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The Microsoft Data Protection Manager iDataAgent supports the following types of restores for Windows:
The Microsoft Data Protection Manager iDataAgent restore operations can be performed from the client, iDataAgent, and backup set levels in the CommCell Browser. Restores can be performed in-place, out-of-place, or cross-platform.
By default, the Microsoft Data Protection Manager iDataAgent restores data out-of-place to another Client computer in the CommCell. Keep in mind the following considerations when performing such restores:
Following are the types of restore destinations that are supported by the Microsoft Data Protection Manager iDataAgent. See Restore/Recover/Retrieve Destinations - Support for a list of Agents supporting each restore destination type.
An in-place restore would be performed if the DPM server fails and must be recovered from scratch — or if the physical disk with replicated data is lost (due to hardware failure, etc.) on the DPM server.
Out-of-place restore operations are also subject to the conditions described in Cross-Platform Restores.
Besides restoring data to a client computer’s local drive, you can also restore data to a UNC path. (See Restore to Network Drive/NFS-Mounted File System for comprehensive information.)