How It Works

The basic procedure of searching and restoring mailbox items with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange includes the following steps:

1. Microsoft Exchange mailbox database (.MDB file) is obtained from the image-level VM backup, using Veeam Backup & Replication restore capabilities - the file system of the backed up VM is mounted to the local mount server (that is, the machine where Veeam Explorer runs).

2,3 The mailbox database is added to the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange scope and becomes available for browsing and item-level restore with the help of Extensible Storage Engine.  

4. Then you can use browsing, searching and restore capabilities to find and restore mailbox items in Microsoft Exchange database. Restore options include:

• Exporting mailbox folders and items as Personal Folder Files (.pst)
• Saving mailbox items as Microsoft Exchange Mail Documents (.msg)
• Sending mailbox items as attachments via email
• Restoring mailbox folders and items to Exchange server mailbox (available only with Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise and Enterprise Plus Editions)