Perform a direct restore in the following scenarios:
You know the path to the data that you want
to restore. For example: C:\info\com\move
The data that you want to restore is from a single volume. For example:
D:\
If you
want to restore data from multiple volumes, perform a browse and restore.
Follow the steps given below to perform a direct restore:
1.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System.
Right-click the defaultBackupSet and then click All Tasks
|Restore.
2.
Enter the starting path of the data that you want to restore.
You can use wildcard characters to specify the patterns for files and folders
to be included in the restore. For example: If you want to restore all the files
starting with the word file, then specify file*.*
3.
In the Destination
Client list, select the name of the client computer.
If you want to add more data for restore, click Advanced.
4.
Click the Path/Filters tab.
Click Add
for Source Item list and enter the path of the data.
If you want to use wildcard characters to specify a file name
pattern, you must express complete paths (e.g. C:\Test\*.dll).
Click OK.
4.
Click the Job Initiation tab.
Select Immediate from the Job Initiation tab.
Click OK.
5.
You can track the progress of the job from the Job
Controller.
By default you can use wildcard characters to specify the patterns for files
and folders to be included in the restore.
Use the following steps to define wildcard characters as regular expressions:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client>
| File System.
Right-click the defaultBackupSet and then click All Tasks |Restore.
Enter the source path that contains regular expressions and/or wild
cards.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box, click Advanced.
Clear Automatically Detect Regular Expressions and click
OK.
This option is selected by default for direct restore
operations. For Browse and Restore operations, the option cannot be enabled
as you are selecting definitive paths to restore.
If enabled, the following wildcards can be automatically detected in regular
expressions when restoring data.
wildcard
definition
example
*
Any number of
characters.
This wildcard is used in following scenarios:
filter all files of a specific extension
filter all files when the file name starts with a specific
pattern
C:\*.log will filter all files with the .log extension on root
of the C drive. If you want to filter files with the
.log extension from a folder on the C
drive, you must include the path to the folder in the filter. (e.g.
C:\Test\*.log)
ntuser* will filter all files for which
the file name starts with the word ntuser.
?
Any one character
This
wildcard is used in following scenarios:
Filter all files (or folders) for which the name begins with a
specific word and the last character of the word is variable.
To filter files:
C:\access?.doc will filter any files
with the extension .doc on the C drive for which the name begins with- "access"
followed by any one character such as
access1.doc or access5.doc.
However, access12.doc or
access15.doc will not be filtered
because the last two characters in the name are variable.
To filter folders:
C:\access?\**\* will filter any on
the C drive for which the name begins with- "access"
followed by any one character such as
C:\access1 or C:\access5.
However, C:\access12 or
C:\access15 will not be filtered because
the last two characters in the name are variable.
**\*
All files under a specific
directory
C:\Test\Data\**\*
will filter all files and subdirectories under and including
C:\Test\Data
C:\**\Data\**\* will filter all files and subdirectories below
and including any directory called "Data" at any level in the C: volume
G:\Users\**\xpprofile\*.log will
filter all files with the .log extension from any
xpprofile subdirectory under
Users directory
G:\Users\**\xpprofile\ntuser* will
filter all filenames starting with ntuser
from any xpprofile subdirectory
under Users directory
Before restoring any drive, you can quickly review the data size distribution
of various folders in that drive. Follow the steps given below to view the size
distribution:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System
Right-click a Backup Set and click
All Tasks | Browse/Browse Backup Data.
Select the required options on the Browse Options
dialog box and click OK.
Select the drive or folder that you want to restore.
Ensure that the Show size distributions check box is
selected.
A pie chart of size distribution is displayed in the right pane of
the CommCell Browser.
Follow the steps given below to restore data to a different folder on the
same client from which data is backed up:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
Clear the Restore to same folder check box and
click Browse.
Click OK.
Use the options in the Preserve Source Paths area to exclude
folders (and its contents) from the source path.
For Example: If the selected data is
Documents\Users\Memos\Sales, and you want to restore data only from the
Sales folder, set the Preserve <n> level from
end of source path option to 1.
If the selected data is Documents\Users\Memos\Sales,
and you want to restore the data from Memos and
Sales folders, set the Remove <n> level from
beginning of source path option to 2.
Follow the steps given below to restore data to a different client:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
In the Destination Client list, select the client. You can select any client that is in the same CommCell as that of the client from which the data was backed up.
Click OK.
The data will be restored to a different client. The location of the data will
remain same as the source client. If you restore a shared folder from one client
computer to another client computer, the share status of the folder will be
restored.
All supported versions of Unix, Linux and Macintosh
You cannot restore encrypted files from a windows client to the Unix client.
Follow the steps given below to perform a cross-platform restore:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
In the Destination Client list, select the client. You can select any
client that is in the same CommCell as that of the client from which the
data was backed up.
Clear the Restore to same folder check box and click Browse.
Follow the steps given below to restore
data to a UNC path (Windows) or NFS-mounted file system (Unix).
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
In the Destination Client list, select the computerthat hosts the share or mounted file system.
Clear the Restore to same folder check box and enter the UNC path
or the network share.
For example: \\quark\restore\client_a\
When you are restoring to a UNC path (Windows), click the Advanced.
From the General tab of the Advanced Restore Options
dialog box, select the Impersonate User option.
Enter a username and password that has all permissions for the folder to
which the data will be restored. This user should be allowed to create files
in the in the destination folder of the client where you are restoring the
data.
If you do not want to overwrite the existing files during restores, you can
append a suffix to the filenames and restore them as new files. (This suffix is
appended to the filename before the extension.)
Follow the steps given below to rename files during the restore:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
In the Destination Client list, select the client.
Click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box, select the Map tab.
Enter the desired string that you want to
append as a suffix to the filenames in Rename all restore files with suffix
and click OK. For Example: Enter the string
temp will rename file.txt
to filetemp.txt.
Follow the steps given below to restore the only data that already exists in
the destination computer. This ensures any data removed from the destination
computer is not reintroduced by the data recovery.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
Ensure that the Overwrite Files check box is selected.
(If it is not selected, only those files that do not exist on the
destination will be restored.)
Select the Restore only if target exists check box.
You can restore specific files and folders from the data backed up during the
selected job. Follow the steps given below to restore specific files and folders
from the selected backup job:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System.
Right-click the <Backup Set> and select All Tasks | Restore by
Jobs.
Enter the Start Time and End Time and click OK. The
list of backup jobs, completed in the specified time period is displayed.
Right click the job you wish to restore and select Browse.
Click OK in the Browse Options dialog box.
Select data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
You can restore from a failed or killed job. When restoring from a failed or
killed job, the data backed up to the point of failure will be restored.
Failed or killed backup jobs are immediately aged regardless of their defined
retention rules, therefore, these jobs can only be restored if the media is not
yet overwritten. You can restore aged data from tape media but cannot restore
from disk libraries.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System.
Right-click the <Backup Set> and select All Tasks | Restore by
Jobs.
Select Failed or Killed in the Job Status area of
the Restore by Jobs Filter dialog box.
Enter the Start Time and End Time to specify the time
period in which the job was failed or killed.
Click Advanced.
Select the Include Aged Data check box and click OK.
Click OK on the Restore Jobs Filter dialog box. The
list of backup jobs, completed in the specified time period is displayed.
The list also includes Failed or Killed jobs.
Right click the job you wish to restore and click Restore Selected
Jobs.
During a restore operation, you can specify the files, directories, and file
name patterns that you want to filter and exclude from restoring.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
In the Recover Options for All Selected Items dialog box, click
Advanced.
Select the Paths/Filters
tab.
If you want to remove any files or folders from restore operation, click
Add for Filter Item list and enter the path of the data.
Wildcard entries must be expressed as complete paths.
You can also click
Delete to remove existing source or filter items.
In the Advanced Recover Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Recover Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click OK.
The following wildcards can be used in filters to include or exclude data when restoring
data.
wildcard
definition
example
*
Any number of
characters.
This wildcard is used in following scenarios:
filter all files of a specific extension
filter all files when the file name starts with a specific
pattern
C:\*.log will filter all files with the .log extension on root
of the C drive. If you want to filter files with the
.log extension from a folder on the C
drive, you must include the path to the folder in the filter. (e.g.
C:\Test\*.log)
ntuser* will filter all files for which
the file name starts with the word ntuser.
?
Any one character
This
wildcard is used in following scenarios:
Filter all files (or folders) for which the name begins with a
specific word and the last character of the word is variable.
To filter files:
C:\access?.doc will filter any files
with the extension .doc on the C drive for which the name begins with- "access"
followed by any one character such as
access1.doc or access5.doc.
However, access12.doc or
access15.doc will not be filtered
because the last two characters in the name are variable.
To filter folders:
C:\access?\**\* will filter any on
the C drive for which the name begins with- "access"
followed by any one character such as
C:\access1 or C:\access5.
However, C:\access12 or
C:\access15 will not be filtered because
the last two characters in the name are variable.
**\*
All files under a specific
directory
C:\Test\Data\**\*
will filter all files and subdirectories under and including
C:\Test\Data
C:\**\Data\**\* will filter all files and subdirectories below
and including any directory called "Data" at any level in the C: volume
G:\Users\**\xpprofile\*.log will
filter all files with the .log extension from any
xpprofile subdirectory under
Users directory
G:\Users\**\xpprofile\ntuser* will
filter all filenames starting with ntuser
from any xpprofile subdirectory
under Users directory
You can restore individual files and folders to different locations using a
map file containg a list of files to be restored, with their corresponding
restore paths.
The map file is a text file in the CSV (Command Separated Value) format. Follow the steps given below to create a map file:
Create a text file on the client computer where you want to restore the
data.
Add the mapping information in the file in the following format:
"<source path>","<destination path>"
If the specified destination folder is not available, the necessary destination
folder will be created during the restore.
The specified paths for both the source and destination should be absolute
paths within the same client computer. (Computer names or UNC paths should not be used in the source and destination
names.)
You can provide following information in a map file:
Information
Example
File to File mapping
"C:\dir1\file1.txt","E:\dir2\file1.txt"
Folder to Folder mappings
"C:\dir2","E:\dir2"
Drive to Drive mappings
"C:\","E:\"
Renaming files/folder
"C:\dir4\file2.txt","F:\dir5\file3.txt"
Filtering files
"C:\dir5",""
File to File mapping with UNC path for source to UNC path for
destination
When restoring to/from an UNC path, prefix the path with
"UNC-NT"
If the path or the filename contains Unicode characters, the Map File
must be converted to a format that can be used by the data protection operation. The
Unicode Conversion utility must be used to convert the Map File to a format
that can be provided as input.
Using a text editor, create a file that contains a list of files/folders
with Unicode characters. Make sure to save the file as a Unicode text file.
From the Command Line, navigate to the <software install folder>/base
folder and type the following:
cvconvertunicode
<source file> <destination file>
Where:
<source file> is the full path
and name of the file created in Step 1.
<destination file> is the full
path and name of the destination file. The file will automatically be created
by the utility.
Use the destination file as the Map File to perform the
restore.
You can run batch files or shell scripts before and/or
after restore jobs. Follow the steps given below to setup a process before or
after the restore job:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
Click
Advanced and then click the Pre/Post
tab.
If you want perform a process before the restore job, enter the path for
the batch file in the Pre Recovery Command box or click Browse to
select the batch file.
If you want perform a process after the restore job, enter the path for
the batch file in the Post Recovery Command box or click Browse to
select the batch file.
Select one of the following options:
Use Local Accounts - Select this option if the local account has permissions to
execute the processes on the destination client.
Impersonate User - Select this option and enter the username and
password, that has the permissions to execute the processes on the
destination client.
By default, a specified post process command is executed only on successful
completion of the restore operation.
Use the following steps to run a post process even if the restore operation did
not complete successfully. For example, this may be useful to bring a database
online or release a snapshot.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
Click
Advanced and then click the Pre/Post
tab.
Enter the path for the batch file in the Post Recovery Command
box or click Browse to
select the batch file.
Select the Run Post Process for all attempts check box.
You can restore any one or all of the following components during full system
restore:
File System
System State
Office Communications Server
Before performing a full system restore, make sure that the backup jobs are
disabled for the client so that any scheduled backups for the client will not
start until the full system backup is complete.
Open the CommCell Console.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the <Client> and select
Properties.
Click the Activity Control tab.
Clear the Enable Data Management check box. This will disable backup
jobs for the client and any scheduled backup jobs for the client will not start
during the full system restore.
Click OK.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client
Computers| <Client>|
File System.
Right-click the <Backupset> that contains the system state data
and all the drives and then click Browse Backup Data.
Select the required options from the Browse Options dialog box and click OK.
Select the <BackupSet> box from the Client Browse
tab which contains system state data and all the drives.
Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and 4 on the client computer. This
is not required if the client computer has Windows 2003 or Windows XP.
If you have excluded any critical system state component from the
backup, you cannot use that backup for the system restore. Ensure that the following critical system state components are not
excluded from the backup:
Registry
System Protected Files
Active Directory
Cluster DB
Sysvol (For 2000 or 2003 domain controllers level)
You can perform an out-of-place restore of the following entities in system state:
SYSVOL to restore deleted group policy objects (GPOs) back to the Active
Directory server without having to do a full system restore.
Registry hives. This can be helpful if the server has crashed and you
need a version of the registry. Once these hives are restored, you can
manually replace the hives that exist on your server. You can also load them
into the registry to view the contents before replacing them on server.
IIS metabase file to repair a IIS server using Microsoft procedures.
These methods require advanced skills. Be sure to visit the Microsoft support
website and look for articles that describe these methods in more detail.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client>.
Right-click the backup set that includes the system state, click All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Expand the items for the backup set in the left side of the Client Browse
tab.
Click the System State box on the left.
Click Recover All Selected.
If you want to restore the data to another client, select the client
from
Destination client list. The source client and destination client must reside
in the same CommCell.
Clear the Restore to same folder option.
Enter
the destination path in the Specify destination path box.
Optionally, click
Browse to browse and select the path.
Follow the steps given below to restore individual system state components:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to <Client>.
Right-click the backup set that includes the system state, click All Tasks
| Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Expand the items for the backup set in the left side of the Client Browse
tab.
In the left pane, expand [System State] to
display the two main objects: Components, Services.
Select the Components and Services that you want to restore from the
right pane of the Client Browse
tab.
Click Recover All Selected.
If you want to restore the data to another client, select the client
from the
Destination client list. The source client and destination client must reside
in the same CommCell.
Clear the Restore to same folder option.
Enter the destination path in the Specify destination path
box.
Optionally click the Browse button to browse and select
the path.
You can restore only the ACLs and apply it to an existing data in the
destination. Follow the steps given below to restore only the ACLs and apply it
to the existing files in the destination:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
You can restore only the data and inherit permissions from the parent
directory in the destination. Follow the steps given below to restore only the
data, without restoring the ACLs:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
To restore virtual machines on Microsoft Virtual Server using the Windows File
System iDataAgent:
Shut down the virtual machine(s).
Remove the virtual machine(s) using the Virtual Server Web admin utility.
Remove the configuration files from the virtual machine directories.
Restore all files for each virtual machine backup to that machine's virtual
machines configuration directory. (The directory with the machine DNS name can
be restored in place.)
Using the Virtual Server Web admin utility, add a virtual machine. Use the
full path for the vmc file of the machine you
want to restore.
Select the option to restore from saved state.
The virtual machine(s) should restore and display as
running.
Before restoring any file or folder, you can review all the media that is
associated with the selected data. Use this option to ensure that the media
required to restore the selected data is available. You can also predict the
total size of the data that you want to restore. Follow the steps given below to
display the media and the size:
See List
Media comprehensive information on media management and prediction.
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System
Right-click a Backup Set and click
All Tasks | Browse/Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
List Media and Size.
Click OK.
The media associated with the selected data is displayed. If required, you
can recall the required media from the export location.
You can restore file system data from the command line interface.
Command line restores enable you to perform restore operations on multiple
clients at the same time. It also allows you to reuse the command line scripts
for additional restores.
When performing command line restores, note that backups taken from the
CommCell Console can be restored using Command Line and vice versa. However,
backups taken from a previous version of the CommCell Console can be restored
only from the Command Line.
In order to run the restores from command line, you need an input xml file
which contains the parameters for configuring the restore options. This input
xml file can be obtained using one of the following ways:
Download the
input xml file template and save it on the computer from where the
restore will be performed.
Generate the input xml file from the CommCell Console and save it on the
computer from where the restore will be performed.
sourceItem is the CommCell D and
the backup job ID separated by a colon (':'). By default, the
CommCell ID is 2.
striplevel is the
number of folder levels to exclude from the
source path. This parameter is optional.
For example, if you have a directory structure (source
path) as
/a/b/c and you select strip level 2, the
data will be restored from folder c,
while folders a and
b are excluded.
Ensure that the strip level is always less than the source path
level.
In addition to the parameters provided in the template xml file, if you want
to include additional options for the restore, you can do so by selecting the
required options from the CommCell Console and generate the command line xml
script for the restore operation.
Follow the steps given below to generate a script which you can use to
perform a restore from the command line interface:
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
In the right pane of the Browse window, select the data that
you want to restore and click Recover All Selected.
Select the required restore options which you want to execute using the
script.
Click Save as Script.
Enter the location where you want to save the script or click
Browse and navigate to the location.
The script will be saved as a .xml file
and a .bat file is created.
If a file with the same name already exists in the specified location,
the .xml file will be created with a timestamp. However, the .bat file will
overwrite the existing file.
Enter the username and password for the user account which you want to
use to perform the restore.
By default, the user account which you have used to login to CommCell
console is used for performing the restore. However, if the user account does
not have access to application and database, click Use a
different account.
Once you initiate the restore operation, a restore job is generated in the Job
Controller. Jobs can be managed in a number of ways. See
Job
Management for a comprehensive information on managing jobs.
The following sections provide
information on the different job management options available:
Jobs that fail to complete successfully are automatically restarted based on
the job restartability configuration set in the Control Panel. Keep in mind that changes
made to this configuration will affect all
jobs in the entire CommCell.
To Configure the job restartability for a specific job, you can modify the
retry settings for the job. This will override the setting in the Control Panel. It is also possible to override the default CommServe configuration for individual
jobs by configuring retry settings when initiating the job. This configuration,
however, will apply only to the specific job.
Backup jobs for this Agent are resumed from the point-of-failure.
Configure Job Restartability at the CommServe Level
From the CommCell Browser, click Control Panel icon.
Select
Job Management.
Click Job Restarts tab and select a Job Type.
Select Restartable to make the job restartable.
Change the value for Max Restarts to change the maximum number of
times the Job Manager will try to restart a job.
Change the value for Restart Interval (Mins) to change the time
interval between attempts for the Job Manager to restart the job.
Click OK.
Configure Job Restartability for an Individual Job
From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers |
<Client> | File System | <Backup Set>.
Right-click the <Subclient> in the right pane and then click Browse Backup Data.
Click OK.
Select the data that you want to restore and click
Recover All Selected.
Click Advanced and select
the Job Retry tab
Select Enable Total Running Time and specify the maximum elapsed
time before a job can be restarted or killed
Select Kill Running Jobs
When Total Running Time Expires to kill the job after reaching the
maximum elapsed time.
Select Enable Number Of Retries and specify the number of
retries.
The following controls are available for running jobs in the Job Controller window:
Suspend
Temporarily stops a job. A suspended job is not
terminated; it can be restarted at a later time.
Resume
Resumes a job and returns the
status to Waiting, Pending, Queued, or Running. The status depends on
the availability of resources, the state of the Operation Windows, or
the Activity Control setting.
Kill
Terminates a job.
Suspending a Job
From the Job Controller of the CommCell Console, right-click the job and
select Suspend.
The job status may change to Suspend Pending
for a few moments while the operation completes. The job status then changes
to Suspended.
Resuming a Job
From the Job Controller of the CommCell Console, right-click the job and
select Resume.
As the Job Manager attempts to restart the job,
the job status changes to Waiting, Pending, or Running.
Killing a Job
From the Job Controller of the CommCell Console, right-click the job and
select Kill.
Click Yes when the confirmation prompt
appears if you are sure you want to kill the job. The job status may
change to Kill Pending for a few moments while the operation
completes. Once completed, the job status will change to Killed and
it will be removed from the Job Controller window after five minutes.
The following table describes the available additional options to further
refine your restore operations:
Option
Description
related topic
Skip Errors and Continue
This option enables you to to continue the restore job regardless
of media errors and create a file that lists the full path names of the
files that failed to get restored. Follow the steps given below to set
this option:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click General.
On the General tab, select the
Skip errors and continue check box.
Click OK.
Use Exact index
This option enables you to use the index
associated with the data protection operation performed at a specific time
or the latest index. By default, the system uses the index associated with
the most recent data protection operation when your Browse the data.
This option allows you to associate
the media with the most recent index available in the CommCell. Follow
the steps give below to use exact index:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click General.
On the General tab, select the Use Exact Index
check box.
Click OK.
Startup Options
The Startup Options are used by the Job Manager to set priority for resource
allocation. This is useful to give higher priority to certain jobs. You can set
the priority as follows:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click Startup.
On the Startup tab, select Change Priority.
Enter a priority number - 0 is the highest priority and 999 is the
lowest priority.
Select the Start up in suspended State check box to start the job
in a suspended state.
By default, the system retrieves data from the storage policy copy with
the lowest copy precedence. If the data was pruned from the primary
copy, the system automatically retrieves data from the other copies of
the storage policy in the lowest copy precedence to highest copy
precedence order. Once the data is found, it is retrieved, and no
further copies are checked.
You can retrieve data from a specific
storage policy copy (Synchronous Copy or Selective Copy). If data does
not exist in the specified copy, the data retrieve operation fails even
if the data exists in another copy of the same storage policy. Follow
the steps given below to retrieve the data from a a specific storage
policy copy:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click Copy Precedence.
On the Copy Precedence tab, select the Restore from copy precedence
check box.
The data recovery operations use a default Library, MediaAgent, Drive
Pool, and Drive as the Data Path. You can use this option to change the
data path if the default data path is not available. Follow the steps
given below to change the default data path:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click Data Path.
On the Data Path tab, select the MediaAgent
and Library.
Select the Drive Pool and Drive for optical and tape
libraries.
Select the name of the Proxy server if you
wish to restore using a proxy server.
You can select the Proxy server only when you are restoring from a snapshot.
This option is not available for a regular restore.
If the client's data is encrypted with a pass phrase, you must enter
the pass-phrase to start the data recovery operation. Follow the steps
given below to enter the pass-phrase:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click Encryption.
This option enables users or user groups to get automatic notification on the
status of the data recovery job. Follow the steps given below to set up the
criteria to raise notifications/alerts:
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers | File
System.
Right-click the <Backup set> that contains the data you want to restore,
point to All Tasks
and then click Browse Backup Data.
In the Browse Options dialog box, click OK.
In the Client Browse tab, select the data to be restored and click
Recover all Selected.
In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box,
click Advanced.
In the Advanced Restore Options dialog box,
click Alerts.
Click Add Alert.
From the Add Alert Wizard dialog box, select the required threshold and
notification criteria and click Next.
Select the required notification types and click Next.
Command Line Interface enables you to perform backups or restore from the command line. The
commands can be executed from the command line or can be integrated into scripts.
You can also generate command line scripts for specific operations from the CommCell
Browser using the Save As Script option.
The CommCell Readiness Report provides you with vital information, such as
connectivity and readiness of the Client, MediaAgent and CommServe. It is useful
to run this report before performing the data protection or recovery job. Follow the steps
given below to generate the report:
From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Reports.
Navigate to Reports | CommServe | CommCell Readiness.
Click the Client tab and click the Modify button.
In the Select Computers dialog box, clear the Include All
Client Computers and All Client Groups check box.
The Restore Job Summary Report provides you with information about all the
data recovery jobs that are run in last 24 hours for a specific client and
agent. You can get
information such as failure reason, failed objects, job options etc. It is useful
to run this report after performing the restore. Follow the steps
given below to generate the report:
From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Reports.
Navigate to Reports | Jobs | Job Summary.
Click Data Recovery on the General tab in the right
pane.
On the Computers tab, select the client and the agent for which
you want to run the report.
