Getting Started - Windows File System Restore

Perform a Restore

As restoring your backup data is very crucial, it is recommended that you perform a restore operation immediately after your first full backup to understand the process.

The following sections explain the steps for restoring the backup data from copies.

1.
  • From the CommCell Console, navigate to Policies | Storage Policies.
  • Right-click the <storage policy> and click Properties.
  • Click the Copy Precedence tab.
  • By default, the snapshot copy is set to 1 and is used for the operation.

    You can also use a different copy for performing the operation. For the copy that you want to use, set the copy precedence as 1.

  • Click OK.
2.
  • From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | File System | defaulBackupSet.
  • Right-click the default subclient and then click Browse Backup Data.
3. Click OK.
4.
  • Expand the defaultBackupSet and navigate to Documents and Settings folder.
  • Select the Documents and Settings folder.
  • Click Recover All Selected.
5.
  • Clear the Overwrite Files and Restore to same folder options.
  • Specify the destination path by clicking Browse button.

    This will ensure that the existing files are not overwritten.

  • Click OK.

 
6. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console.
7. Once the File System is restored, verify that the restored files/folders are available in the restore destination.

Congratulations -  You have successfully completed your first backup and restore.

If you want to further explore this Agent's features read the Advanced sections of this documentation.

If you want to configure another client, go back to Setup Clients.