Server Cloud Backup

IDrive's MS Exchange Server restore supports the restore of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, 2013 and 2016 to the Original server database or to a Recovery database. The Recovery database allows you to mount a copy of the regular mailbox database backup for performing a restore of mailbox or mailbox items. Restoring the mailbox to a Recovery database will not have an impact on the active copy of the mailbox database that is already running.

1. Restore to original location
2. Restore to recovery database

To restore to original location,

1. Once the databases have been dismounted, sign in to the IDrive^® application and click 'Restore'.
2. Select 'Online Restore', or 'Local Restore', or 'IDrive Express^™ Restore'.
3. Browse and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder in your IDrive^® account or local drive.
   
   Note: If 'Local Restore' is selected, you can choose the required version from the 'Version' list.
4. Click 'Restore Now', to restore the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder to the local computer.
   
   Note: The 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder selected for restore should be in the same path as it was while performing the backup operation.
5. Once the folder has been successfully restored, click 'Server Backup.' A slider menu will appear.
6. Click 'On-premise MS Exchange.' The MS Exchange backup/restore console appears.
   
7. Click 'MS Exchange restore'.
8. Browse and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder (restored earlier from your IDrive account or local drive).
   
9. Click 'Restore Now'.
   
10. Click the 'Restore' button.
    
    Note:
    1. It is advisable that a qualified database administrator carries out the data restore.
    2. The restore operation overwrites the existing databases on the MS Exchange Server.
    3. Before initiating the restore operation, do take an offline backup of MS Exchange Server databases that need to be restored.
    4. Do not interrupt the operation during the process.
    5. On completion of MS Exchange Server restore, the restored databases (the 'Public Folder' store/ 'Mailbox' stores) are automatically mounted.

To restore to recovery database,

1. Create Recovery Database using the Exchange management shell by executing the following command:
   
   New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name <database name> -Server <servername> -EdbFilePath <path> -LogFolderPath <path>
   
   Example: New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name RDB2 -Server MBX1 -EdbFilePath "C:\Recovery\RDB2\RDB2.EDB" -LogFolderPath "C:\Recovery\RDB2"
   
   Note: If Recovery database already exists, then dismount the database using the following command: Dismount-Database <"database name">
   
   
2. Set the File restore for Exchange server recovery database using the following command:
   Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity <database name> -AllowFileRestore $true
3. Once the databases are dismounted, sign in to the IDrive application and click 'Restore'.
4. Browse and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder in your IDrive account or local drive.
5. Click 'Restore Now', to restore the 'IDriveExchBackupset ' folder to the local computer.
   Note: The 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder selected for restore should be in the same path as it was while performing the backup operation.
6. Once the folder has been successfully restored, click 'Server Backup'. A slider menu will appear.
7. Click 'On-premise MS Exchange'. The MS Exchange backup/restore console appears.
8. Click 'MS Exchange restore'.
9. Browse and select the 'IDriveExchBackupset' folder (restored earlier from your IDrive account).
10. Click 'Restore'.