Restoring databases from a CCR location

You can use the SnapManager Restore wizard to restore all the Exchange databases from a backup set created in either the CCR location or its original location.

Before you begin

Ensure 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.
Ensure that you install SnapManager on both nodes of a CCR configuration before you start the restore operation.

About this task

Unlike the LCR database replication copies, the SnapManager backup sets created from a CCR location do not follow any special naming convention. All backup sets created on both active and passive nodes appear in the Scope pane, below the Storage Group tree.

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

You can choose to restore from the following restore sources:

SnapManager backup copies that were created on the same Exchange server
Unmanaged Media
Backup sets created on a different server (available only with Exchange Server 2007)

If the backup set is not verified, SnapManager gives you an option to verify the backup set before the restore operation.

Note: The option Restore from archive is renamed to Restore from Unmanaged Media for SnapManager 5.0 and later.

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

Select an Exchange server node in the Scope pane.
In the Actions pane, click Restore wizard .
In the Which Exchange Server Created the Backup window, select the restore source.
In the Choose the backup that you want to restore window, double-click the backup set present in a Storage Group.
In the Choose the target for backup restoration window, select Restore back to the same Storage Group/Database.
In the Choose the items to be restored window, select the check boxes corresponding to the production databases and the 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.