Restoring databases using the Restore window

Unlike using the Restore wizard to restore your databases, using the Restore window enables you to configure the restore process on your own.

Before you begin

Close all windows on the Exchange server that runs SnapManager.
Disable any SnapManager operations that are scheduled to run against the Exchange data that you want to restore, including any jobs scheduled on remote management or remote verification servers.

About this task

Do not perform a restore operation while a backup operation is in progress. If you cancel a current backup operation in progress, SnapManager pauses all the active scheduled backup jobs on the Exchange server, or on all nodes in the cluster environment, and cancels the current backup copy before performing the restore operation. On completing the restore operation, SnapManager reenables the paused scheduled backup jobs. All the other inactive jobs are not changed.

If you want to restore after the current backup operation completes, SnapManager pauses all the active scheduled backup jobs on the current Exchange server (on all nodes in the cluster environment) but waits for the completion of the current backup operation before performing the restore operation. On completing the restore operation, SnapManager reenables the paused scheduled backup jobs. All the other inactive jobs are not changed.

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

Steps

In the Scope pane, click Restore.
Select the Storage Group or Database that you want to restore.
If you want to restore from an archived backup copy and have datasets configured in your system, select the SnapVault and SnapMirror-enabled storage systems from the listed archived backup copies.
Double-click the backup copy under the Storage Group or Database that you want to restore.
In the Actions pane, select Restore.
In the Choose databases to restore pane, select the databases that you want to restore.
Under Type of Restore, select if you want an up-to-the-minute restore or a point-in-time restore operation.
If you do not want to perform exhaustive verification of the transaction log sequence and database metadata before the restore process, click Advanced Options.
Under Operation Options, clear the Verify Transaction Log Sequence and Database Metadata Before Restore and Exhaustive Verification check boxes.

Coordinate the backup and restore processes using 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.

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.
If you are performing a test restore operation, click Test Restore.
1. 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.
2. To verify databases and transaction logs on available destination volumes, select Run Verification on Computer.
SnapManager displays the Restore Status window, showing the tasks that are performed for the restore process.
Click Start Now.