Server applications include SQL, Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory. Revisions to server applications can be recovered using the Agent Tool.
This section contains the following subsections:
• “Recovering data from Active Directory” section on page 86
• “Recovering data from Microsoft Exchange” section on page 87
Recovering data from Active Directory
Recovery of data from Active Directory using SonicWALL CDP allows users to retrieve Active Directory revisions from agent machines previously configured to backup that data. Active Directory data cannot be restored from the Enterprise Manager.
Note Active Directory data can only be restored using the Agent Tool.
To add Active Directory using the Agent Tool, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Open the SonicWALLAgent Tool.
Step 2 Click Applications in the Agent Tool toolbar.
Step 3 In the left -hand navigation toolbar, expand the Server Applications tree.
Step 4 Highlight Microsoft Active Directory.
Step 5 In the right -hand portion of the window, highlight one of the backup versions and click RestoreActive Directory.
Note The option to restore Active Directory content using the Restore Active Directory button is only be available if there is data to restore. If there is no data to restore, the Restore Active Directory button will not be displayed.
Step 6 In the window that displays, select the version you would like to restore. You may want to use the backup type (full, differential) or date of the backup to determine which version to restore.
Step 7 Click Restore to Application.
Step 8 Select a folder to temporarily store the recovered data and click OK.
To restore a Microsoft SQL database using the Enterprise Manager, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click Agents in the Enterprise Manager toolbar.
Step 2 In the left-hand navigation toolbar, select an agent.
Step 3 In the right-hand window, click Applications.
Step 4 In the center pane, select the SQL Server instance to restore.
Step 5 Click Restore Database.
Step 6 Click Restore to Disk.
Recovering data from Microsoft Exchange
Recovery of data from Microsoft Exchange using SonicWALL CDP allows users to retrieve Microsoft Exchange revisions from an agent machine previously configured to backup that data. Microsoft Exchange data cannot be recovered using the Enterprise Manager.
Note Microsoft Exchange data can be restored using the Enterprise Manager and Agent Tool. Exchange restore using Enterprise Manager can restore to disk any Exchange database, even for servers on different agents than the Enterprise Manager.
To recover Microsoft Exchange using the Agent Tool, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click Applications in the Agent Tool toolbar.
Step 2 In the left -hand navigation toolbar, expand the Server Applications tree.
Step 3 Expand the Microsoft Exchange tree and select the information store you want to restore.
Step 4 In the right -hand portion of the window, highlight one of the backup versions and click RestoreStorage Group.
Step 5 In the window that displays, select the version you would like to restore. You may want to use the backup type (full, differential) or date of the backup to determine which version to restore.
Step 6 Click Restore to Application to restore the data directly to the Microsoft Exchange application, or click
Restore to Disk to restore the data to a disk.
Step 7 Select a folder for temporary storage and click OK.
To recover a Microsoft Exchange database using the Enterprise Manager, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click Agents in the Enterprise Manager toolbar.
Step 2 In the left-hand navigation toolbar, select an agent.
Step 3 In the right-hand window, click Applications.
Step 4 In the center pane, select the Microsoft Exchange database to restore.
Step 5 Click Restore Database.
Step 6 Click Restore to Disk.
Recovering data from Microsoft SQL Server
Recovery of data from Microsoft SQL using SonicWALL CDP allows users to retrieve Microsoft SQL revisions from an agent machine previously configured to backup that data. Microsoft SQL recovery cannot be performed using the Enterprise Manager.
Note Microsoft SQL data can be restored using the Enterprise Manager and the Agent Tool. SQL restore using the Enterprise manager can restore to disk any SQL database, even for servers on different agents that the Enterprise Manager.
To restore a Microsoft SQL database using the Agent Tool, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click Applications in the Agent Tool toolbar.
Step 2 In the left-hand navigation toolbar, expand the Server Applications tree.
Step 3 Expand the Microsoft SQL tree and select the database you want to restore.
Step 4 In the right-hand portion of the window, highlight one of the backup versions and click Restore Database.
Step 5 In the window that displays, select the version you would like to restore. You may want to use the backup type (full, differential) or date of the backup to determine which version to restore.
Step 6 Click Restore to Application to restore the revision directly to the application, or click Restore to Disk
to restore the revision to disk.
Step 7 To restore to disk, select the location to restore the files and click OK.
Step 8 To restore to the application, select a location to restore the files temporarily and click OK.
Step 9 Select a SQL Server instance and click Add.
To restore a Microsoft SQL database using the Enterprise Manager, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click Agents in the Enterprise Manager toolbar.
Step 2 In the left-hand navigation toolbar, select an agent.
Step 3 In the right-hand window, click Applications.
Step 4 In the center pane, select the SQL Server instance to restore.
Step 5 Click Restore Database.
Step 6 Click Restore to Disk.