Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-10 Thread Graeme Carstairs 
Hi James

I've used the edb to pst and the attachements are missing for a year
I am going to look at mounting the edb as a restore and see if they are in
the old live environment


On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 at 00:23, Rupprecht, James R. <jimruppre...@ku.edu>
wrote:

> https://www.stellarinfo.com/email-tools/exchange-toolkit.php (entire
> suite)
>
> https://www.stellarinfo.com/email-repair/edb-pst-converter.php (single
> tool)
>
>
>
> Will allow you to open the .edb files and extract whatever you want into
> .pst files. I believe that there is also an option to directly import the
> data into a live environment (Exchange or 0365).
>
>
>
> I have used this before… it is spectacular and well worth the money.
>
>
>
> /jim
>
>
>
> -
>
> James Rupprecht
>
> IT Architect, Enterprise Systems
>
> KU Information Technology
>
> Phone: +1 785 864-0116
>
> Skype/Email: jimruppre...@ku.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2017 7:25 AM
>
>
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Ah ok thanks,
>
>
>
> I will look into that.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9 February 2017 at 12:58, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> The details are outlined in technet, but you will create a new AD forest
> with the same naming convention, create a new exchange server with the same
> os, exchange and patch versions, then mount a copy of the old database. You
> won’t use the old OS.
>
>
>
> At this point, you can then bulk create accounts, re-attach and bulk
> export for example.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:53 AM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Sorry Joseph
>
> If you could tell me how to go about this that would be great
>
> As I really don't know where to begin as I thought exchange was tightly
> integrate to its ad
>
> And if that ad wasn't there then exchange would be useless
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Graeme
>
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 at 09:49, Graeme Carstairs <loonyto...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> ok
>
> So should I be able to stand up the exchange box without its dc's and then
> extract from its edb files?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 23:07, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> You don’t need the original DCs…
> Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the
> domain the exchange was part of
>
>
>
> All we have is the exchange servers vhds
>
>
>
> As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight
> their backups and dr
>
>
>
> Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure
> everything is now backed up
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what
> the databases present?
> Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but
> no
>
>
>
> An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
>
> They had backups
>
> They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
>
> But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx
> images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And
> imported them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup
>
>
>
> Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are
> missing a years worth of attachments.
>
> They have presented me

RE: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-09 Thread Rupprecht, James R. 
https://www.stellarinfo.com/email-tools/exchange-toolkit.php (entire suite)
https://www.stellarinfo.com/email-repair/edb-pst-converter.php (single tool)

Will allow you to open the .edb files and extract whatever you want into .pst 
files. I believe that there is also an option to directly import the data into 
a live environment (Exchange or 0365).

I have used this before… it is spectacular and well worth the money.

/jim

-
James Rupprecht
IT Architect, Enterprise Systems
KU Information Technology
Phone: +1 785 864-0116
Skype/Email: jimruppre...@ku.edu<mailto:jimruppre...@ku.edu>



From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On 
Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 7:25 AM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com
Subject: Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Ah ok thanks,

I will look into that.


On 9 February 2017 at 12:58, Joseph L. Casale 
<jcas...@activenetwerx.com<mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
The details are outlined in technet, but you will create a new AD forest with 
the same naming convention, create a new exchange server with the same os, 
exchange and patch versions, then mount a copy of the old database. You won’t 
use the old OS.

At this point, you can then bulk create accounts, re-attach and bulk export for 
example.

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> 
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] 
On Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:53 AM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:exchange@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Sorry Joseph
If you could tell me how to go about this that would be great
As I really don't know where to begin as I thought exchange was tightly 
integrate to its ad
And if that ad wasn't there then exchange would be useless

Thanks

Graeme

On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 at 09:49, Graeme Carstairs 
<loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>> wrote:
ok
So should I be able to stand up the exchange box without its dc's and then 
extract from its edb files?


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 23:07, Joseph L. Casale 
<jcas...@activenetwerx.com<mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
You don’t need the original DCs…
Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> 
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] 
On Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:exchange@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the domain 
the exchange was part of

All we have is the exchange servers vhds

As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight their 
backups and dr

Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure 
everything is now backed up


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale 
<jcas...@activenetwerx.com<mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what the 
databases present?
Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> 
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] 
On Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:exchange@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Hi

I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but no

An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
They had backups
They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx 
images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And imported 
them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup

Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are missing 
a years worth of attachments.
They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for the 
drives with the databases and the logs on them
I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the last 
years attachments are missing

Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?

Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract

Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing 
disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments

But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they only 
retained one copy )

Any suggestions would be appreciate

Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-09 Thread Graeme Carstairs 
Ah ok thanks,

I will look into that.


On 9 February 2017 at 12:58, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
wrote:

> The details are outlined in technet, but you will create a new AD forest
> with the same naming convention, create a new exchange server with the same
> os, exchange and patch versions, then mount a copy of the old database. You
> won’t use the old OS.
>
>
>
> At this point, you can then bulk create accounts, re-attach and bulk
> export for example.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists.
> myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:53 AM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Sorry Joseph
>
> If you could tell me how to go about this that would be great
>
> As I really don't know where to begin as I thought exchange was tightly
> integrate to its ad
>
> And if that ad wasn't there then exchange would be useless
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Graeme
>
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 at 09:49, Graeme Carstairs <loonyto...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> ok
>
> So should I be able to stand up the exchange box without its dc's and then
> extract from its edb files?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 23:07, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> You don’t need the original DCs…
> Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists.
> myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the
> domain the exchange was part of
>
>
>
> All we have is the exchange servers vhds
>
>
>
> As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight
> their backups and dr
>
>
>
> Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure
> everything is now backed up
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what
> the databases present?
> Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists.
> myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but
> no
>
>
>
> An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
>
> They had backups
>
> They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
>
> But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx
> images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And
> imported them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup
>
>
>
> Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are
> missing a years worth of attachments.
>
> They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for
> the drives with the databases and the logs on them
>
> I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the
> last years attachments are missing
>
>
>
> Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?
>
>
>
> Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract
>
>
>
> Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing
> disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments
>
>
>
> But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they
> only retained one copy )
>
>
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Graeme
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>



-- 
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com

RE: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-09 Thread Joseph L. Casale 
The details are outlined in technet, but you will create a new AD forest with 
the same naming convention, create a new exchange server with the same os, 
exchange and patch versions, then mount a copy of the old database. You won’t 
use the old OS.

At this point, you can then bulk create accounts, re-attach and bulk export for 
example.

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On 
Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:53 AM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com
Subject: Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Sorry Joseph
If you could tell me how to go about this that would be great
As I really don't know where to begin as I thought exchange was tightly 
integrate to its ad
And if that ad wasn't there then exchange would be useless

Thanks

Graeme

On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 at 09:49, Graeme Carstairs 
<loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>> wrote:
ok
So should I be able to stand up the exchange box without its dc's and then 
extract from its edb files?


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 23:07, Joseph L. Casale 
<jcas...@activenetwerx.com<mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
You don’t need the original DCs…
Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> 
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] 
On Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:exchange@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the domain 
the exchange was part of

All we have is the exchange servers vhds

As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight their 
backups and dr

Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure 
everything is now backed up


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale 
<jcas...@activenetwerx.com<mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what the 
databases present?
Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> 
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] 
On Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:exchange@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Hi

I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but no

An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
They had backups
They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx 
images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And imported 
them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup

Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are missing 
a years worth of attachments.
They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for the 
drives with the databases and the logs on them
I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the last 
years attachments are missing

Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?

Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract

Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing 
disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments

But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they only 
retained one copy )

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Thanks

Graeme
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>

Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-09 Thread Graeme Carstairs 
Sorry Joseph
If you could tell me how to go about this that would be great
As I really don't know where to begin as I thought exchange was tightly
integrate to its ad
And if that ad wasn't there then exchange would be useless

Thanks

Graeme

On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 at 09:49, Graeme Carstairs <loonyto...@gmail.com> wrote:

> ok
> So should I be able to stand up the exchange box without its dc's and then
> extract from its edb files?
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 23:07, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> You don’t need the original DCs…
> Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the
> domain the exchange was part of
>
>
>
> All we have is the exchange servers vhds
>
>
>
> As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight
> their backups and dr
>
>
>
> Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure
> everything is now backed up
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what
> the databases present?
> Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but
> no
>
>
>
> An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
>
> They had backups
>
> They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
>
> But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx
> images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And
> imported them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup
>
>
>
> Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are
> missing a years worth of attachments.
>
> They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for
> the drives with the databases and the logs on them
>
> I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the
> last years attachments are missing
>
>
>
> Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?
>
>
>
> Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract
>
>
>
> Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing
> disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments
>
>
>
> But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they
> only retained one copy )
>
>
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Graeme
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
> --
> Graeme Carstairs
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
-- 
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com

Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-09 Thread Graeme Carstairs 
ok
So should I be able to stand up the exchange box without its dc's and then
extract from its edb files?


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 23:07, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
wrote:

> You don’t need the original DCs…
> Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the
> domain the exchange was part of
>
>
>
> All we have is the exchange servers vhds
>
>
>
> As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight
> their backups and dr
>
>
>
> Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure
> everything is now backed up
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com>
> wrote:
>
> Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what
> the databases present?
> Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but
> no
>
>
>
> An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
>
> They had backups
>
> They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
>
> But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx
> images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And
> imported them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup
>
>
>
> Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are
> missing a years worth of attachments.
>
> They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for
> the drives with the databases and the logs on them
>
> I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the
> last years attachments are missing
>
>
>
> Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?
>
>
>
> Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract
>
>
>
> Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing
> disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments
>
>
>
> But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they
> only retained one copy )
>
>
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Graeme
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
-- 
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com

RE: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-08 Thread Joseph L. Casale 
You don’t need the original DCs…
Its honestly not that much work, but it does take a few moments.

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On 
Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:03 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com
Subject: Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the domain 
the exchange was part of

All we have is the exchange servers vhds

As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight their 
backups and dr

Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure 
everything is now backed up


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale 
<jcas...@activenetwerx.com<mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com>> wrote:
Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what the 
databases present?
Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> 
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] 
On Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:exchange@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Hi

I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but no

An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
They had backups
They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx 
images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And imported 
them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup

Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are missing 
a years worth of attachments.
They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for the 
drives with the databases and the logs on them
I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the last 
years attachments are missing

Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?

Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract

Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing 
disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments

But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they only 
retained one copy )

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Thanks

Graeme
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com<mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com>

Re: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-08 Thread Graeme Carstairs 
Yeh some bright spark got rid of the original dc's so we don't have the
domain the exchange was part of

All we have is the exchange servers vhds

As they thought they had recovered everything and started a new sight their
backups and dr

Suffice to say the first thing I have sorted with them is to make sure
everything is now backed up


On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 at 21:47, Joseph L. Casale 
wrote:

> Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what
> the databases present?
> Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files
>
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but
> no
>
>
>
> An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
>
> They had backups
>
> They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
>
> But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx
> images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And
> imported them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup
>
>
>
> Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are
> missing a years worth of attachments.
>
> They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for
> the drives with the databases and the logs on them
>
> I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the
> last years attachments are missing
>
>
>
> Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?
>
>
>
> Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract
>
>
>
> Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing
> disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments
>
>
>
> But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they
> only retained one copy )
>
>
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Graeme
>
> --
>
> Graeme Carstairs
>
>
>
> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com
>
-- 
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com

RE: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

2017-02-08 Thread Joseph L. Casale 
Mock up a tiny segregated lab and do a supported restore, then see what the 
databases present?
Did your org use any third party archiving tools etc?

From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On 
Behalf Of Graeme Carstairs
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:21 PM
To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com
Subject: [Exchange] Extracting mail from edb files

Hi

I have been asked to look at this problem and thought I had it licked but no

An offices entire server farm was destroyed by water damage
They had backups
They decided to setup a new ad domain restored file data, restored sql data
But for exchange they extracted PST files from the edb contain on the vhdx 
images they had just before the disaster using stellar edb to PST  And imported 
them into fresh mailboxes on a new exchange 2013 setup

Now 6 months down the line they have discovered that all mailboxes are missing 
a years worth of attachments.
They have presented me with 3 vhdx files and two differenceing files for the 
drives with the databases and the logs on them
I have mounted the vhdx and used stellar against the edb and still the last 
years attachments are missing

Is it possible that they are in the logs or the differnceing disks?

Or is there a better tool than the stellar one to extract

Now I didn't work on the original setup so don't know why the differnecing 
disks were created or can't say if a tool was used to remove the attachments

But what I do have is all the vhd's for the virtual exchange server ( they only 
retained one copy )

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Thanks

Graeme
--
Graeme Carstairs

e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com