Sometimes there is a need to extract just Exchange data from disk-level backups of Virtual Machines with Microsoft Exchange server installed. The Extract Microsoft Exchange Server Items feature allows:
NOTE: Prior to running Extract Microsoft Exchange Server Items wizard you have to configure your backups to become “Application-Aware”. Optionally you can choose to truncate the transactions logs after backup. (For more information, please, refer to “Application-Aware Backup Settings” section).
Click on the Recovery -> Microsoft Exchange Server Items button in the Actions tab of the main menu to extract the required Exchange items from your backup archive. The Extract Microsoft Exchange Server Items wizard consists of the several steps you have to go through in order to complete the operation. The steps of the wizard for extracting Exchange Databases and extracting Exchange mailboxes and mailbox contents are described in the sections below.