Platform: Exchange 2k3, SP2 on Win2k3, SP2 Backup: Veritas NetBackup 6.5 w/MS Exchange client I've been asked to recover email & notes for a VP that are no longer in the his Deleted Retention items and feel that using a Recover Storage Group to restore a Mailbox Store is probably the way to proceed -- having never done this, please forgive this Exchange neophyte a few questions ..... I understand where (in System Mgr) to create a Recovery Storage Group, and then, 1) after creating a RSG, specify a new path for the database and logs 2) then Add the Mail Store to be recovered to the RSG ?? trying to keep db names the same ??? 3) then start a Restore from the Veritas console.. Here's kinda where I'm losing it... do you specify an alternate destination in the Veritas restore window or use the default "Restore everything to original location" and then Exchange detects that 1) the production Mail Store is online 2) the Mail Store I added to the RSG is what is attempting to be restored and thus redirects the data to the RSG path Sorry, a little squeamish - an Exchange fubar is not my top priority this week :) Wendell
