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You can perform database restores or granular level restores directly to the Microsoft Exchange Server application host using the Microsoft application agent.
The Microsoft application agent supports the following types of database restores:
A backup can be restored to the source database or to an alternate database.
You can run the centralized restore and recovery of full backups or synthetic full backups of a standalone database, a database availability group (DAG) database, or multiple databases serially (one at a time). For more details, see PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance: Microsoft Exchange Server User Guide. Performing granular level restores
To recover granular-level Microsoft Exchange Server data, you must first mount the backup using the MountExchangeBackup PowerShell cmdlet. When the backup is mounted, you can browse and recover granular items, such as mailboxes or folders, with ItemPoint for Microsoft Exchange Server.
For more details about Microsoft Exchange database backup and recovery with Data Manager Appliance, see PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance Administrator Guide for DM5500.