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restore backup from previous version in new environment
We have an old environment of Exchange 2010 and thus we have nice working backups. When we want to restore it, create a restore database etc. Now we want to upgrade to 2016. When we get a restore re...
Hi Olaf,
The best way to acomplish your goal in future is to activate Retention in Deleted items and Inplace Hold in your Mailboxes.
If you change version of Exchange you cannot restore the EDB to a newer version, you have to restore your Environment to a Network that does not have access to your production Network, then restore your Exchange and AD to that Restore Environment and recover your email.
This is a common scenario since the existence of Exchange each time we need to restore to a point to the previous version, that's why the Inplace Hold will fit these needs in the future.
Thanks as well. I will keep a separate virtual machine with Exchange 2010 for restoring backups only, just in case.
Hi Olaf, yes I agree with Nuno as well to keep your Exchange just to restore that mailboxes.
