Move the mailboxes back to the original server. If that server does not exist, you will need to build a server with the same name, recreate the storage group and database and then move the users to that database. As soon as you have done the restore and the mail has been extracted you can move those users back to their original mailbox server.
Carl _____________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 3:44 PM To: exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Recovery Storage Groups and exmerge Running Exchange 2003 with Veritas 9.0. We're wanting to pull out specific emails from tape backups of the mailboxes of past employees. The documentation says, "To use a Recovery Storage Group, the Active Directory topology of the Exchange Server 2003 computer must be intact and must be in the same state as when the copy of the database was made. This means that the mailbox or the mailboxes that you want to recover must not be deleted or purged from the system, or moved to a different database or to a different server." Also, "The original mailbox must still be present in the original database and must still be connected to a Microsoft Active Directory(r) directory service user account. If the mailbox in the original database has been disconnected, ExMerge does not show it on the list of available mailboxes. If the mailbox has been moved to a different database, it will appear on the list of available mailboxes, but ExMerge fails when it tries to extract data." Although I believe all the mailboxes still exist of the employees in question, some of them were moved to another server and therefore another database. So are there any other options short of recreating my environment in a recovery domain and trying to pull the information out that way? _______________________________ Paul _______________________________ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ << File: Mime.822 >> ============================================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email contains information from the sender that may be CONFIDENTIAL, LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, PROPRIETARY or otherwise protected from disclosure. This email is intended for use only by the person or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, printing, or any action taken in reliance on the contents of this email, is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sending party by reply email, delete the email from your computer system and shred any paper copies. Note to Patients: There are a number of risks you should consider before using e-mail to communicate with us. See our Privacy Policy and Henry Ford My Health at www.henryford.com for more detailed information. If you do not believe that our policy gives you the privacy and security protection you need, do not send e-mail or Internet communications to us. ============================================================================== ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
