Software Suite for Microsoft Exchange User Manual

8.8

Recovery Procedures

3PAR Recovery Manager 4.1.0 For Microsoft Exchange 2010 User’s Guide

■ The database must be in a clean shutdown state. Use the Eseutil.exe tool to put the

database in a clean shutdown state.

8.4.5.1 Creating a Recovery Database

To create a recovery database:

1 Start the Exchange Management Shell by clicking Start > Program Files > Exchange >

Exchange Management Shell.

2 In the Exchange Management Shell window, enter the following:

where:

◆ <rec_database> is the name of the recovery database being created.

◆ <servername> is the name of the mailbox server.

3 Create a second recovery database, specifying a custom path for the database file and log

folder as follows:

where:

◆ <rec_database> is the name of the recovery database being created.

◆ <servername> is the name of the mailbox server.

◆ <dbpath> is the path to the database file.

◆ <lfpath> is the path to the log file.

8.4.5.2 Restoring a Mailbox Database Using a Recovery Database

You can restore a mailbox database using a recovery database by manually copying the

database files to the appropriate folder on the server.

New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name <rec_database> -Server <servername>

-EdbFilePath "<dbpath>" -LogFolderPath "<lfpath>"

NOTE: Keep the original backup file in case there is a need to start over.