The contents of the Restore.env file can be dumped using the eseutil.exe utility. To dump Restore.env, run the following command:

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For example, if Restore.env is located in the C:\TempRest directory, run the following command: You should then see output similar to the following:

   Microsoft(R) Exchange Server(TM) Database Utilities
   Version 6.0
   Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1991-2000.  All Rights Reserved.

             Restore log file: d:\TempRest

                 Restore Path: d:\TempRest
                   Annotation: Microsoft Information Store
              Backup Instance: MyStorageGroup
              Target Instance:
    Restore Instance System Path:
       Restore Instance Log Path:

                    Databases: 2 database(s)
                        Database Name: MyDatabase1
                                 GUID: A2CFF078-782F-4BFE-43944BFEA1B46055
                         Source Files:    D:\Exchsrvr\MyStorageGroup\MyDatabase1.edb    D:\Exchsrvr\MyStorageGroup\MyDatabase1.stm
                    Destination Files:    D:\Exchsrvr\MyStorageGroup\MyDatabase1.edb    D:\Exchsrvr\MyStorageGroup\MyDatabase1.stm

                        Database Name: MyDatabase2
                                 GUID: 6ACF4E55-C7D6-433E-88AD433E9CD5CF03
                         Source Files:    D:\Exchsrvr\MyStorageGroup\MyDatabase2.edb    D:\Exchsrvr\MyStorageGroup\MyDatabase2.stm
                    Destination Files: C:\RestoredDB\MyDatabase2.edb    C:\RestoredDB\MyDatabase2.stm



              Log files range: E0100003.log - E0100004.log
            Last Restore Time: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969

               Recover Status: recoverNotStarted
                Recover Error: 0x00000000
                 Recover Time: Fri Feb 11 13:30:15 2000

   Operation completed successfully in 0.78 seconds.
				

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Important Values in the Restore.env File

•	Restore log file and Restore Path: This is the location of the Restore.env file and the files that come from the tape that is needed to recover the database (.log, .pat files); it is specified by the user during restore.
•	Backup Instance: Storage group that the database (or databases) belongs to.
•	Databases: Number of databases restored. A database consists of an EDB and an STM file.NOTE: The next four values (Database Name, GUID, Source Files, and Destination Files) refer to one database. If multiple databases are restored, these values are shown once for each database.
•	Database Name: The name of the database.
•	GUID: The globally unique identifier for the database.
•	Source Files: The paths to the database files when they were backed up.
•	Destination Files: The paths to the database files when they were restored. NOTE: In the sample Restore.env file, note that MyDatabase2 was moved between the time that it was backed up and the time it was restored.
•	Log files range: The range of log files (inclusive) that were restored. All of the log files must be present to run recovery.
•	Recover Status: Displays "recoverNotStarted" if recovery has not been attempted, and "recoverEnded" if recovery was started but did not finish.
•	Recover Error: Contains error code if recovery was started but encountered an error and could not finish.
•	Recover Time: Either the time when the Restore.env was created or the last time recovery started but didn't finish.

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