Browse and Restore/Recover/Retrieve Using the Exact Index - How To

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Browse and Restore

Basic Restore

Enable (or Disable) Exact Index for the CommCell

Configure Browse/Search/Recovery Options

Browse and Restore

Before You Begin:

• Review the general and agent-specific restore requirements accessed from Restore Backup Data prior to performing any restore operation.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To browse and restore data:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the agent, instance, backup set, or Legal hold set (for Legal Hold data) that contains the data you want to restore, click All Tasks and then click the available Browse command (command names vary by agent).
2. Run a browse operation. See Browse Data for a list of customized browse operations and their step-by-step instructions. If you accept all defaults, you will be browsing the latest backups for the selected data.
3. From the Browse window, Select Objects From the Browse Window for Restore.
4. From the agent's Restore Options and Advanced Restore Options dialog boxes, select the restore options that you want to use. For agents with multiple tabs, do not click OK until you have used all of the desired tabs. When you accept all the default settings, you will be restoring the selected data to its original location. See Restore Backup Data for access to complete information on the agent-specific Restore Destination options and procedures available.
5. When restoring encrypted data, refer to Data Encryption for comprehensive feature information and procedures for using the Encryption tab of the Advanced Restore Options dialog box.
6. After completing your selections, you can either start an immediate restore or schedule the restore.
   • If you want to schedule the job, click the Job Initiation tab from the Restore Options dialog box, click Schedule, schedule the job, and then click OK.
   • If you want to run the job now, accept or click Run Immediately in the same tab and then click OK.

   While the job is running, you can right-click the job in the Job Controller and select Detail to view information on the job. After the data has been restored, you will see a job completion message in the Job Controller and Event Viewer.

Basic Restore

Before You Begin:

• Review the general and agent-specific restore requirements accessed from Restore Backup Data prior to performing any restore operation.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore data without using browse:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the agent, instance or backup set that contains the data you want to restore, click All Tasks and then click the available Restore command (command names vary by agent).
2. In the Restore dialog box, type the starting path of the data you want to restore.
3. From the Restore Options and Advanced Restore Options dialog boxes, select the restore options that you want to use. When you accept all the default settings, you will be restoring the selected data to its original location. See Restore Backup Data for complete information on the agent-specific restore options.
4. After completing your selections, you can either start an immediate restore or schedule the restore.
   • If you want to schedule the job, click the Job Initiation tab from the Restore Options dialog box, click Schedule, and enter your selections in the Schedule Details (Schedule Details) dialog box. Clicking OK from this dialog box saves your schedule. See Scheduled Data Recovery Operations for an overview of this feature.
   • If you want to run the job now, accept or click Run Immediately in the same tab and then click OK.

You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller. While the job is running, you can right-click the job in the Job Controller and select Detail to view information on the job.

After the data has been restored, you will see a job completion message in the Job Controller and Event Viewer.

Enable (or Disable) Exact Index for the CommCell

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To enable (or disable) exact index for the CommCell:

1. From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Browse/Recovery.
3. From the Browse/Recovery Option dialog box, click the Always use exact index for browse option.
4. Click OK to save the changes.

Configure Browse/Search/Recovery Options

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure the browse/search/recovery options:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe, and select Control Panel.
2. From the Control Panel, select the Browse/Search/Recovery option.
3. From the Browse/Search/Recovery Option dialog box, select the options you want enabled during the browse and recover operations. You can select from the following options:

   • Show Aged Data during Browse and Recovery

   • Always Use Exact Index for Browse

   • Disable Confirmation Message for Restore Jobs
   • Automatically Switch Copy to Read Data from any Copy
   • Start End user restores in suspended state
   • Start Compliance user restores in suspended state
   • Enable Exchange Delegate Search
4. Click OK.

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