Deleted Accounts in Exchange 2007

[mbird]

Just deleted some AD accounts by mistake and this in turn deleted there exchange e-mails and mailboxes !

anyone know how to restore them?

(AD, Server 2003)

(exchange, Server 2008 64)

 

Thanks in advance

mb:feedtroll:

[mjs_mjs]

What backup are you using?

[EduTech]

Erm, Guessing you dont have a backup no?

 

Have a look in "Disconnected Mailboxes" i dont think it will be there to be honest as they only seem to drop there if you disconnect it yourself but worth a look.

 

Try this in Exchange PS

 

Find the mailbox using this command:

 

Get-MailboxStatistics -Server | where { $_.DisconnectDate -ne $null } | select DisplayName,DisconnectDate

 

and then restore the mailbox with this command:

 

Connect-Mailbox -Database -Identity

 

Hope that helps,

 

James.

[mbird]

Tape Backup, Backup Exec 12

[EduTech]

Save me writing it out see here:

 

How to restore an Exchange 2007 Mailbox Store from tape using Backup Exec 12 | Symantec Connect

 

James.

[mbird]

Im not sure we do have a backup, as our SCSI cable has been playing up...but thats a story for another day.

[EduTech]

Im not sure we do have a backup, as our SCSI cable has been playing up...but thats a story for another day.

 

Right Okay, If you havn't try those PS commands you may have some look with them it depends on what it decided to do, if i remember correctlty when i first ever had exchange on a demo domain i deleted someone from AD and it just removed them from Exchange and Mailbox was history!

 

But then again, it was when exchange 2007 was first out i was not do handy with powershell so you may have some look with that.

 

James.

[mbird]

Many thanks James, i think the NM is chatting to microsoft.

Here's to hoping we get the accounts back.

[EduTech]

Okay Good Luck; If there is away then please post it up

 

James.

[mbird]

Right,

Looking over the shoulder of the NM -

We checked the exchange database and the rules were that it didn't delete deleted mailboxes before 30 days.

So we opened up the SHELL and used the command CLEAR DATABASE

then we entered the name of the database and then refreshed the database.

and hey presto! the mailboxes returned....phew....

Im no expert, so if someone can translate that into something a bit more meaningful then if it happens to someone else it might be of use.

mb

[EduTech]

He may of used, but this would only be if you had a Recovery Storage Group:

 

Restore-Mailbox -identity 'John Smith' -RSGDatabase 'RSG\mailbox database'