Restore MS Exchange

Restore MS Exchange Database

It takes you two simple steps to restore MS Exchange: download Exchange database and log files from the cloud storage and replace current Exchange files with the restored files. Let's look at entire restoring process step by step.

How to Restore MS SQL Database

1. Run your Backup Agent.
2. Click Restore.

3. Use the Restore Wizard to select a backup storage to restore from.

4. On the Plan Name screen, select whether to run the restore just once or to save a created restore plan for further use. Click Next.

5. Select a computer to restore. Click Next.

6. Select a backup plan to restore. Click Next.

7. the latest version, particular point in time, or select the disk image version manually. Click Next.

8. Restore source: select files and folders you want to restore. Click Next.

9. Select a location to restore selected Exchange objects. Click Next.

10. For the data encrypted on the client side, select the "Decrypt encrypted files with the following password" option. Enter your password and re-enter in to confirm. Click Next.

11. (Optional) If you restore data from the S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval or Glacier Deep Archive storage classes, specify Smart Restore options.

12. If you selected to save a created restore plan for further use, select schedule options

13. Specify pre- and post-restore actions. Click Next.

14. Specify notification and logging settings.

15. On the Summary step, review the restore plan configuration, then click Next to create a restore plan.

16. Wait until the restore completion.

How to Mount MS SQL Database

The next step is going to be outside Managed Backup. Launch the Exchange Management Console.

1. Using Exchange Management Console dismount the database(-s) you would like to restore.

2. Locate the log files (see Log Folder Path) and the .edb database file (see Database File Path).

3. Move them to another location (or delete if you no longer need them).

4. Open the folder with the files you have restored and copy these files to the original folders ("Database File Path" for .edb file and "Log Folder Path" for the logs).

5. Mount the Exchange database.

Item-level Restore (mails, calendars)

Starting from version 5.2, Managed Backup improves support for Microsoft Exchange. Formerly, you were somewhat limited when it comes to restoring your Exchange files. To wit, you could only restore complete EDB files and logs from the Exchange server, which is sufficient for essential tasks; however, many professionals found it to be deficient. Well, no longer! In this article we explain how to perform item-lever Microsoft Exchange restore.

Currently, the item-level restore feature is available as BETA for the following Microsoft Exchange Server versions are supported:

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2019

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 item-level support is fully functional.

To enable the feature, you must make a new full backup of the Exchange database. It is due to significant changes in the backup format. Having done that, run Backup Agnet for Windows 5.2 or later. Under Backup Storage locate your database. Right-click on it and click Item-Level restore.

A pop-up window will appear and ask you if you wish to apply logs. Roughly speaking, it would add information from the logs to the database and subsequently remove unnecessary logs.

A newly appeared window is the Microsoft Exchange item-level restore assistant. On the left you can see a file structure of your mailboxes, emails, calendar events, contacts, etc. Select the files you want to restore.

Right-click on them and click Restore.

Now enter your Microsoft Exchange credentials and click OK.

Edit a Restore Plan

To edit the restore plan, proceed as follows:

1. Switch to the Restore Plans tab.
2. Open the restore plan you want to edit by expanding it, then click Edit.
3. Proceed through the Restore Wizard steps to adjust settings as needed.
4. If the plan is currently running, you'll need to select one of the following options:
   • Apply changes after the restore plan completes
   • Stop the plan and apply changes.
5. After choosing the desired option for the running restore plan, click Apply.
6. Save the edited plan configuration.

Delete a Restore Plan

To delete the restore plan, proceed as follows:

1. Switch to the Restore Plans tab.
2. Open the plan to delete, expand it, then click Delete.
3. Click Yes to confirm the restore plan deletion.