As discussed in the earlier blog post introducing the new Exchange 2007 console, the Exchange Management Console GUI has been completely redesigned in Exchange 2007. While redesigning the Exchange ...
Updated Jul 01, 2019
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I have been a primary support engineer for Exchange data recovery for one of our comapanies data protection products for quite a while. I am very concerned going forward about supporting our customers who need to use the Recovery Storage Group functionality with Exchange 2007. I appreciate moving the RSG functionality out of the GUI but I am having a hard time once I have created a RSG and I want to go back and see:
1. Whether or not a RSG exists
2. What path is set for the RSG
3. Whether or not any particular stores have already been added to the RSG
4. What path was specified for the Store files
5. Whether or not a Store that was added to the RSG is mounted or not
Personally, I am dismayed that this functionality was removed from the GUI. I think it is going to create quite a few headaches for support, both for Microsoft as well as all the third party vendors who have to support Exchange database issues. Of course, we will learn to deal with it, but I don't agree with the decision to remove it entirely from the GUI.
If you could at least provide more information regarding how to view the RSG configuration after the fact that would be very helpful.
1. Whether or not a RSG exists
2. What path is set for the RSG
3. Whether or not any particular stores have already been added to the RSG
4. What path was specified for the Store files
5. Whether or not a Store that was added to the RSG is mounted or not
Personally, I am dismayed that this functionality was removed from the GUI. I think it is going to create quite a few headaches for support, both for Microsoft as well as all the third party vendors who have to support Exchange database issues. Of course, we will learn to deal with it, but I don't agree with the decision to remove it entirely from the GUI.
If you could at least provide more information regarding how to view the RSG configuration after the fact that would be very helpful.