Restore operation ran automatically

[ProfileX]

I have VBO / Backup for O365 4.0.0.2516 running in a lab environment, and this proxy/repository server has been powered off for a couple months. I just turned it on, and instead of running a backup it shows "Exchange restore (Entire Organization)" and SESSION TYPE=Restore. There's no record of a restore under the HISTORY view. The next backup is scheduled for 3AM, but I think I'll pause that until I know what happened. What would trigger this restore, and why isn't it showing under history?

[ProfileX]

So I just figured out the restore was triggered from a Scheduled Task that runs a .PS1 script to export PSTs (details below), so there's no mystery. But I'm still curious why the Restore doesn't show up under the history view.


$Organization = Get-VBOOrganization -Name $OrganizationName
Start-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession -LatestState -Organization $Organization
$Session = Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession
$Database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $Session
$Mailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $Database -Name $ExportEmailAddress
Export-VEXItem -Mailbox $Mailbox -To $ExportFilePath -Force:$True
Stop-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession -Session $Session

[Polina]

Hi Marty,

I see no good reason for it, because all sessions, including the initiated with PowerShell, should be displayed in the console.
Assuming you have multiple sessions in the view, did you try to sort them, for example, by start date and check again?

[ProfileX]

I've sorted the restores by Start Time or End Time. They seem to show up eventually, like after several hours. Currently I see the restore from yesterday 5am, but the most recent from today is not showing up, even though the Task Scheduler shows success and the PST time stamp is 7 hours ago. I closed the app & reconnected to get a new session, it's not there. Maybe it will show up tomorrow.

[Polina]

First, I'd suggest you upgrade to the latest version (5d). If the issue persists, please open a support case.

Thanks!