How to Select the Backup Files to Restore from Your Backup Media

This topic explains how to select the backup files to restore from your backup media.

Procedure

Start Backup in Advanced Mode.

For detailed information, see the following procedures:
- How to Start the Backup Utility
- How to Switch Backup to Advanced Mode
Click the Restore and Manage Media tab.
In the console tree, click the backup media that you want to restore. If the correct media does not display in the console tree, you might have to rebuild the catalog. For more information about how to rebuild the catalog, see "Rebuilding a Catalog for a Restore" in Using Backup to Restore Your Data.
Click the check boxes next to the storage groups or databases that you want to restore.

Selecting the storage groups or databases that you want to restore

For example, if you want to restore a whole storage group, select the check box next to the storage group that you want to restore. If you want to restore just one database in a storage group, select only the check box next to the database you want to restore.

Note

Selecting or clearing the Log Files check box in Backup does not affect the restore process. Exchange automatically detects whether log files are to be restored based on the type of backup that you are restoring.

For more information about restoring Exchange Server 2003, see Restoring Exchange Server 2003.