Using the vxsnap utility, you can do the following:
Restore an Exchange 2010 database to the point in time (PIT) of the snapshot set
Perform a roll-forward recovery of an Exchange 2010 database to the point of failure (POF)
Before you begin, review the prerequisites.
See Prerequisites for recovery.
You use the vxsnap restore command. The complete syntax of the vxsnap restore command is:
vxsnap -x <filename>[-f][-b][-r] [-a] restore restoreType=<PIT|POF>writer=<writername>[subComponent=<subCompo nentName>][RSG=<Yes|No>]
To restore a database to the point in time of the snapshot set using the vxsnap restore command
Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity MB1[-Confirm:$False]
Use -Confirm to prevent user intervention.
set-mailboxdatabase -identity MB1 -allowfilerestore:$true
dismount-Database -Identity MB1[-Confirm:$False]
Use -Confirm to prevent user intervention.
For a VCS cluster setup, offline the VCS resource for the database manually if automatic offlining of the resource fails.
Specifying the -a option with the vxsnap restore command dismounts the database automatically. In the case of a VCS cluster setup, it offlines the resource automatically.
vxsnap -x snapdata.xml restore RestoreType=PIT writer="Microsoft Exchange Writer"
For this example, assume that the snapshot of the replica was performed with
vxsnap -x snapdata.xml create writer="Microsoft Exchange writer Replica" component=MB1 backupType=COPY -E -O
mount-Database -Identity MB1
For a VCS cluster setup, online the VCS resource for the database manually if automatic onlining of the resource fails.
Specifying the -a option with the vxsnap restore command utility mounts the database automatically. In the case of a VCS cluster setup, it onlines the resource for the database.
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity MB1[-Confirm:$False]
Use -Confirm to prevent user intervention.
To perform a roll-forward recovery of a database to the point of failure using the vxsnap restore command
Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity MB1[-Confirm:$False]
Use -Confirm to prevent user intervention.
set-mailboxdatabase -identity MB1 -allowfilerestore:$true
dismount-Database -Identity MB1[-Confirm:$False]
Use -Confirm to prevent user intervention.
For a VCS cluster setup, offline the VCS resource for the database manually if automatic offlining of the resource fails.
Specifying the -a option with the vxsnap restore command dismounts the database automatically. In the case of a VCS cluster setup, it offlines the resource.
vxsnap -x snapdata.xml restore RestoreType=PIT writer="Microsoft Exchange Writer"
For this example, assume that the snapshot of the replica was performed with
vxsnap -x snapdata.xml create writer="Microsoft Exchange writer Replica" component=MB1 backupType=COPY -E -O
mount-Database -Identity MB1
For a VCS cluster setup, online the VCS resource for the database manually if automatic onlining of the resource fails.
Specifying the -a option with the vxsnap restore command utility mounts the database automatically. In the case of a VCS cluster setup, it onlines the resource.
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity MB1[-Confirm:$False]
Use -Confirm to prevent user intervention.