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Veeam Explorer for Exchange is a free tool available to users of Veeam Backup & Replication. It allows you to browse Microsoft Exchange database files and restore necessary items, such as mailboxes, folders, messages, tasks, contacts and so on. Instead of fully restoring and starting the virtual machine (VM) with the Microsoft Exchange Server, you can use Veeam Backup & Replication capabilities to extract the necessary Microsoft Exchange database from the backup file and then use Veeam Explorer for Exchange to browse and restore items. With Veeam Explorer for Exchange, you can find any item or a bunch of items stored in any number of Microsoft Exchange database files. Restore options include: x x x x Exporting mailbox folders and items as Personal Folder Files (.pst) Saving mailbox items as Microsoft Exchange Mail Documents (.msg) Sending mailbox items as attachments via email Restoring mailbox folders and items into their original location (available only with Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise Edition)
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Veeam Explorer for Exchange requires full access to Microsoft Exchange database files for item recovery. This level of access is usually granted to a very limited number of employees within the organization. If you would like to allow less privileged users to perform recovery of Microsoft Exchange items from backups, you can use the Application-Item Recovery (AIR) wizard for Microsoft Exchange.
The basic procedure for recovering items with Veeam Explorer for Exchange involves the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Perform initial configuration of Veeam Explorer for Exchange Restore the database file (.edb) from the backup Add one or several database files Find necessary items Restore items
To perform these configuration tasks, open the main menu (top left corner of the Veeam Explorer for Exchange main window) and select Options.
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SMTP Settings
To be able to send items recovered from an Exchange database as email attachments, you need to provide mail server information. To configure the email settings: 1. 2. 3. In the Options window, open the SMTP Settings tab. Select the Use SMTP settings check box. In the SMTP Server field, specify the DNS name or IP address of the mail server to be used for sending emails. If necessary, you can change the port number. By default, port number 25 is used. In the From field, specify the email address, usually that of the administrator responsible for Microsoft Exchange item recovery, from which emails with attached items should be sent. This email will be used by default when sending restored items, though you can specify a different email address every time. If necessary, select the Use authentication check box and provide credentials for the account that will be used to send emails with attached items. If security is an issue, select the Enable SSL security check box to use SSL encryption for transferred data. Click Test Mail to send a test email message to the account under which Veeam Explorer for Exchange was launched.
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Veeam Backup & Replication will perform restore, locate the Exchange database and open it in Veeam Explorer for Exchange. After that, you can browse the database and restore the items you need.
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Adding Database
You can only add database files created with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Also, it is necessary to make sure that Veeam Explorer for Exchange has access to Ese.dll supplied with the same version of Microsoft Exchange. For details, see the Configuring Veeam Explorer for Exchange section. To add a database file to the Veeam Explorer for Exchange console: 1. 2. 3. Note Click Add Store on the toolbar or right-click All Stores in the navigation pane and select Add Store. Click Browse and specify a path to the Microsoft Exchange database file (.edb). Click Browse below and specify a path to the Exchange logs folder.
If you are using file-level restore to mount the contents of the backup file with the database file to the Veeam Backup server, VM disks are mounted under the C:\veeamflr\<vmname>\<volume n> folder.
Alternatively, you can double-click the necessary Exchange database file to automatically start Veeam Explorer for Exchange and add the database to the console. If you mounted the file system of the VM with the database file via FLR, simply double-click the file within the Backup Browser. Or use Windows Explorer to browse to the necessary database file and then double-click it. If the database is in "dirty state", Veeam Explorer for Exchange will display a warning. In this case, you will have to recover the database before adding it. To recover the database: 1. 2. Check the Logs folder field and make sure you have specified the correct folder storing the Exchange database logs. Click Recover to recover the damaged database.
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You need to have write permissions for the database to be able to apply replay logs to the database.
Removing Database
To remove a database from the Veeam Explorer for Exchange console (that is, to unlink it), select the database in the navigation pane and click Remove Store or right-click the database name and select Remove Store.
Browsing
In the navigation pane, you can see all the containers (added databases with mailboxes and folders). When you select a folder, you can browse its contents in the main working pane (messages in the Inbox folder, tasks in the Tasks folder and so on).
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Searching
At the top of the main working pane, there is a search field that allows you to find items in the selected container that match a specified search term. For example, you can select a user's mailbox and search for veeam software to find all the items that contain the words starting with "veeam" and "software" in the body text, address field, subject field or name of attachments. Search results for databases and mailboxes will include all items (that is, email messages, tasks, contacts and other items). Note When you search a phrase, the search will by default locate items that contain words in the phrase, not the phrase itself. To find the exact phrase, use quotes, for example, veeam software. You can select the whole database or several databases to get more results, or select a specific folder (for example, Inbox) inside a specific database and mailbox to narrow a search. You can further narrow your search results by specifying various search criteria inside the box in the format "criteria:value" (for example, from:John, hasattachments:yes, messagesize:<10 KB, received:yesterday and so on). You can also use logical operators such as AND, OR and NOT (must be typed in uppercase letters) and wildcard characters such as * and ?. These search criteria are similar to those used for searching in Microsoft Outlook 2010. For more information, see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/learn-to-narrow-your-search-criteria-for-bettersearches-in-outlook-HA010238831.aspx.
Alternatively, you can click Advanced Find on the toolbar to make up a list of necessary search criteria using predefined dropdown menus.
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Viewing Items
Veeam Explorer for Exchange allows you to quickly view any item by double-clicking it. This opens the item in a separate window, showing all the necessary details (the address fields, the subject field, the body text and so on).
Restoring Items
Veeam Explorer for Exchange provides the following restore options: x x x x Exporting folders and items as Personal Folder Files (.pst) Saving items as Microsoft Exchange Mail Documents (.msg) Sending items as email attachments Restoring folders and items into their original location (available only with Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise Edition)
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To export a folder as a single .pst file: 1. Select the folder in the navigation pane, click Export Folder on the toolbar and select Export to .PST file. You can also right-click the folder in the navigation pane and select Export to .PST file. Specify the name and location for the file and click Save.
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To export several items as one .pst file: 1. Select the items in the main working area (use SHIFT and CTRL to select multiple items), click Export Items on the toolbar and select Export to .PST file. You can also right-click the items in the working area and select Export to .PST file. Specify the name and location for the file and click Save.
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For convenience, Veeam Explorer for Exchange allows you to quickly export .pst files directly to the Desktop with a default name. For example, you can select the Tasks folder and then click Export Folder > Export to 'Desktop\Tasks.pst' on the toolbar.
Saving Items
Veeam Explorer for Exchange allows you to save any item as a Microsoft Exchange Mail Document (.msg file) to a specific location or directly to the user's desktop. To save an item: 1. 2. Browse to the necessary folder or use the search field to see a list of items in the main working area. Select the required item (or use SHIFT and CTRL keys to select multiple items) in the main working area, click Save Items on the toolbar and select Save to .msg file. You can also right-click the item(s) in the working area and select Save to .msg file. Specify the location for the file or files and click OK.
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For convenience, Veeam Explorer for Exchange allows you to quickly save .msg files directly to the Desktop with a default name. For example, you can select an item and then on the toolbar click Save Items > Save to Desktop. By default, the name of the file will be the same as the subject field of the item.
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Sending Items
The most common scenario involves finding an email message and delivering it to the owner. Veeam Explorer for Exchange allows you to send items as attachments to emails. To be able to send items as attachments, it is necessary to specify email settings in the Configure Options window. For details, see Configuring Veeam Explorer for Exchange. To send an item as an email attachment: 1. Select the item (or use SHIFT and CTRL keys to select multiple items) in the main working area, click Send Items on the toolbar and select Send to. You can also right-click the item(s) in the working area and select Send to. Specify the email addresses of the sender and recipient as well as the subject and text of the email message. To edit the body text, click More details. Review the attached items and click Send.
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Specify the target mailbox and domain account to be used. You can either use the current account or specify a different one.
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Specify the target mailbox server and folder. You can restore to original folder or specify a different one.
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Specify additional restore options and click Restore to begin the restore process.
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