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Restore Data Using
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NDMP Data Using a Map File
Restore Data Using a Map File
Map files provide granular control of restore destinations for individual files
utilizing a user-created mapping file that contains the list of files to be restored
with their corresponding restore paths.
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 using a Map file:
- 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 Browse command (command names vary by agent).
- Run a browse operation. (See
Browsing 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.)
- From the Browse window, select the files that you wish to restore.
- From the
Restore
Options (General) dialog box, if necessary, specify the restore destination.
(See Best Practices
for more information.)
- Click Advanced.
- From the Map tab
in the Advanced Restore Options dialog box, click Use map file and then
specify the name and location of the map file.
- Click the Restore Unmapped files option if you wish to restore the
unmapped files that were selected for restore, to the specified restore destination.
Clear this option to restore only those files that are included in the specified
map file.
- Click OK.
- Optionally, you can select any additional restore options that you want
to use from the
General
and Job
Initiation tabs of the Restore Options dialog box.
- Optionally, you can click Advanced to access any of the
tabs in the Advanced Restore Options dialog box and specify any desired advanced
restore settings, then click OK.
- If you want to schedule the job, select 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. The progress of the restore job can
be monitored using the Job Controller.
Restore NAS NDMP Data Using a Map File
Map files provide granular control of restore destinations for individual files
utilizing a user-created mapping file that contains the list of files to be restored
with their corresponding restore paths.
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 using a Map file:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the backup set that contains the
data you want to restore, click All Tasks and then click Restore.
- In the Restore screen, select Restore from file, then specify
the name and location of the map file, either by typing it, or browsing to it.
Click OK.
- From the Restore Options and Advanced Restore Options dialog
boxes, select the restore options that you want to use; do not click OK
until you have used all of the desired tabs. See
Restore Backup Data for complete information
on the agent-specific restore options and procedures available.
- If you want to schedule the job, select 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. The progress
of the restore job can be monitored using the Job Controller.