Restoring a backup copy from one Exchange server to another in a DAG

You can use the SnapManager Restore wizard to restore to one server an Exchange 2010 mailbox database from a backup created on a different server in the Database Availability Group (DAG).

Before you begin

If a Exchange Server 2010 (mailbox server) was down due to physical server crash, disconnect the LUNs, remap the LUNs to different Exchange Server 2010 in the DAG, then run the restore operation from Restore Wizard to recover the database.

Note: If a member server is removed from a DAG, all its backups will still be valid for restore, even it is added to another DAG.

About this task

If the backup set is not verified, SnapManager gives you the 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

In the Scope pane, select an Exchange server node.
In the Actions pane, click Restore wizard .
In the Which Exchange Server Created the Backups window, select the Restore backup created on a different server option.
In the Exchange Server Where Backups were Created window, specify the Exchange server where the databases were backed up and the SnapInfo Directory Path.
Select a backup set that you want to restore.
In the Where to restore panel, select a restore option.
Follow the instructions in the Restore wizard, and go to Mount Options page.
To recover and mount database after the restore process, select Recover and mount database after restore.
To associate all mailboxes in the newly restored databases to the currently connected Exchange server, select Update user accounts associated with mailboxes in restored databases to point to mailbox server with the new name.
Note: If you restore the backup created on a different server, and select the Update user accounts associated with mailboxes in restored databases to point to mailbox server with the new name check box, SnapManager uses the Exchange cmdlet Move-Mailbox - ConfigureOnly internally to connect all the mailboxes in the newly restored database to the currently connected Exchange server.