Exchange Offline Mining Tool - How To

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Export the Database Configuration File

Import the Database Configuration File

Configure the View Settings

Configure the Location of the Exchange Offline Mining Tool

Browse and Restore Messages using the Exchange Offline Mining Tool

Search and Restore Messages using the Exchange Offline Mining Tool

Close a Database

Access and Use the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from Outlook

Register a Database

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that the one-time setup tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.
Prior to registering the database using CDR, the consistent recovery point must be mounted with the Exchange Mining option enabled.
This procedure can only be performed by a user with administrative privileges.

Required Capability: None.

To register a database:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
From the Exchange menu, click New. The Import Exchange Database dialog will appear.
From the Import Exchange Database dialog, type in or browse to the location of the Exchange EDB Path.
For Exchange 2003, you also need to type in or browse to the location of the Exchange STM Path. After specifying the appropriate path(s) Click OK.

For Exchange 2007, the Exchange STM Path field should be left blank.
If applicable, repeat steps 2 and 3 to register additional databases.

Export the Database Configuration File

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that the one-time setup tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.
This procedure can only be performed by a user with administrative privileges.

Required Capability: None.

To export the database configuration file:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
From the Exchange menu, click Save. The Choose Location dialog will appear.
From the Choose Location dialog, type in or browse to the location of the Configuration File to be exported. After specifying the location of the Configuration File, click OK.

Import the Database Configuration File

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that the one-time setup tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.

Required Capability: None.

To import the database configuration file:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
From the Exchange menu, click Open. The Import Config File Dialog will appear.
From the Import Config File Dialog, type in or browse to the location of the Configuration File to be imported. After specifying the location of the Configuration File, click OK.
The database and associated mailbox data will be loaded into the tool interface for mining.

Configure the View Settings

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that the one-time setup tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.

Required Capability: None.

To configure the View settings:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
Click the View drop-down menu, and then select one of the following settings as appropriate:
- Collapse All Groups - collapses expanded object groupings in the left pane.
- Expand All Groups - expands collapsed object groupings in the left pane.
- Clear All Groups - resets the display to the default view.
- Reading Pane (Bottom | Right | Off) - enables/disables a message preview pane.

Configure the Location of the Exchange Offline Mining Tool

Before you Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that all tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.

Required Capability: Agent Management

To configure the location of the Exchange Offline Mining Tool:

From the CommCell Browser, right-click the client icon associated with the Exchange Mailbox Archiver Agent for which you want to configure the location of the Exchange Offline Mining Tool, and then click Properties.
From the Advanced tab of the client Properties dialog box, type in the fully qualified path where the Exchange Offline Mining Tool resides in the Path to Exchange mining tool entry space. This setting, along with the UIOptions registry key setting, will enable the display of a toolbar button to launch the respective Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the DataArchiver Outlook Add-In interface.
Note that the path specified must be a UNC path in order for the Exchange Offline Mining Tool to be launched from Outlook.

Additionally, all users accessing the Exchange Offline Mining Tool must have read and execute permissions for the chosen UNC path.
Click OK to save the changes.

Browse and Restore Messages using the Exchange Offline Mining Tool

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that all tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.

Required Capability: None.

To browse and restore messages using the Exchange Offline Mining Tools:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
From the left pane, expand the Database node, then expand the Mailbox(es) node(s) and expand the desired mailbox folders then locate the desired messages.
Once you have located the message(s) to be restored, right-click the message or range of selected messages and select one of the following options as appropriate:
- Restore As Msg - select this option to restore the message as an MSG file.
- Restore To Pst... - select this option to restore the message to a PST file.
The Browse Restore Location Dialog will appear.
From the Browse Restore Location Dialog, type in or browse to the location where you would like to restore the message(s). After specifying the restore location, click OK.
To view the restored message(s), double-click the MSG file to open in Outlook, or import the PST file from Outlook.

Search and Restore Messages using the Exchange Offline Mining Tool

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Ensure that all tasks in the Configuration section have been completed.

Required Capability: None.

To search and restore messages using the Exchange Offline Mining Tools:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
From the left pane, expand the Database node then right-click the desired folder and select Find. From the Find dialog, specify the pattern you are searching for in the From, To and/or Subject fields then click OK.
Once you have located the message(s) to be restored, right-click the message or range of selected messages and select one of the following options as appropriate:
- Restore As Msg - select this option to restore the message as an MSG file.
- Restore To Pst... - select this option to restore the message to a PST file.
The Browse Restore Location Dialog will appear.
From the Browse Restore Location Dialog, type in or browse to the location where you would like to restore the message(s). After specifying the restore location, click OK.
To view the restored message(s), double-click the MSG file to open in Outlook, or import the PST file from Outlook.

Close a Database

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.

Required Capability: None.

To close a database that has been opened for mining in the Exchange Offline Mining Tool:

Launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from the Start | All Programs menu.
From the left pane, right-click the Database to be closed and then select Close Database.

Access and Use the Exchange Offline Mining Tool from Outlook

Before You Begin

Review the Exchange Offline Mining Tool topic prior to continuing with this procedure.
Certain configuration tasks are required before you can access and use the Exchange Offline Mining Tool in Outlook. For more information, see Configuration.
Note that this functionality is supported with Exchange 2003 databases only.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions in Books Online.

To access and use the Exchange Offline Mining Tool in Outlook:

Log on to your mailbox in Outlook. The Outlook window appears.
From Outlook toolbar, click the following button to launch the Exchange Offline Mining Tool:

DB Mining Tool
From the left pane of the Exchange Offline Mining Tool console, expand the Database node, then expand the Mailbox(es) node(s) and expand the desired mailbox folders then locate the desired messages by performing one of the following tasks:
- Manually browse the data.
- Right-click the desired grouping in the left pane, then click Search. From the search dialog, specify the pattern you are searching for in the From, To and/or Subject fields then click OK.
Once you have located the message(s) to be restored, right-click the message or range of selected messages and select one of the following options as appropriate:
- Restore As Msg - select this option to restore the message as an MSG file.
- Restore To Pst... - select this option to restore the message to a PST file.
The Browse Restore Location Dialog will appear.
From the Browse Restore Location Dialog, type in or browse to the location where you would like to restore the message(s). After specifying the restore location, click OK.
To view the restored message(s), double-click the MSG file to open in Outlook, or import the PST file from Outlook.