Users Guide

While you can replace an existing RMD with another, you cannot use ASM/ME to delete an RMD and clean up either the
directories that were created or the mail store and log files that contain the RMD data. If you remove an RMD manually using
the Exchange utilities, you are also left in the same state and are told to manually remove these items. This state can also occur
if you unmount and log off the Smart Copy Set used for the RMD.
Follow Exchange best practices for creating mailbox databases to avoid data recovery problems. For example, Exchange does
not support creating mailbox database files in the root directory of a volume.
Create the database file in the root directory of a volume that is mounted at a mount point for the Smart Copy set instead of a
drive letter. Exchange cannot store mailbox database files (.edb) in a root directory.
Prerequisites for Creating a Recovery Mailbox Database
● At least one mailbox database must exist under the ASM/ME Applications node.
● Create a Smart Copy of the mailbox database, volume, or collection that you want to include in the RMD.
● For Smart Copies of a collection, make sure that the volumes you want to use for the RMD are not already mounted.
● You cannot perform this operation on a public folders database.
● Dell Recommends running Checksum verification and Soft recovery on the Smart Copy. As a minimum, run Soft Recovery
when you use the Smart Copy to recover data. For more detailed information, see Run Checksum Verification and Soft
Recovery After Smart Copy Creation. Running Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery verifies data integrity, but as a
result, it can take a longer time to complete data restoration.
Create a Recovery Mailbox Database
1. Expand the Smart Copies node.
2. Make sure that any volume you want to use is not already mounted. If it is, unmount it before proceeding.
3. Right-click the Smart Copy and select Create Recovery Mailbox Database.
The Create a Recovery Mailbox Database dialog box opens. If you have not yet performed Checksum Verification on the
selected Smart Copy, a warning is displayed along with an option to continue anyway.
4. Perform one of the following steps:
● Click Cancel if you want to exit the wizard to run Checksum Verification.
● Select the option to continue without verification and click Next.
The Select Exchange Mailbox Database dialog box opens.
5. Select the mailbox database and click Next.
The Select Volume Label dialog box opens.
6. Specify a drive letter or an NTFS or ReFS folder for the mount point. Click Next.
The Review Recovery Mailbox Database Configuration dialog box opens.
7. If an existing RMD is found, select the Remove existing Recovery Mailbox Database checkbox, then click Next.
ASM/ME automatically deletes the existing RMD, creates the new one, and performs Soft Recovery if required. The
Recovery Mailbox Database Creation Complete dialog box opens.
8. Click the Launch Exchange Management Shell link to perform data recovery tasks using Exchange utilities.
9. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
The Volumes node in the tree panel is refreshed to show the newly mounted volume for the RMD. The Smart Copies are also
refreshed to show which Smart Copies are in use.
About the Clone and Restore as New Operation
For all supported versions of Exchange Server, the Clone and Restore As New operation allows you to clone a mailbox
database from a source Exchange Server, and then set it up as a new mailbox database on a local or remote Exchange Server.
You can also run Restore As New on a local host.
The source Smart Copy Set is imported to the target server using the Import External Smart Copy menu option from
the ASM/ME instance running on the target server. Then the Clone and Restore As New option becomes available.
When performing the Clone and Restore As New operation on Exchange, you must specify a new name for the mailbox
database, as well as a drive letter or mount point for it.
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