Restoring Databases to a Recovery Storage Group in Exchange Server 2003You can restore databases to a recovery storage group from online backup sets that were taken using the ESE streaming backup APIs or by manually copying database files into the appropriate file paths. Recovery storage groups cannot be used to restore databases that were backed up using the Volume Shadow copy APIs. Exchange data that is backed up using the Volume Shadow copy APIs must be restored using the Volume Shadow copy APIs. Restoring Databases from Online Backup SetsBefore you begin restoring data, make sure that you configure your system appropriately, as described in Setting Up a Recovery Storage Group. To review:
The following figure provides a diagram of the restore process. For detailed instructions about how to restore databases from online backup sets, see How to Restore Databases from Online Backup Sets. Overview of how to restore data from an online backup set to a recovery storage group Restoring Databases from Offline or File Copy BackupsBefore you begin restoring data, make sure that your system is configured appropriately, as described in Setting Up a Recovery Storage Group. To review, make sure that:
The following figure provides a diagram of the restore process. For detailed instructions about how to restore databases from offline or file copy backups, see How to Restore Databases from Offline or File Copy Backups. Overview of how to restore data from an offline or file copy backup to a recovery storage group |