Robin, You can do this. The "auto-select" is selecting all databases by default. After everything is selected,, you can then de-select the databases you do not want to restore. This works just fine.
Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 10/28/2008 06:32:16 PM: > [image removed] > > TDP Exchange 2003 Legacy Restore With Differential Backups > > Robin Lowe > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 10/28/2008 06:33 PM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > I have a query on the process to use when executing Legacy TDP Exchange 2003 > Restores when using Differential Backups. > > My client's environment is MSCS Exchange 2003 Virtual Servers. > TSM Server is AIX 5.4.3.2 > Windows TSM client is 5.3.4.3 and 5.4.1.2 > TDP 5.3.3 > TDP GUI is used for all restores. > > Currently all daily backups using TDP are FULL backups, but as the volume of > data grows I am looking at implementing differential backups to reduce the > amount of data transferred in the backup window. > > The restore process, is to always use the Recovery Storage Group. > So, a restore of a single Mailstore Database can be safely executed without > compromising the live data. > In order to do this, the Exchange administrator first defines the database > to be restored in the RSG, then we run the restore from the Full backup. > > When we introduce the Differential backup, does the restore process have to > be altered from Mailstore Database granularity to Storage Group by any > chance? > > It appears that when you select the Differential Backup in the GUI during > Restore processing, the previous FULL backup appears to select all mailstore > DBs in the SG, is this correct? > > The worry is that in order to use RSG and Differential restores, the > Exchange administrator would have to define to the RSG all the mailstore DBs > in a Storage Group in order to restore a single mailstore DB. > > Surely this cannot be correct; have I missed something in the process? > > Thanks > > Robin Lowe > Storage Consultant
