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To recover granular-level Exchange Server data, you must first mount the backup using the Mount-ExchangeBackup 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.
To perform granular-level restores, first mount the backups. Use the Mount-ExchangeBackup cmdlet with the following syntax to mount the backups:
[<mount_object> = <configuration_object>] Mount-ExchangeBackup {-BackupID <backup_ID> [-Identity <identity>] | -Backup <backup_object>} -ClientName <FQDN_of_Exchange_Server> -DataDomainHost <Data_Domain_hostname> -DataDomainHostPath /<Data_Domain_storage_path> -DataDomainUser <Data_Domain_username> [<optional_parameters>]
Result: The backup is mounted in a path like the following:
C:\Program Files\DPSAPPS\MSAPPAGENT\tmp\BBBMountPoint\131248297060279537_{4A60AF18-86ED-4BBDA1C9-2618F1AC1041} _5832\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\DB2\
The mounted items are unmounted after you restart the host.
The following are examples of the Mount-ExchangeBackup cmdlet:
Mount all databases of a backup using a backup object:
Mount-ExchangeBackup -Backup $backups [0] -ClientName ledmf175.msapp.com -DataDomainHost myDD.lss.example.com -DataDomainHostPath /SU_DD163 -DataDomainUser DD163_user
Mount a single mailbox database database3 using a backup object and identity:
$mount = $serverinfo | Mount-ExchangeBackup -Backup $backup[0] -Identity database3
The ItemPoint for Exchange Server User Guide provides more information about performing granular-level recovery of Exchange data. Perform the following steps: