Restoring Exchange databases
If data in an Exchange database is lost or corrupted, you can restore the data from a backup copy. Use the "Snapshot restore" wizard to set up a restore job schedule or an on-demand restore operation. You can define a job that restores data to the original instance or to an alternative instance, with different types of recovery options and configurations available.
Before you begin
- At least one Exchange backup job is defined and ran successfully. For instructions about defining a backup job, see Defining a Service Level Agreement backup job.
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus roles and resource groups are assigned to the user who is defining the restore job. For more information about assigning roles, see Managing user access.
- When restoring from a IBM Spectrum Protect archive, files will be migrated to a staging pool from the tape prior to the job beginning. Depending on the size of the restore, this process could take several hours.
Important: For granular restore operations, you must log on to the Exchange application
server and use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) GUI to complete mailbox batch restore and
mailbox restore browser tasks.
Procedure
To restore data in an Exchange database, take one of the following actions:
- Restore a database to the original instance and location.
- Restore a database to the original instance with a different file location.
- Restore a database to an alternative instance.
- Restore mailbox data by using the granular restore function.
- Restore a database in a database availability group (DAG).