There could be many reasons why you need to restore a database. Let’s look at some common reasons. The server has been re-installed, after failure. The database gets corrupted or is not mounting.

An Exchange Server holds data in databases (EDB files). The EDB files, which are proprietary of Microsoft, are accompanied by transaction logs. Although the server and its configuration are important, ...

When it comes to recovery from an Exchange Server crash, failure, or database corruption, backups play an important role. So, it is important to define a proper backup and recovery strategy to ensure ...

It is imperative to understand what would be at stake if your Exchange Server was compromised. Data is the primary at-risk component in these situations, but service interruptions also hamper business ...

For this blog post, I’m going to jump right into a topic of most interest to organizations deploying Exchange Server 2010, which is Disaster Recovery of databases. New to Exchange 2010 is the concept ...

It looks like I've inherited a problem. During the snowstorm a power issue caused corruption in a few VHD's, and one of them was an exchange server. Unfortunately, we did not have backups of the VHD's ...

Windows Server backup is a native feature for backing up server data, including Exchange Server. This feature must be enabled and configured before an Exchange failure occurs. In this solution, we ...

Symantec Corp. – Microsoft Exchange has become the de facto application for business communication today. Exchange servers house everything from confidential records, to intellectual property, to key ...

Last week, I gave you an overview of Microsoft Exchange components--how the Exchange database is designed, the file types it contains, and how it needs to be protected. This week, we'll take a look at ...