Database restore operation using SnapManager

Using SnapManager, you can restore a Local Copy Replication (LCR) copy, a Cluster Copy Replication (CCR) copy, a Database Availability Group (DAG) copy, databases created on a different Exchange servers, or an archived backup set. You can also restore a database to a Recovery Storage Group (RSG) or Recovery Database.

In addition to the above, with SnapManager 6.0 and later, you can also restore database copies to member servers in the DAG.

SnapManager supports restoring an entire Storage Group or an individual database.

• When to choose SnapManager Restore to recover Exchange 2010 mailbox databases
  You should know when to use SnapManager to recover an Exchange 2010 mailbox from database failure or data corruption.
• How SnapManager Restore works
  SnapManager Restore performs a sequence of steps when it restores a backup copy. If you are restoring in a Windows cluster, do not attempt to manage any cluster resources while the restore operation is running.
• Guidelines for using SnapManager Restore
  You must follow some guidelines for choosing if you want to use an up-to-the-minute restore operation or a point-in-time restore operation; about the restore destination, and the naming of the Storage Groups.
• Restore from a SnapManager backup copy
  You can access SnapManager Restore to restore databases or Storage Groups from a backup copy in two ways.
• Restoring Exchange 2010 databases in a DAG
  You can restore Exchange Server 2010 databases in the Database Availability Group (DAG) using SnapManager Restore operation.
• Restore from an LCR-enabled Storage Group
  You can restore Exchange databases from a backup set created from an LCR-enabled storage group.
• Recovery Storage Groups
  A Recovery Storage Group allows you to restore databases, to extract mailbox data, and to merge that data to the original Storage Group on the production server. You can mount a second copy of an Exchange mailbox store on a production Exchange server when the original store is still running.
• Restore of backups created at different Exchange server locations
  The SnapManager Restore wizard enables you to select the Exchange 2007 locations on which the databases were backed up, and then restore the databases to the current Exchange server. You can restore those backups to either the same Storage Group or to a Recovery Storage Group. To restore backups that were created on different servers, specify the details in the Exchange Servers where backups were created window during the restore operation.
• Restoring backup copies that were created on other Exchange servers in Exchange 2007
  You can restore SnapManager backup copies that were created on other Exchange servers to either the same Storage Group or the Recovery Storage Group. By default, SnapManager restores the backup sets to the Exchange server on which the restore operation is initiated.
• Restoring backup sets from an archive
  You can restore backup sets from an archive created by third-party software to the same Storage Group or server or to the Recovery Storage Group or Recovery Database. Using the Recovery Storage Group or Recovery Database enables you to mount a mailbox store copy on a production server and recover data within the restored mailbox while the current mailbox store is still running.
• Recovery Database
  A Recovery Database is a special type of mailbox database that allows you to restore, recover, and mount your database to an Exchange server, while the original database is still serving the user. It is a feature available with Exchange Server 2010. It is not bound to any server or database and each Exchange Server 2010 can have only one such Recovery Database.