Restoring database of Exchange Server to another server is not an easy task. However, with manual methods can help users to restore data of Exchange Server.
In this post, we will know both manual and automated ways for restoring Exchange Server database to a new server.
For restoration process of Exchange Server database, users must have direct access to Role-based access control. If you plan to restore emails using SMTP, remember to configure SMTP Server before starting the process.
Requirements For Exchange Server data Restoration
Some requirements you need to fulfill for restoration of Exchange Server database:
- The storage groups and database must already exist and have similar names as there are in original server.
- Both destination server and source server must have same organization and administrative groups.
- For mounting restored database, the destination database needs to be configured.
- Backup of Exchange Server database must be taken
- Schedule restoring the data of Exchange Server in non-working days & hours so as this will not affect your business working.
Restore database of Exchange Server 2013 with Windows Server Backup
One can use Windows Server Backup solution for recovery of Exchange Server database. It is important to know that the server can recover, restore and extract mailboxes.
- In WSB, hit Recover button.
- Select location where backup is saved.
- Select date & time for backup
- Go to Applications to recover complete database. Go to Files & Folder, for repairing the recovered database.
- Choose database & log files to restore.
- Choose restore to another path and pick folder with proper space.
- Confirm it and hit recover to start the process of restoration.
- You can view the recovery with progress window.
After this, move to the process to mount the database.
Mount the Restored Database
After restoration of database & log files, you have to mount the restore data. Follow the discussed steps to mount the database which you have restored:
- Use EseUtil soft recovery command line
- After this, check the database state with EseUtil/mh (as you need data in clean shutdown state)
- If you failed in soft recovery, go for hard recovery. This makes mounting database easier in few simple steps.
- Create recovery database using NewMailboxDatabase cmdlet using the given command:
New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name <RDBName> -Server <Server Name> -EdbFilePath <RDBPathandFileName> -LogFolderPath <LogFilePath>
Here, RDB is Recovery Database.
Now, restart Exchange store and then mount the recovery database with
Mount-Database <recovery database name>
Third-Party Solution, a Friendly Program to Restore Database of Exchange Server
Users have also two more ways to restore MS Exchange Server database to new server i.e. Database Portability and Dial Tone Recovery. But these have complex steps and also there are many limitations of using these two ways.
The manual process of recovery & restoration of Exchange mailbox is complicated and tricky for users who are not technically sound. Thus, it is advised to use third-party tool i.e. Datavare Exchange Restore Software. It smartly repairs & restores data of Exchange Server to another Server in few easy steps. Also, it meets all standards due to which novice users can handle it. Without leaving any errors, Exchange Server database can be recovered and restored with this application. The advanced features of this utility make it the best & recommendable solution by experts. You are free to restore multiple mailboxes without any inconvenience. A log report of the entire restoration process is generated by the software in the end.
Conclusion
Exchange Server recovery and restoration is very common among users. Through this valuable post, we come up with manual & third-party solution to restore data of Exchange Server. In case, you find manual methods not reliable for you, then opt third-party tool that will smartly restore Exchange data files to new server. To have complete idea of this software, use free demo edition. You can raise your queries anytime & our support team will help you to resolve it.