Review the following requirements for redirecting the restore of an Exchange mailbox or public folder to a different path:
In the destination path, the following segment of the path cannot be changed:
Microsoft Exchange Database Availability Groups:\
Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\
Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\
If you change this part of the path, NetBackup attempts to restore the objects as normal (non-Exchange) files.
The destination mailbox or destination folder must have an associated user account.
When you redirect a restore of public folders, the folder that is indicated in the destination path does not have to exist.
When you redirect mailbox backups, if you modify the name of the Exchange folders, NetBackup restores the selected object to that specified folder name. These Exchange folders include "Top of Information Store," "Views," "Finder", etc. You can see the new folder when you browse for backups and it is backed up on subsequent backups of that mailbox. However, you cannot use Outlook to view the folder and any subfolders and messages in that folder.
(Exchange 2010) If you want to redirect the restore
of a mailbox from a Database Availability Group (DAG) to a
standalone Exchange server, you must include Microsoft Exchange Database Availability Groups:\
and not Microsoft Information Store\:
in the destination path.
Microsoft Exchange Database Availability Groups:\Database Name\John Q. Employee [johnq]\ Top of Information Store\Calendar\
Microsoft Information Store:\Database Name\John Q. Employee [johnq]\ Top of Information Store\Calendar\
Additional requirements exist when you restore mailboxes from a granular backup. Assume that the source path is one of the following:
Microsoft Information Store:\My-Store-Group\My-database\John Q. Employee\ Top of Information Store\Inbox\Nancy's birthday Microsoft Information Store:\My-database\John Q. Employee\Top of Information Store\ Inbox\Nancy's birthday
"My-Store-Group" must be a valid storage group on the destination Exchange server. However, the target mailbox does not have to exist in the specified storage group.
"My-database" must exist but is not used at restore time. The mailbox for John Q. Employee is located on the destination Exchange Server but it is independent of the database specification.
Before you attempt the restore, the mailbox for "John Q. Employee" must exist on the destination server.