Restoring from a SnapManager backup

Make sure that all Explorer windows are closed on the Exchange server running SnapManager.

Disable any SnapManager operations that are scheduled to run against the Exchange data you are restoring, including any jobs scheduled on remote management or remote verification servers.

From the SnapManager main menu, select Wizard > SnapManager Restore to open the SnapManager Restore Wizard.

Follow the instructions in the wizard.

For a list of information you need to provide as you complete this step, see Information you need to perform a restore.

After you finish the Restore Wizard, the Restore Status window appears. Click Start Now to start the restore.

Result

Your database or storage groups are restored from the backup you selected.

Use the Switch button to switch between the task list and the progress report.

After the restore is complete, click OK.

Result

Your restore is now complete and your Exchange server comes back online.

You can optionally perform a SnapManager backup and verification to verify that your restored database is free of physical-level corruption.

Make sure that all Windows Explorer windows are closed on the Exchange server running SnapManager.

Disable any SnapManager operations that are scheduled to run against the Exchange data you are restoring, including any jobs scheduled on remote management or remote verification servers.

Select the SnapManager Restore tab to display the backup sets you can select to be restored.

Select the storage group (Store) that you want to restore.

Double-click the backup under the storage group that you want to restore.

If you do not want to restore all the databases in this storage group, clear the check box in the details window for the databases you do not want to restore.

Note
If you are running Exchange 2003, all databases in the storage group are dismounted during the restore, even if they are not all being restored.

If you are running on Windows Server 2000, enter a temporary location for your log and patch files in the Temporary Location for Log and Patch Files field.

For more information about where to put the temporary files, see About temporary log files.

If...

Then...

You want an up-to-the-minute restore

Select the Up-to-the-Minute Restore ratio button.

You want a point-in-time restore

Select the Point-in-Time Restore radio button.

If you do not want to perform exhaustive verification of the transaction log sequence and database metadata before the restore, clear the Verify Transaction Log Sequence and Database Metadata Before Restore and Exhaustive Verification check boxes.

For more information about these options, see Transaction log sequence verification options.

If you want SnapManager to automatically remount your restored databases immediately after the restore, make sure that the Mount Database Automatically After Restore check box is selected.

If you are running on Windows 2000 Server and you want to use the temporary files SnapManager creates for the restore for troubleshooting, select the Keep Files in Temporary Directory After Restore check box.

Otherwise, the temporary files are deleted after the restore.

If...

Then...

This is a test restore

Click the Test Restore button and continue to Step 13.

Result

The Select Test Restore Options window is displayed.

This is not a test restore

Click the Restore button and skip to Step 14.

Result

In the Restore Status window, a scrollable data window is displayed, showing the tasks that are performed for this restore.

In the Select Test Restore Options window, select whether you want to check the current logs (for up-to-the-minute restores only) and run database verification, and then click OK.

Result

In the Restore Status window, a scrollable data window appears displaying the tasks that are performed for this restore.

To start the restore, click Start Now.

Result

Your database or storage groups are restored from the backup you selected.

Use the Switch button to switch between the task list and the progress report.

After an actual restore, you can optionally perform a SnapManager backup and verification to verify that your restored database is free of physical-level corruption.