Backup and Restore - Revision history

Ltalaschus: /* Restoring Instances */

2023-10-26T09:56:11Z

Restoring Instances

2022-11-16T10:03:54Z

Multi-Factor Authentication enabled

2022-11-14T15:52:02Z

MFA hint added

2018-09-12T12:39:51Z

2018-09-12T12:39:00Z

Full Virtual Machine Snapshots

2017-04-21T15:46:09Z

Prepare Instance For Snapshot via API Commands

2017-04-21T15:45:46Z

Prepare Instance For Snapshot via API Commands

2017-03-23T16:27:20Z

Enabling and Testing VSS Support

2017-03-16T15:31:17Z

Restoring Instances

2017-03-16T15:31:00Z

Restoring Instances

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 If the instance configuration has been deleted from the management database, proceed as follows to restore an instance:
-# Create a new instance as described in [[Creating Instances]]. Its name does not necessarily need to match the previous name.
+# Create a new instance as described in [[Creating Instances]]. Its instance ID must be identical to the previously given instance ID.
 # Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the base directory of the newly created instance.
 # Delete all files and directories from the base directory.
 # Now restore the data into the base directory of the newly created instance.
 # Finally start the instance.

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 ==== Multi-Factor Authentication enabled ====
-In case the management database has been restored on different machine from where it originates from and Multi-Factor Authentication has been enabled for some system administrators, you have to perform some manual adjustments to the management database.
+In case the management database has been restored to a different machine from where it originates from and Multi-Factor Authentication has been enabled for some system administrators, you have to perform some manual adjustments to the management database.
 * Stop the Management Server role.
 * Open the folder where the management database configuration file resides, by default this is ''C:\Program Files\MailStore Infrastructure\config\''
 * Create a backup of the database file MailStoreManagementDatabase.json.
-* Open the management database configuration file MailStoreManagementDatabase.json
+* Open the management database configuration file MailStoreManagementDatabase.json with a text editor, such as notepad.
 * The database is a structured JSON file, find the ''systemAdministrators'' section.
 * For every administrator in that section, change the value of the ''mfaStatus'' property to ''disabled''. When the ''mfaStatus'' property is not present, do not change the section of that system adminstrator at all. Do not change anything else.

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 === Restoring Management Database and Branding ===
 To restore the management database and branding data make sure that none of the MailStore Service Provider Edition roles (Management Server, Instance Host and Client Access Server) are running. Then restore the content of the ''config'' directory back into its original location (default: <tt>C:\Program Files\MailStore Infrastructure</tt>) and finally start the Management Server role again followed by the Instance Hosts and Client Access Server role.
 === Restoring Instances ===

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−	If these events cannot be found in the Windows System Protocol, no consistent ~~backup~~ using Volume Shadow Service was performed and your backup software obviously does not support the MailStore VSS writer. In that case try the API based method below.	+	If these events cannot be found in the Windows System Protocol, no consistent snapshot using Volume Shadow Service was performed and your backup software obviously does not support the MailStore VSS writer. In that case try the API based method below.

	==== Prepare Instance For Snapshot via API Commands ====		==== Prepare Instance For Snapshot via API Commands ====

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 To learn how to execute commands before and after performing snapshots, please consult your backup software's documentation.
-=== Full Virtual Machine Snapshots ===
+=== Full Virtual Machine Backups ===
-Some backup solutions are highly integrated into virtualization solutions and allow to create and backup/replicate full snapshots of virtual machines. These type of snapshots not only contain the current state of the hard disks but also of the current main memory. Thus full virtual machine snapshots can be considered as consistent.
+Some backup solutions are highly integrated into virtualization solutions and allow to create and backup/replicate full snapshots of virtual machines. These type of snapshots not only contain the current state of the hard disks but also of the current main memory. Thus backups of full virtual machine snapshots can be considered as consistent.
 === Other Backup or Replication Methods ===

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 ==== Prepare Instance For Snapshot via API Commands ====
-MailStore Instances can be frozen and thawed similar to using VSS by executing the corresponding API commands [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#FreezeInstances|FreezeInstances]] and [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#ThawInstances|ThawInstances]]. Instances also can stopped and started by executing the API commands [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#StopInstances|StopInstances]] and [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#StartInstances|StartInstances]]. The easiest way of executing API commands from other applications such as backup software is by using [[Management_API_-_Command_Line_Client|MailStoreManagementCmd.exe]].
+MailStore Instances can be frozen and thawed similar to using VSS by executing the corresponding API commands [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#FreezeInstances|FreezeInstances]] and [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#ThawInstances|ThawInstances]]. Instances also can be stopped and started by executing the API commands [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#StopInstances|StopInstances]] and [[Management_API_-_Function_Reference#StartInstances|StartInstances]]. The easiest way of executing API commands from other applications such as backup software is by using [[Management_API_-_Command_Line_Client|MailStoreManagementCmd.exe]].
 To learn how to execute commands before and after performing snapshots, please consult your backup software's documentation.

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 Before MailStore Instances react on VSS events, such support must be enabled in their advanced configuration first. Follow the steps below to enable VSS support for an instance and verify the result.
-* [[Management Console#Logging On|Log on]] to the Management Console.
+* [[Management Console - Logging On|Log on]] to the Management Console.
 * Click on ''General'' > ''Instances''.
 * Select the instance to modify.