Help with Exchange Restore Group on SBS 2003   

Hi guys,

I have a small business server 2003 (all apps in one box).  I brought the 
Exchange server to SP2.  Anyways i need to recover 1 mailbox and 2 emails 
from another mailbox on a NT backup files I
have keep last year.

I have followed this document from MS but i have it someone long and also a
bit more too much information for me to disgest at this point when I have to
get the emails out to the users.  I really need some help here.

URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=df144af6-bee5-4b35-866a-557e25fe2ba1&displayLang=en#

I got to this part so far:

1. Creating the recovery restore group under System Manager
2.  Move the restore database to D:\program files\exchsrvr\recovery restore
group\ (edb and stm files)
3.  Created the account for the Exmerge process and add appropriate rights
to it

What I need to know are the following:
1.  can i mount the restore group while the production store is mounted?
2.  Do i have to run a repair against the restore file (priv1.edb) before
mounted the restore group?  I've try running the "Eseutil.exe /p d:/program
files/exchsrvr/recovery storage group/priv1.edb" to do the repair on the
restored database but i kept getting an syntax error but I have try all
different variations but NONE worked. Can anybody point out what I am doing
wrong here?

Thank you,

Helen

date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:15:29 -0400   author:   Helen Mooc

Re: Help with Exchange Restore Group on SBS 2003   

1.  Yes, its mounted after restore if checked during restore.
2. No, check  the box "mount database after restore" during ntbackup restore 
wizard.

More info,

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/How-Recovery-Storage-Groups-Work.html

-- 
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2008
Microsoft Certified Partner

"Helen Mooc"  wrote in message 
news:%23KBqMje3IHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a small business server 2003 (all apps in one box).  I brought the 
> Exchange server to SP2.  Anyways i need to recover 1 mailbox and 2 emails 
> from another mailbox on a NT backup files I
> have keep last year.
>
> I have followed this document from MS but i have it someone long and also 
> a
> bit more too much information for me to disgest at this point when I have 
> to
> get the emails out to the users.  I really need some help here.
>
> URL:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=df144af6-bee5-4b35-866a-557e25fe2ba1&displayLang=en#
>
> I got to this part so far:
>
> 1. Creating the recovery restore group under System Manager
> 2.  Move the restore database to D:\program files\exchsrvr\recovery 
> restore
> group\ (edb and stm files)
> 3.  Created the account for the Exmerge process and add appropriate rights
> to it
>
> What I need to know are the following:
> 1.  can i mount the restore group while the production store is mounted?
> 2.  Do i have to run a repair against the restore file (priv1.edb) before
> mounted the restore group?  I've try running the "Eseutil.exe /p 
> d:/program
> files/exchsrvr/recovery storage group/priv1.edb" to do the repair on the
> restored database but i kept getting an syntax error but I have try all
> different variations but NONE worked. Can anybody point out what I am 
> doing
> wrong here?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Helen
>
>
>
>

date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:44:34 -0400   author:   John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]