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Restore Recommendations, General Restore Strategies, Document Level Restore Strategies

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Restore Recommendations Restore Recommendations Consider the following best practices for restoring the Exchange Server. General Restore Strategies Perform a test restore to a backup server at least once a month and make sure the restored database is functioning properly. For more information about how to perform test restores on Exchange 2000 and 2003 Server systems, see Perform a Database Level Test Restore to an Alternative Location (see page 49). For more information about how to perform test restores on Exchange 2007 Server systems, see Perform a Database Level Test Restore to an Alternative Location (see page 74). Document Level Restore Strategies If you are restoring to an original location that contains existing data, select the conflict resolution option, Overwrite only when modified. If you are restoring to an original location in an empty folder or an alternative location, select the conflict resolution option, Restore as copy. Backup and Restore Test Strategies After you have developed backup and restore strategies, you need to test them to ensure that they work satisfactorily. You can perform backup tests on a production system; however, you should perform recovery tests on a test system that closely mimics the production system before applying your backup and restore strategies to the product system. 120 Agent for Microsoft Exchange Guide

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Restore Recommendations
Restore Recommendations
Consider the following best practices for restoring the Exchange Server.
General Restore Strategies
Perform a test restore to a backup server
at least once a month
and make
sure the restored database is functioning properly.
For more information about how to perform test restores on Exchange 2000
and 2003 Server systems, see
Perform a Database Level Test Restore to an
Alternative Location
(see page 49). For more information about how to
perform test restores on Exchange 2007 Server systems, see
Perform a
Database Level Test Restore to an Alternative Location
(see page 74).
Document Level Restore Strategies
If you are restoring to an original location that contains existing data, select
the conflict resolution option,
Overwrite only when modified
. If you are
restoring to an original location in an empty folder or an alternative location,
select the conflict resolution option,
Restore as copy
.
Backup and Restore Test Strategies
After you have developed backup and restore strategies, you need to test
them to ensure that they work satisfactorily. You can perform backup tests on
a production system; however, you should perform recovery tests on a test
system that closely mimics the production system before applying your backup
and restore strategies to the product system.
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