Restoring a backup copy from an LCR replica Storage Group

You can use the Restore wizard to restore Exchange databases from a backup set that was created from either an LCR location or in its original location using the Restore wizard.

Before you begin

Ensure that you close all Windows Explorer windows 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.

About this task

SnapManager uses a special naming convention to indicate the backup sets created in an LCR location. For example, the backup copy created from the LCR copy in Storage Group1 is represented as Storage Group1(LCR).

If you select a backup copy from Storage Group1(LCR), SnapManager uses the backup copy created on the LCR replica. If the backup copy is not verified, SnapManager displays an option in the message box to verify the backup copies before restore operation.

All databases that reside in the same LUN must be restored together.

A database restore operation from an LCR replica Storage Group replaces the database and log file paths but retains the SnapInfo directory path of original Storage Group.

Steps

In the Scope pane, click Restore.
In the Actions pane, click Restore Wizard.
In the Which Exchange Server Created the Backups window, select Restore SnapManager backups that were created on the same Exchange Server.
In the Choose the backup that you want to restore window, select the Storage Group tree and the Storage Group that you want to restore.
Double-click the backup set under the Storage Group that you want to restore.
In the Choose the target for back up restoration window, select the location to which you want to restore the SnapManager backup copy.
In the Choose the items to be restored window, select the check boxes corresponding to the production databases and the LCR replica databases that you want to restore.
In the Type of Restore window, select the type of restore operation.
If you are performing a test restore operation, click Yes, this is a test restore.
If you choose to perform an actual restore operation, select No, this is an actual restore.

Configure the verification settings in the Verify options window:

To check the current logs (for up-to-the-minute restore operations only) and run database verification, in the Select Test Restore Options window, select Check current Logs.
If you do not want to perform exhaustive verification of the transaction log sequence and database metadata before the restore process, clear the Exhaustive verification check box.
If the restore server does not have access to the archived backup storage, click Advanced options, and then under Archived Backup Access, select Restore server does not have access to the archived backup storage.
To coordinate the backup and restore processes, do the following in the Job Control Options pane:

If you want to...	Then do this...
Cancel the current backup operation in progress	Select Cancel conflicting backup that is in progress.
Restore after the current backup operation is complete	Select Wait for running backup to complete.
End the restore operation	Select Abort restore if conflicting operation is running.

For an actual restore process, if you want SnapManager to automatically recover and remount your restored databases immediately after the restore process, select Mount Database Automatically After Restore in the Mount Options window.
Verify the restore settings and then click Finish.
To start the restore process, click Start Now.