IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Windows, Version 4.1

Restoremailbox optional parameters

Optional parameters are supplied following the restoremailbox command and positional parameters.

/CONFIGfile=configfilename
Use the /CONFIGfile parameter to specify the name of the Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for Exchange configuration file that contains the values for the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration options.

The configfilename variable can include a fully qualified path. If the configfilename variable does not include a path, the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange installation directory is used. If the /CONFIGfile parameter is not specified, or if the configfilename variable is not specified, the default value is tdpexc.cfg.

If the configfilename variable includes spaces, enclose the entire /CONFIGfile parameter entry in double quotation marks. For example: 
/CONFIGfile="c:\Program Files\file.cfg"
/DAGNODe=nodename
Specify the node name that you want to use to back up the databases in an Exchange Server Database Availability Group. With this setting, backups from all Database Availability Group members that are configured to use the DAG node are backed up to a common file space on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The database copies are managed as a single entity, regardless of which Database Availability Group member they were backed up from. This setting can prevent Data Protection for Exchange from making too many backups of the same database.
/FCMOPTFile=dsmoptfilename
The /FCMOPTFile parameter specifies the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager options file to use.
  • The dsmoptfilename variable can include a fully qualified path. If you do not include a path, the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager installation directory is used.
  • If the dsmoptfilename variable spaces, enclose it in double quotation marks.
  • If you do not specify /FCMOPTFile, the default value is dsm.opt.
  • If you specify /FCMOPTFile but not dsmoptfilename, the default is also dsm.opt.
/LOGFile=logfilename
Use the /LOGFile parameter to specify the name of the activity log file that is generated by Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange.

The logfilename variable identifies the name of the activity log file.

If the specified log file does not exist, a new log file is created. If the specified log file exists, new log entries are appended to the file. The logfilename variable can include a fully qualified path. However, if no path is specified, the log file is written to the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange installation directory.

If the logfilename variable includes spaces, enclose the entire /LOGFile parameter in double quotation marks. For example: 
/LOGFile="c:\Program Files\mytdpexchange.log"

If you do not specify the /LOGFile parameter, log records are written to the default log file, tdpexc.log.

The /LOGFile parameter cannot be turned off, logging always occurs.

When you use multiple simultaneous instances of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange to run operations, use the /LOGFile parameter to specify a different log file for each instance that is used. This function directs logging for each instance to a different log file and prevents interspersed log file records.

Failure to specify a different log file for each instance can result in unreadable log files.

/LOGPrune=numdays|No
Use the /LOGPrune parameter to disable log pruning or to explicitly request that the log is to be pruned for one command run. By default, log pruning is enabled and done one time per day. The numdays variable represents the number of days to save log entries. By default, 60 days of log entries are saved in the pruning process. You can use the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange graphical user interface or the set command to change the defaults so that log pruning is disabled, or so that more or less days of log entries are saved. If you use the command line, you can use the /LOGPrune parameter to override these defaults. When the value of the /LOGPrune variable numdays is a number in the range 0 - 9999, the log is pruned even if log pruning is already completed for the day.
Changes to the value of the timeformat or dateformat parameter can result in pruning the log file unintentionally. If the value of the timeformat or dateformat parameter is changed, before you issue a Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange command that might prune the log file, do one of the following actions to prevent the log file from being pruned:
  • Make a copy of the existing log file.
  • Specify a new log file with the /LOGFile parameter or logfile setting.
/MAILBOXFILTER=ATTACHMENTNAME|ENDDATETIME|FOLDER|
MESSAGEBODY| SENDER|STARTDATETIME|SUBJECT|ALLCONTENT
Use the /MAILBOXFILTER parameter to specify filters to restrict what mailbox data is restored. When restoring to a Unicode .pst file, except for the FOLDER and ALLCONTENT filters, the filters are ignored.
You can specify multiple filters; however, you must specify each filter only one time. For each filter that you specify, a separate /MAILBOXFILTER parameter must be used. For example:
tdpexcc.exe restoremailbox dchang /MAILBOXFILTER=STARTDATETIME,07/01/2013 
/MAILBOXFILTER=ENDDATETIME,07/31/2013
Mailbox data that matches a combination of all filters that are specified is restored. If no filters are specified, by default all data in the mailbox is restored.
Specify one of the following filters when you use this parameter:
ATTACHMENTNAME,attachmentname-search-text
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=attachmentname attachmentname-search-text to restore only the mailbox messages that contain a match of the specified text within a message attachment name. The match is not case-sensitive. For example, an attachmentname-search-text of Rob matches the attachment name: Rob, robert.txt, PROBE, and prObe.pdf.

Enclose the attachmentname-search-text variable in double quotation marks.

The ATTACHMENTNAME filter does not match the attachment names of encrypted mailbox messages. If a mailbox message is encrypted, it is skipped by the ATTACHMENTNAME filter.

ENDDATETIME,end-date[,end-time]
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=enddatetime,end-date[,end-time] to restore only the mailbox messages that are sent or received earlier than the specified date and time.
The end-date variable is required. Use the same date format for the end-date that you selected with the DATEFORMAT option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager options file.
The end-time variable is optional. Use the same time format for the end-time variable that you selected with the TIMEFORMAT option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager options file.

The ENDDATETIME filter date and time must be later than the STARTDATETIME filter date and time. If no time is specified, all messages that are sent or received on that date is restored.

FOLDER,folder-name
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=folder,original-folder-name to restore only the mailbox messages that are in the specified folder within the original mailbox. The match is not case-sensitive.

Enclose the original-folder-name variable in double quotation marks.

MESSAGEBODY,messagebody-search-text
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=messagebody,,messagebody-search-text to restore only the mailbox messages that contain a match of the specified text within the message body. The match is not case-sensitive. For example, a ,messagebody-search-text of Rob matches the message body text: Rob, robert, PROBE, and prObe.

Enclose the messagebody-search-text variable in double quotation marks.

The MESSAGEBODY filter does not match the message body of encrypted mailbox messages. If a mailbox message is encrypted, it is skipped by the MESSAGEBODY filter.

SENDER,sender-name
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=sender,,sender-name to restore only the mailbox messages that are received from the specified message sender.

Enclose the sender-name variable in double quotation marks.

STARTDATETIME,start-date[,start-time]
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=startdatetime,start-date[,start-time] to restore only the mailbox messages that are sent or received after the specified date and time.

The start-date variable is required. Use the same date format for the start-date that you selected with the DATEFORMAT option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager options file.

The start-time variable is optional. Use the same time format for the start-time variable that you selected with the TIMEFORMAT option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager options file.

The STARTDATETIME filter date and time must be earlier than the ENDDATETIME filter date and time. If no time is specified, all messages that are sent or received on that date is restored.

SUBJECT,subject-search-text
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=subject,,subject-search-text to restore only the mailbox messages that contain a match of the specified text within the message subject line. The match is not case-sensitive. For example, a subject-search-text of Rob matches the subject text: Rob, robert, PROBE, and prObe.

Enclose the subject-search-text variable in double quotation marks.

ALLCONTENT,allcontent-search-text
Use /MAILBOXFILTER=allcontent,allcontent-search-text to restore only the mailbox messages that contain a match of the specified text that is contained within the message sender, the message subject line, or the message body. The match is not case-sensitive. For example, an allcontent-search-text of Rob matches Rob, robert, PROBE, and prObe contained within the attachment name, message sender, the subject line, or the message body.

Enclose the allcontent-search-text variable in double quotation marks.

The ALLCONTENT filter does not match the message body of encrypted mailbox messages. If a mailbox message is encrypted, the ALLCONTENT filter matches only text that is contained within the message sender or the subject line.

/MAILBOXORIGLOCATION=server-name,db-name
Use the /MAILBOXORIGLOCATION parameter to specify the Exchange Server and the database where the mailbox is at the time of backup.

If you do not specify the /MAILBOXORIGLOCATION parameter, the default value is the location (found in the mailbox location history) of the mailbox to restore from, for the backup time specified. If no mailbox location history is available, the default value is the current active location of the mailbox.

server-name
The name of the Exchange Server where the mailbox is at the time of backup.
db-name
The name of the database where the mailbox is at the time of backup.

The /MAILBOXORIGLOCATION parameter is only necessary if the mailbox to be restored from is moved or deleted since the time of the backup, and no mailbox location history is available.

A restoremailbox operation from a backup that is selected with Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange before version 6.1 fails if the /MAILBOXORIGLOCATION parameter is not specified for mailboxes that meet one or both of the following the conditions:
  • The mailbox to be restored is moved. (The mailbox is not in the same server and the same database where the mailbox is at the time of backup).
  • The mailbox to be restored is deleted and the restore destination is to an alternate mailbox or to a .pst file.
For example: 
TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX annjones /MAILBOXORIGLOCATION=serv1,mbdb1 
/MAILBOXRESTOREDAte=12/31/2013 
/MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination=PST,c:\team99\rcvr.pst
TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX annjones 
/MAILBOXORIGLOCATION=serv1,mbdb1
/MAILBOXRESTOREDAte=12/31/2013 
/MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination=PST,c:\team99\rcvr.pst
/MAILBOXRESTOREDAte=restore-date
Use the /MAILBOXRESTOREDAte parameter with or without the /mailboxrestoretime parameter to establish a date and time to restore mailbox data from. A mailbox is restored from the earliest backup that is selected after the date and time that is established by the /MAILBOXRESTOREDAte and the /mailboxrestoretime parameters. Specify the appropriate date in the restore-date variable; use the same format that you selected with the DATEFORMAT option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange options file.

If neither restore-date nor restore-time is specified, then no date and time are established. By default the mailbox is restored from the most recent available backup.

If either restore-date or restore-time is specified, then the mailbox is restored from the earliest backup that is selected after the established restoration date and time. If no backup of the mailbox after the established date and time is found, by default the mailbox will be restored from the most recent available backup.

  • If you specify both restore-date or restore-time, this action establishes the mailbox restoration period.
  • If you specify restore-date and you do not specify restore-time, restore-time defaults to a value of 23:59:59. This action establishes the restore-date at the specified date.
  • If you specify restore-time without restore-date, then restore-date defaults to the current date. This setting establishes the restoration date and time as the current date at the specified restore-time.
/MAILBOXRESTORETime=restore-time
Use the /MAILBOXRESTORETime parameter with or without the /MAILBOXRESTOREDAte parameter to establish a date and time to restore a mailbox from. A mailbox is restored from the earliest backup that is selected after the date and time that is established by the /MAILBOXRESTOREDAte and the /MAILBOXRESTORETime parameters. Specify the appropriate time in the restore-time variable; use the same format that you selected with the TIMEFORMAT option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange options file.

If neither restore-date nor restore-time is specified, then no date and time are established. By default the mailbox is restored from the most recent available backup.

If either restore-date or restore-time is specified, the mailbox is restored from the earliest backup that is selected after the established date and time. If no backup of the mailbox after the established date and time is found, by default the mailbox is restored from the most recent available backup.

  • If you specify both restore-date and restore-time, this function establishes the mailbox restoration period.
  • If you specify restore-date and you do not specify restore-time, restore-time defaults to a value of 23:59:59. This function establishes the restore-date at the specified date.
  • If you specify restore-time without restore-date, the restore-date variable defaults to the current date. This function establishes the restoration date and time as the current date at the specified restore-time.
/MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination=EXCHANGE|PST|UNICODEPST
Use the /MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination parameter to specify the destination to restore the mailbox data to.

If you do not specify the /MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination parameter, the default is to restore mailbox data to the original location in the original active mailbox. When you restore multiple mailboxes with the same restoremailbox command, the default is to restore mailbox data into each original active mailbox.

Mailbox items are merged into the mailbox destination. If a mailbox item exists in the mailbox destination, that item is not restored.

You must specify one of the following values when you use this parameter:

EXCHANGE[,target-mailboxname,target-foldername]
Use the /MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination EXCHANGE option to restore mailbox messages into a live Exchange Server.

If you specify the /MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination EXCHANGE option without specifying any variables, /mailboxrestoredestination=EXCHANGE, the result is the same as not specifying the /MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination parameter. The mailbox data is restored to the original location in the original active mailbox.

Use /mailboxrestoredestination=EXCHANGE,target-mailboxname,target-foldername to restore mailbox messages into a destination other than the original location in the original active mailbox. The mailbox messages are restored into a subfolder of the specified folder within the target mailbox. The target mailbox can be the original mailbox or an alternate mailbox. When you restore multiple mailboxes with the same restoremailbox command, this choice of options restores mailbox data into a subfolder (designated by each original mailbox-alias) of the specified target folder in an active mailbox. In each subfolder are the folders (from the corresponding original mailbox) that contain the restored mailbox messages.

In the target mailbox, the specified folder (in the target mailbox) contains a subfolder (designated by the original-mailbox alias name). In the subfolder are sub-subfolders that contain the restored mailbox messages. These sub-subfolders have the folder structure of the original mailbox.

target-mailboxname
Specify the target mailbox-alias or the target mailbox-display name. The target mailbox must be an active mailbox.

If the target-mailboxname variable includes spaces, enclose the entry in double quotation marks.

target-foldername
The target-foldername variable specifies the mailbox folder in the target mailbox to restore mailbox messages to. If you specify the target-mailboxname variable and the target mailbox is not the original mailbox, you must specify a folder name.

If the mailbox folder specified by the target-folder-name variable does not exist in the target mailbox, a folder with the target-folder-name is created in the target mailbox.

The target folder contains one subfolder for each original-mailbox that is restored (designated by each original-mailbox alias). In each subfolder are the folders from the original mailbox that contain the restored mailbox messages. If you did not specify the /mailboxfilter parameter, the target folder that you speciied contains, within the subfolder that is designated by the original mailbox alias, all the folders that are in the mailbox that you are restoring from. If you specify the /mailboxfilter parameter, the subfolder within the folder that you specified contains only the folders with messages that match the filter criteria.

If the target-foldername variable includes spaces, enclose the entire target-foldername variable entry in double quotation marks. For example:
/MAILBOXRESTOREDESTination=EXCHANGE,Kerry,"temp folder"

When you restore multiple mailboxes with the same restoremailbox command, and you specify a target folder, each original-mailbox is restored to the target folder in the target mailbox. The target folder contains one subfolder for each original-mailbox that is restored (designated by each original mailbox alias). In each subfolder are the folders from the original mailbox that contain the restored mailbox messages.

For example, this restoremailbox operation restores mailboxes andrew baker and sally wood to the folder previous_acctmngr in the target mailbox mary brown:
restoremailbox "andrew baker","sally wood"
/mailboxrestoredest=exchange,"mary brown",previous_acctmngr
The restored mailbox messages are placed in folders that are copied from the original mailboxes that use the following folder structure:
mary brown (target mailbox)
          >-previous_acctmngr     (specified folder)
          |    >-abaker           (original-mailbox1 alias)
          |    | >-Inbox      (restored folder from mailbox1)
          |    | >-Outbox     (restored folder from mailbox1)
          |    | >-My Accts   (restored folder from mailbox1)
          |    >-swood            (original-mailbox2 alias)
          |    | >-Inbox      (restored folder from mailbox2)
          |    | >-Outbox     (restored folder from mailbox2)
          |    | >-New Accnts (restored folder from mailbox2)
PST,non-Unicode-pst-filename-path
Use /mailboxrestoredestination=PST,non-Unicode-pst-filename-path to restore mailbox data to an Exchange Server personal folders (.pst) file. The mailbox data that is restored is in non-Unicode format.
You can include the non-Unicode-pst-filename-path variable to specify the destination where the restoremailbox operation writes the .pst file. The non-Unicode-pst-filename-path can be either a fully qualified path to a .pst file or a directory path. If you do not specify a path, the .pst file is written to the current directory.
  • You can specify non-Unicode-pst-filename-path as a fully qualified path to a .pst file to restore all mail to that .pst file.
    TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX gclark
  /mailboxrestoredestination=PST,c:\mb\dept54\vpo.pst
    Important: The .pst directory must exist before you use the restoremailbox command. The .pst file is created if it does not exist.

    If you are restoring more than one mailbox and you specify a fully qualified path to a .pst file, all the mailbox data is restored to the one .pst file specified. Inside the .pst file, the top-level folder name is the mailbox-alias-name, with the rest of the mailbox folders below it.

  • You can specify ,non-Unicode-pst-filename-path as a directory path to have Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange create a .pst file by using the mailbox-alias-name of the mailbox that is being restored, and store the .pst file in the specified directory. For example, the .pst file name of the restored mailbox "George Clark"(gclark) is gclark.pst.
    TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX "george clark" 
  /mailboxrestoredestination=PST,c:\mb\dept54\

    The .pst directory must exist before you use the restoremailbox command. If the .pst file does not exist, the file is created.

    If you restore multiple mailboxes with the same restoremailbox command, and you specify a directory path, each mailbox is restored into a separate .pst file. For example, if mailboxes John (john1), John Oblong (oblong), and Barney Olef (barneyo) are restored and the specified directory path is c:\finance, all mailboxes are restored into the c:\finance directory as shown:
    c:\finance\john1.pst
c:\finance\oblong.pst
c:\finance\barneyo.pst

The .pst directory must exist before you use the restoremailbox command. The mailbox data that is restored by using /mailboxrestoredestination=PST,non-Unicode-pst-filename-path must be less than 2 GB.

If the non-Unicode-pst-filename-path variable includes spaces, enclose the entire non-Unicode-pst-filename-path variable entry in double quotation marks. For example:
TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX "george clark" 
  /mailboxrestoredestination=PST,"c:\mb\dept54\access group\"
UNICODEPST,Unicode-pst-filename-path
Use /mailboxrestoredestination=UNICODEPST,Unicode-pst-filename-path to restore mailbox data to an Exchange Server personal folders (.pst) file. The mailbox data that is restored is in Unicode format.
You can include the Unicode-pst-filename-path variable to specify the destination where the restoremailbox operation writes the .pst file. The Unicode-pst-filename-path can be either a fully qualified UNC path to a .pst file or a directory path. If you do not specify a path, the .pst file is written to the current directory. If you specify a non-UNC path (such as c:\dir\mailbox.pst), Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange tries to convert it to a UNC path for you, but it may not work for custom UNC paths or shares.
  • You can specify Unicode-pst-filename-path as a fully qualified path to a .pst file to restore all mail to that .pst file.
    TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX gclark
  /mailboxrestoredestination=UNICODEPST,c:\mb\dept54\vpo.pst
    Important: The .pst directory must exist before you use the restoremailbox command. The .pst file is created if it does not exist.

    If you are restoring more than one mailbox and you specify a fully qualified path to a .pst file, all the mailbox data is restored to the one .pst file specified. Inside the .pst file, the top-level folder name is the mailbox-alias-name, with the rest of the mailbox folders below it.

  • You can specify ,Unicode-pst-filename-path as a directory path to have Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange create a .pst file by using the mailbox-alias-name of the mailbox that is being restored, and store the .pst file in the specified directory. For example, the .pst file name of the restored mailbox "George Clark"(gclark) is gclark.pst.
    TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX "george clark" 
  /mailboxrestoredestination=PST,c:\mb\dept54\

    The .pst directory must exist before you use the restoremailbox command. If the .pst file does not exist, the file is created.

    If you restore multiple mailboxes with the same restoremailbox command, and you specify a directory path, each mailbox is restored into a separate .pst file. For example, if mailboxes John (john1), John Oblong (oblong), and Barney Olef (barneyo) are restored and the specified directory path is c:\finance, all mailboxes are restored into the c:\finance directory as shown:
    c:\finance\john1.pst
c:\finance\oblong.pst
c:\finance\barneyo.pst
If the Unicode-pst-filename-path variable includes spaces, enclose the entire Unicode-pst-filename-path variable entry in double quotation marks. For example:
TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX "george clark" 
  /mailboxrestoredestination=UNICODEPST,"c:\mb\dept54\access group\"
/MOUNTWait=Yes | No
Use the /mountwait parameter to specify whether waits for removable media to mount (such as tapes or CDs) or to stop the current operation. This situation occurs when the is configured to store backup data on removable media and waits for a required storage volume to be mounted.
You can specify these options:
Yes
waits until all initial volumes of any required removable media are made available to the Tivoli Storage Manager server before it completes the command. This option is the default.
No
ends the command (if removable media are required). An error message is displayed.
/TEMPDBRESTorepath=path-name
Use the /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter to specify the default temporary path to use when you restore mailbox database files.

If you do not specify the /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter, the default value is the value that is specified by the /TEMPDBRESTorepath option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager configuration file. The default Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration file is tdpexc.cfg. If the /TEMPDBRESTorepath value does not exist in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration file, the TEMP environment variable value is used.

If the path-name variable includes spaces, enclose the entire /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter entry in double quotation marks. For example: 
TDPEXCC RESTOREMAILBOX richgreene 
  /tempdbrestorepath="h:\Exchange Restore Directory"
  • Do not specify a value of /TEMPDBRESTorepath that is the same value as the location of the active database. If the value is the same, the database might become corrupted.
  • Choose a temporary database-restore location that has enough space to hold the entire restore for the database.

For better performance, the current active-transaction logger is to be on a different physical device from the paths that are specified by the values of the /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter and the /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter. The paths that are specified by the values of the /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter and the /TEMPDBRESTorepath parameter can be on the same or separate physical devices from each other.

Do not specify double-byte characters (DBCS) within the temporary database-restore path.

/TEMPLOGRESTorepath=path-name
Use the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter to specify the default temporary path to use when you restore logs and patch files.

If you do not specify the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter, the default value is the value that is specified by the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager configuration file. The default Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration file is tdpexc.cfg. If you do not specify the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter and the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath value does not exist in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration file, the TEMP environment variable value is used.

  • Do not specify a value of /TEMPLOGRESTorepath that is the same value as the current location for the database that is used for recovery. If the value is the same, the database might become corrupted.
  • Choose a temporary log-restore location that has enough space to hold all the log and patch files.

For better performance, the current active-transaction logger is to be on a different physical device from the paths that are specified by the values of the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter and the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter. The paths that are specified by the values of the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter and the /TEMPLOGRESTorepath parameter can be on the same or separate physical devices from each other.

Do not specify double-byte characters (DBCS) within the temporary log-restore path.

/TEMPMAILBOXAlias=tempmailbox-alias
Use the /TEMPMAILBOXAlias parameter to specify the mailbox-alias of a temporary mailbox to use. A temporary mailbox is used when you run mailbox restore operations on mailboxes that were deleted or recreated since the time of the backup you are restoring from. A temporary mailbox is used by the mailbox restore operations to store mailbox messages during intermediate processing. The mailbox messages are deleted from the temporary mailbox when processing is complete.

If you do not specify the /TEMPMAILBOXAlias parameter, the default value is the value that is specified by the /TEMPMAILBOXAlias option in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager configuration file. The default Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration file is tdpexc.cfg. If the /TEMPMAILBOXAlias value does not exist in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Exchange configuration file, the mailbox of the currently logged on user is used as the temporary mailbox.

Specify the following value when you use this parameter:

tempmailbox-alias
Specify the mailbox-alias of the temporary mailbox to use for recovery of mailboxes that were deleted or recreated since the time of the backup you are restoring from.

Ensure that the temporary mailbox is active and has enough storage capacity to accommodate all items of the mailboxes that are being restored.

If the tempmailbox-alias variable includes spaces, enclose the entry in double quotation marks.

Parent topic: Restoremailbox command

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