Restoring Exchange items directly from a backup

Unitrends offers an optional feature that allows individual Exchange items to be restored directly from the Exchange backup. This means that you may recover individual Exchange items without first having to perform the restore of an Exchange backup. This option allows the fastest recovery time possible.

To restore individual Exchange items directly from the Exchange backup

1        Log in to the Unitrends system.

2        Verify that the samba service is enabled on your Unitrends appliance. Select Settings > System, Updates, and Licensing > Support Toolbox [Advanced]. Then click Samba On/Off to determine whether the service is enabled.

3        Select the Exchange application in the Navigation pane and click Restore.

4        Select a Recovery Point Day from which the backup will be restored by clicking on the calendar. Available days display in bold.

5        Select a restore time and click Next.

Select from available times in the Recovery Point Times table or by clicking a wedge of time on the 24-hour circle.

6        Click Restore Items below.

7        If a mounted backup image does not exist, you need to create one by clicking Create.

You will see a screen of instructions. You are directed to go to your Windows-based system on which KOP (Kroll Ontrack Powercontrols) is installed, log in, map the network share drive presented by the Unitrends system, and then start KOP.

8        Use KOP to recover Exchange items. See Restoring items with Kroll Ontrack PowerControls for Exchange for details.

9        Disconnect the network drive that you mapped on your KOP system.

10    On the backup system, tear down the image of the mounted backup using one of the following procedures:

     If the Restore from Backup Screen is still open in the backup system, select the image in the Images available for recovery area, and click Tear Down. Click Yes to confirm that you would like to proceed. The image is removed from the share.

     If you have closed the Restore from the Backup screen, follow the instructions described in To view or tear down Exchange restore images.

The reason that you perform the tear down is to allow your Unitrends system to reclaim the storage space for use for more backups and other operations.