Getting Started - Data Protection Manager Restore

Perform a Restore

It is recommended that you perform a restore operation immediately after your first full backup to understand the process. The following section explains how restore DPM Server data to a new location.

1.
  • From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers| <Client> | DPM | defaultBackupSet
  • Right-click the subclient you backed up and then click Browse Backup Data.
2. Click OK.
3.

  • Select any folder with smaller data size.

  • Click Recover All Selected.
4.
  • 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.
5.
  • Click the Job Initiation tab.
  • Select Immediate to run the job immediately.
  • Click OK.
6. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console.
7. Once the restore job has completed, right-click the defaultBackupSet , point to View and then click Restore History.
8. Click OK.
9. You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job:
  • View Restore Items

    You can view them as Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.

  • View Job Details
  • View Events of the restore job.
  • View Log files of the restore job
10. Once the DPM Server data is restored, verify that the restored files/folders are available in the restore destination provided during step 4.

You must also restore the File System Data and System State  data of the DPM Server backed up by the Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent and the SQL Server metadata of DPM backed up by Microsoft SQL Server iDataAgent

Use the following steps to restore the file system data backed up by the Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent:

1.
  • From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers| <Client> | File System | defaultBackupSet
  • Right-click the default subclient and then click Browse Backup Data.
2. Click OK.
3.
  • Expand the defaultBackupSet and navigate to Windows folder.
  • Select the Temp folder.

    For the first restore job, select any folder with smaller data size.

  • Click Recover All Selected.
4.
  • 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.
5.
  • Click the Job Initiation tab.
  • Select Immediate to run the job immediately.
  • Click OK.
6. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console.
7. Once the restore job has completed, right-click the defaultBackupSet , point to View and then click Restore History.
8. Click OK.
9. You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job:
  • View Restore Items

    You can view them as Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.

  • View Job Details
  • View Events of the restore job.
  • View Log files of the restore job
10. Once the File System is restored, verify that the restored files/folders are available in the restore destination provided during step 4.

Use the following steps to restore the SQL Server Metadata  backed up by the Microsoft SQL Server iDataAgent:

1.
  • From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | SQL Server.
  • Right-click the instance and then click All Tasks | Browse Backup Data.
2. Click OK.
3.
  • In the right pane of the Browse window, select the database you want to restore.
  • Click Recover All Selected.
4. Click Advanced.
5.
  • Click the Options tab.
  • Rename the database name under the Database column.
  • Change the path of the database and log files under the Physical Path column.
  • Click OK.
6. Click OK.
7. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller.
8. Once the restore job has completed, right-click the agent and click View | Restore History.
9. Click OK.
10. You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job:
  • View Restore Items

    You can view them as Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.

  • View Job Details
  • View Events of the restore job.
  • View Log files of the restore job
  • View Job Path
  • Send Logs
  • Resubmit Job
11. Once the database is restored, verify that the restored database and log files are available in the restore destination provided during step 5.

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.