This recipe will cover how to copy a protected Exchange mailbox database to tape. Many companies use this function for one reason: archiving.
Before you start Recovery Wizard, you should always verify that the DPM agent is reporting OK in the DPM console, or the local storage of the DPM server is enough. It is also critical that your tape library is operational and does not report any errors.
In the DPM console, go to Recovery and choose the data source you would like to recover.
Mark the data source and choose the date and time for the recovery. Right-click on the data source and choose Recover… to start Recovery Wizard.
In the Review recovery selection step, review the data source that is chosen for recovery and click on Next > to continue.
In the Select recovery type step, choose Copy to tape and click on Next >.