unmounted prior to a restore process and then remounted later.

    • A volume type restore to Another Volume rolls back the selected volume with data of the selected backup.

    • A volume type restore to a New Snapshot Set creates a snapshot set to the existing parent volume and restores the data in the newly created snapshot.