Redirecting the restore of Enterprise Vault databases to a different Microsoft SQL Server computer

Use the following steps to redirect the restore of the Enterprise Vault databases to a different Microsoft SQL Server computer.

See About restoring Enterprise Vault.

To redirect the restore of the Directory database to a different Microsoft SQL server computer

  1. On the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Restore.

  2. Click New Restore Job.

  3. Navigate to and select the Enterprise Vault Directory database that you want to restore.

  4. In the task pane, under Destination, click Enterprise Vault Redirection.

  5. Check Redirect to a new Microsoft SQL server.

  6. In the server field, type the name of the SQL Server name to which you want to restore.

    Use the following format: \\servername.

  7. Check Instance to redirect the restore to a named SQL instance and then type the instance name. If you want to restore to the default instance, leave the field empty.

  8. In the Restore Job Properties pane, select other restore options as needed.

    See Restoring data by setting job properties.

  9. Do one of the following:


    To run the job now

    Click Run Now.

    To schedule the job to run later

    Do the following in the order listed:

    • In the task pane, under Frequency, click Schedule.

    • Set the scheduling options.

      See Scheduling jobs.

    • Click Submit.

  10. After the restore job completes, configure Enterprise Vault to use the new name of the SQL database server.

    See Configuring Enterprise Vault to use the name of the new SQL Server that holds the Directory database.

Redirecting the restore of Enterprise Vault databases to a different Microsoft SQL Server computer