Mounting an old Exchange database file for recovery.

Can we safely and without disturbing the production Exchange 2010 server mount an old database file from a year ago backup using (New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery) to mount the database then recover an old user mailbox.

I believe that is no problem because a newly mounted database isn't pointed to by anything by default since it will have a different name. User mailboxes have static entries for the database they point to.
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</System>
<EventData>
<Data>75754d0d-8dfe-4909-8beb-5a4f824254a9</Data>
<Data>4843b37c-7b3c-42b2-8b57-1393615c2c15</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
AND
Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeRepl
Date: 21/01/2013 10:16:30
Event ID: 2038
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: NERDS-DC01.nerds.local
Description:
Microsoft Exchange VSS Writer backup failed. No log files were truncated. Instance 75754d0d-8dfe-4909-8beb-5a4f824254a9. Database db5826f3-1029-4219-ad80-441a0e94537a.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="MSExchangeRepl" />
<EventID Qualifiers="32772">2038</EventID>
<Level>3</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-01-21T10:16:30.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>261646</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>NERDS-DC01.nerds.local</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>75754d0d-8dfe-4909-8beb-5a4f824254a9</Data>
<Data>db5826f3-1029-4219-ad80-441a0e94537a</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
and
Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeRepl
Date: 21/01/2013 10:16:30
Event ID: 2034
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: NERDS-DC01.nerds.local
Description:
The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer (Instance 75754d0d-8dfe-4909-8beb-5a4f824254a9) failed with error FFFFFFFC when processing the backup completion event.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="MSExchangeRepl" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49156">2034</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-01-21T10:16:30.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>261649</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>NERDS-DC01.nerds.local</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>75754d0d-8dfe-4909-8beb-5a4f824254a9</Data>
<Data>FFFFFFFC</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
and
Log Name: Application
Source: SPP
Date: 21/01/2013 10:16:30
Event ID: 16389
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: NERDS-DC01.nerds.local
Description:
Writer Microsoft Exchange Writer experienced retryable error during shadow copy creation. Retrying... More info: .
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="SPP" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">16389</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-01-21T10:16:30.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>261650</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>NERDS-DC01.nerds.local</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Microsoft Exchange Writer</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is retried, the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Binary>00000000A5120000981200000000000042BEB7C511CAC619E59C92030000000000000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

Misc questions - Old Toad - back up to dvd's and iphoto database files

Old Toad
Burning dvd's for back up.
I see that if I command-click Event folders the size increases down where it says information in the left bottom corner. Keep it to 4gig or less for each dvd. That works for me. When doing this does it also save any keywords etc.
I would happily go through my library this way to get a secure iphoto archive. Safest way... no?
If I did have to restore from these, what happens... is it like re-importing them, like Import to library under file menu.
(I haven't decided on an external back up HD system yet. Plus they can fail too. Right now I have 3 computers, they can talk via ethernet. One has an additional internal which i've been using to back up Mail, Ical, Address book, and other info like plist etc. Including my wife and 2 kids, I have 4 users to manage.)
Thanks for any advice you have.
ps./ I went to your site. What's up with this font - HelveticaNeue.dfont. Do I need this?
I downloaded the iphoto db back up. Will readme to figure out. (where exactly does the iphoto database file exist)
Thanks again.
Dave Stamm

David:
If you use the Share->Burn menu option you will preserve the keywords, comments and titles.
Burning to DVD is a good way to archive the photos for later use in iPhoto if necessary. To get those photos back into an iPhoto library just mount the disk with iPhoto open. It will show up in the left hand pane under the Events and Photos icon. Drag the entire disk icon or drag individual albums or events (not shown in the video screenshot below) onto the Events icon like this.
However, for a way to quickly recover from a damaged library I suggest a backup copy of the library on a second hard drive. You can perform incremental backups of the library, copying only new or editied files, with a backup application like Synk. It only takes about a minute or less to perform an incremental backup. There are several other backup applications that can do incremental backups on iPhoto Library packages. Yes external HDs can fail but having both fail at the same time would be unusual unless you were to experience a power surge that would blow everything powered up. I have an external HD that I only turn on when I do a backup of specific files and folders (in addition to Time Machine), daily or every other day.
The Helvetica Neue font is what iPhoto 8 uses for Event titles, the number of photos selected and being dragged, etc. If it is missing or deactivated you wouldn't be able to change Event names or click and drag photos. If you're not having that problem there's nothing to worry about.
The database file resides inside the iPhoto Library package which is in the Pictures folder (default location).
OT

Mounting an old Exchange database file for recovery.

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