Exchange Server 2007 on Win 2008 NT Backup

Is there a way to get to these mailboxes without restoring it to the server?

Can this backup be restored to Exchange 2007 on Win 2008 server?

Thanks in advance

Hello RG,

Have a look here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...EXCHG.80).aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/556045

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb124515.aspx

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> Is there a way to get to these mailboxes without restoring it to the
> server?
>
> Can this backup be restored to Exchange 2007 on Win 2008 server?
>
> Thanks in advance
>

It seems to be saying that even if you perform nt backup of exchange 2007
information store on win 2003, you can't restore it back to it. Is that
correct?
"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:. com...
> Hello RG,
>
> Have a look here:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...EXCHG.80).aspx
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/556045
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb124515.aspx
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Is there a way to get to these mailboxes without restoring it to the
>> server?
>>
>> Can this backup be restored to Exchange 2007 on Win 2008 server?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>
>

Hello RG,

That's correct. As stated here:

Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 no longer supports Exchange-aware
backups or restores. Unlike earlier versions of Windows Backup, you cannot
make or restore streaming backups of Exchange by using Windows Server Backup.
To back up and restore Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Windows
Server 2008, you must use an Exchange-aware application that supports the
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writer for Exchange 2007, such as Microsoft
System Center Data Protection Manager, a third-party Exchange-aware VSS-based
application, or a third-party Exchange-aware application that uses the streaming
backup APIs locally on the Exchange server to make a backup locally on the
Exchange server. An application that uses a backup agent that runs locally
on the Exchange server and streams the backup remotely to a backup application
is considered a local backup.


Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> It seems to be saying that even if you perform nt backup of exchange
> 2007
> information store on win 2003, you can't restore it back to it. Is
> that
> correct?
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:. com...
>> Hello RG,
>>
>> Have a look here:
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...EXCHG.80).aspx
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/556045
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb124515.aspx
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Is there a way to get to these mailboxes without restoring it to the
>>> server?
>>>
>>> Can this backup be restored to Exchange 2007 on Win 2008 server?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>