Tom,

Microsoft does not support restoring public folder databases
into the Recovery Storage Group. It can only be used to
restore mailbox databases.

Here is a nice reference for you:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2003/library/ue2k3rsg.mspx

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 09/05/2005
06:07:07 AM:

> Hi all,
>
> I need advice in restore public folders from one Ex2003 server to
another
> (into Recovery Storage Group). I had read in some older thread, that it
is
> possible for Exchange 2003 server with TDP Exchange 5.2.1+. I had tried
it,
> but with no success.
>
> Env.: TSM server - Win 2003, TSMS v5.2.0.0
>    Exchange 2003 with TDP v5.2.1.1
>
> I tried both separate (mailboxes first, then public folders) restore and
> restore both stores together, but after successful mailbox restore I got
> this error messages in tdpexc.log:
>
> 09/05/2005 11:44:04 Restore of First Storage Group failed.
> 09/05/2005 11:44:04 ACN5798E MS Exchange API HRESERESTOREADDDATABASE()
> failed with HRESULT: 0xc7fe1f42 -
> 09/05/2005 11:44:04 Restore of First Storage Group failed.
> 09/05/2005 11:44:04 ACN5798E MS Exchange API HRESERESTOREREOPEN() failed
> with HRESULT: 0xc7ff0bc3 -
>
> Do anybody know, what is the problem? I amn not Exchange guru, but out
> Exchange admin don't know too.
>
> Many thanks for any advice.
>
> Tom