Getting Started - Exchange Database iDataAgent Restore

Perform a Restore

As restoring your backup data is very crucial, it is recommended that you perform a restore operation immediately after your first full backup to understand the process. The following section explains the steps for performing an out-of-place restore of a single database to a different client computer.

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | Exchange Database.
  • Right-click the Agent and then click All Tasks | Browse Backup Data.
2. Click OK.
3.
  • Select the database in the left pane. The data and logs will be selected in the right pane.
  • Click Recover All Selected.
4.
  • Select the name of the client computer from the Destination Client list.

    This client should not be the same client on which the database originally resided.

  • Click ... under Out of Place Location column.
  • Select a folder on the destination client.

 
5.
  • Select Immediate from the Job Initiation tab.
  • Click OK.
6. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console.
7. Once the restore job has completed, right-click the agent and click View | Restore History.
8. Click OK.
9. You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job:
  • View Restore Items

    You can view them as Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.

  • View Job Details
  • View Events of the restore job.
  • View Log files of the restore job.
10. The database is restored to the directory and client that was specified.

Congratulations -  You have successfully completed your first backup and restore.

If you want to further explore this Agent's features read the Advanced sections of this documentation.