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understanding Exchange Recovery storage group.

understanding Exchange Recovery storage group.

Let s say I have 3 storage groups, 1st,2n,3rd SG


If I understand when trying to restore a whole database or  individual mailboxes or  individual messages of the 1 st SG, we should create a recovery storage group for 1st storage group , then:

If I need to restore whole database, I will have to dismount the 1st SG database  and restore the whole database to  the Recovery storage group and from the RSG I can use a tool to restore the DB to 1 SG--- though it sounds like I can restore and overwrite the exting DB without going through the RSG.
Correct?

If I need to restore just one or few mailboxes or one or few messages I don't need to dismount the Database in the 1st SG, but I need to use a tool to export that one mailbox or few mailboxes that need to be restored, or one message or few messages that need to be restored.

correct me where I am wrong please

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To be brief ,

in which case do you use RSG ?
In which case you Dismount the DB in regards to the restore from SG?
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When using the backup software such as Veritas or comvault, do you need to create the RSG ? because these backup tools have the capabilties of restoring individual mailboxes or even items,



No you do not.
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you mean RSG is using just when you use EXMERGE tool( which is free tool fro MS)?
correct.
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so the RSG is to recover a single mailbox, what if I need one or few items only such as mail,calendar,task,journal, etc..
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Thanks
Happy to assist and thanks for the points