How to restore Exchange 2010 database using Data Protection Manager 2012

lets see how to restore a Exchange 2010 database from backup using Data Protection Manager 2012 and restore mailbox content

Scenario – One specific user deletes a set of mails which crosses the retention period (Default retention is 14 days) and he wants to restore it

Step 1 :

Create recovery database in exchange 2010

Login to Exchange server , Open Exchange Management shell

New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name RecoverDB –Server "MailboxServerName"

Step 2 :

Find the database information of the user you want to restore

Get-mailbox "Mailboxalias" | fl Name,Database,ServerName

Step 3:

Choose Recovery bottom Left

Choose the right Server / Database

Choose the time you want to recover

Choose Recover on the top Left

Step 4:

Choose next verifying the information

Step 5:

Choose Recover Mailbox to an Exchange Server Database

Step 6:

Choose browse and choose the right server information

Choose the Recovery Database Name

Note : Only Recovery Database can be entered

Step 6:

Choose next

If you want to the Choose the email option , you can

Step 7:

Choose Recover

Step 7:

Now RecoverDB is mounted by DPM 2012

To Merge a Specified Mailbox –

Restore-Mailbox -Identity Tarun -RecoveryDatabase RecoverDB

To get the content in another mailbox –

Tarun’s mailbox content into Admin’s mailbox under the Recovery folder

Restore-Mailbox -Identity Admin -RecoveryDatabase RecoverDB -RecoveryMailbox Tarun -TargetFolder Recovery