How to restore a MS Exchange database backup to a Recovery Storage Group (RSG) on MS Exchange 2007

George Law
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To restore a MS Exchange database backup to a Recovery Storage Group (RSG), please follow the instructions below:

  1. Restore the MS Exchange database data using the Servosity Pro software to a temporary directory (e.g. D:\restore)

  2. Open [Exchange Management Console], select [Toolbox], and then [Database Recovery Management] to create the Recovery Storage Group (RSG) for the "First Storage Group". 

    Example:
    Exchange_RSG.png

  3. Open a command prompt and access the C:\Program Files\ServosityPro\bin directory

  4. Run the following command according to the name of the MS Exchange Server to be restored:

    Example:
    >ExchangeRestore.exe/ExchangeRestore64.exe DIR="D:\restore" SERVER="Your_Server_Name" SERVICE="Microsoft Information Store" STORAGE="First Storage Group" TEMP="C:\temp" MORE LOG="N"

  5. Mount the Recovery Storage Group (RSG) and the perform the recovery operation on the affected MS Exchange database (For more details, please refer to the following article from Microsoft:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997694.aspx or  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998782.aspx)

  6. Dismount the Recovery Storage Group (RSG) afterward



Notes:

  1. Having entered the command in Step 4, by default, database(s) and log(s) will be restored to the Recovery Storage Group (RSG) instead of the original First Storage Group (FSG)
  2. Furthermore, Public Folder Stores are not supported for restore using the Recovery Storage Group (RSG)