Note the following when restoring Exchange data from snapshot backups:

• If circular logging is enabled, only point-in-time, loss restores are possible. Roll-forward, no-loss restores cannot be performed.

• Individual database restores cannot be performed. The job will fail.

• The following options are not applicable to restores of Exchange 2003 snapshot backups. Exchange will use the soft-recovery process when restored databases are mounted.

  • Restore all transaction logs; do not delete existing transaction logs (no loss restore)

  • Restore all transaction logs until point-in-time; skip transaction logs after this time

  • Purge existing data and restore only the databases and transaction logs from the backup sets

  • Path on Exchange Server for temporary storage of log and patch files

  • Commit after restore completes

• Data cannot be restored from a snapshot backup to a Recovery Storage Group (RSG) (Exchange 2003 only).