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Using Exchange Server 2003 Recovery Storage Groups

Published: December 10, 2003 | Updated: June 2, 2005

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Summary

This guide provides detailed information about the recovery storage group feature in Exchange Server 2003, including guidance on choosing recovery storage groups. You'll learn how to deploy recovery groups, restore content, use ExMerge to extract mailbox content, and recover databases. You'll also learn troubleshooting techniques for recovery groups and for ExMerge.

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Table of Contents

Using Recovery Storage Groups in Exchange Server 2003

Introduction to Using Exchange Sever 2003 Recovery Storage Groups

How Recovery Storage Groups Work in Exchange Server 2003

How a Recovery Storage Group Differs from an Ordinary Storage Group

How the Recovery Database Links Back to the Original Database

Backup and Restore Differences from Previous Versions of Exchange

Setting Up a Recovery Storage Group

How to Set Up a Recovery Storage Group

How to Re-Create an Existing Recovery Storage Group with a New Name

Restoring Databases to a Recovery Storage Group in Exchange Server 2003

How to Restore Databases from Online Backup Sets

How to Restore Databases from Offline or File Copy Backups

Troubleshooting Restore and Recovery Issues in Exchange Server 2003

The Specified Computer is Not a Microsoft Exchange Server

Database in use (0xC7FE1F41) Database not found (0xC7FE1F42)

Database Cannot Be Overwritten By a Restore (0xC7FE1F46)

JET_errBadDBSignature (0xc8000262, -939523486, 0xfffffded, -531) JET_errBadCheckpointSignature (0xC8000214, -939523564, 0xfffffdec, -532)

JET_errSoftRecoveryOnBackupDatabase (0xfffffde0, -544)

JET_errMissingRestoreLogFiles (0xC800022D, -939523539, 0xfffffdd3, -557)

Salvaging Data from the Recovery Storage Group in Exchange Server 2003

Requirements for Using ExMerge with a Recovery Storage Group

Setting Permissions for Merging Data

Troubleshooting ExMerge Issues

ExMerge Strategies and Best Practices

Recovering a Mailbox Database Using a Dial Tone Database in Exchange Server 2003

Setting End User Expectations During the Recovery Process

Creating the Dial Tone Database

Configuring the Recovery Storage Group

Restoring to the Recovery Storage Group Database

Swapping Databases between the Recovery Storage Group and the Original Storage Group

Merging Data between Swapped Databases

Benefits of the Messaging Dial Tone Strategy

Using Outlook 2003 Exchange Recovery Mode with a Dial Tone Database

Recovering Deleted Items or Purged Mailboxes Using a Recovery Storage Group in Exchange Server 2003

How to Recover a Purged Mailbox from an Online Backup Using the Original Database Server

Summary of Using Exchange Server 2003 Recovery Storage Groups in Exchange Server 2003

Moving Exchange Mailbox Databases Between Storage Groups in Exchange Server 2003

Prerequisites for Moving a Database to a Different Storage Group or Server

Storage Group and Database Naming Considerations

Verifying Consistency Before Moving Database Files

Exchange 2003 Transaction Log File Considerations

Backup and Restore Considerations

Exchange Transaction Logging in Exchange Server 2003

How Exchange Online Backups Work in Exchange Server 2003

Transaction Log File Replay: Soft Recovery and Hard Recovery in Exchange Server 2003

Cross-Matching Exchange Databases and Log Files in Exchange Server 2003

Eseutil.exe Examples


 

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