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NetVault Plug-in for VMware 11.2 - User Guide

Introduction Installing the plug-in Configuring the plug-in Defining a backup strategy Using the image-level backup method Using the file-level backup method Restoring image-level backups Restoring file-level backups Troubleshooting

Restoring file-level backups using the native Plug-in for FileSystem

The procedure for restoring the file-level backups using the native Plug-in for FileSystem includes the steps outlined in the following steps:

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Prerequisites
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Restoring data

Prerequisites

Before you restore the data, verify that the following requirements are met:

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Install the NetVault Backup Client software inside the target virtual machine. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Installation Guide.
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Add the client to NetVault Backup Server. For more information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Restoring data

To select data for a restore, use the following procedure.

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In the Navigation pane, click Create Restore Job.
On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, the saveset table provides a list of available savesets. The table shows the saveset name (Job Title and Saveset ID), creation date and time, saveset size, and saveset status.
The saveset status is indicated using the following icons.
 
Table 29. Saveset status icons
Icon
Description

Saveset is online (all segments are online).

Saveset is partially online (some segments are online).

Saveset is offline (all segments are offline).

The saveset list is sorted alphabetically by saveset name. You can sort the list by a different column or reverse the sort order by clicking the column heading. The arrowhead next to the column name indicates the sort order.
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To filter the saveset list, use the following filter options:
 
Table 30. Saveset filters
Filter
Description

Client

Displays savesets created for particular clients. The default selection is Any.

1
To use this filter, click the Client box.
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In the Choose Client dialog box, select the clients.
3
To close the dialog box, click OK.

Plugin Type

Displays savesets created using a particular plug-in. The default selection is Any.

1
To use this filter, click the Plugin Type box.
2
In the list, select the plug-in.

Date

Displays savesets created during a specified period. The default selection is Any.

1
To use this filter, click the Date box.
2
In the list, select the option that you want to use.
The available options are Last 24 hours, Last Week, Last Month, Last 6 Months, Last Year, and Any.

Job

Displays savesets created for particular jobs. The default selection is Any.

1
To use this filter, click the Job box.
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In the Choose Job dialog box, select the jobs.
3
To close the dialog box, click OK.
3
Select the saveset that you want to use, and click Next.
When you select a saveset, the following details are displayed in the Saveset Information area: Job ID, job title, tag, server name, client name, plug-in name, saveset date and time, retirement setting, Incremental Backup or not, archive or not, and saveset size.
4
On the Create Selection Set page, select the files and directories that you want to restore.
 
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NOTE: For a regular Incremental or Differential Backup, the selection tree displays all files that were included in the backup sequence — the initial Full Backup and subsequent Incremental or Differential Backups. For a Dump Type Incremental or Differential Backup, the plug-in only displays those files that were backed up in the selected saveset.
5
Click Edit Plugin Options, and configure the applicable settings.
For more information, see Plug-in for FileSystem restore options.
6
To save the settings, click Save, and then click Next.
7
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress. A job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. There is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
8
In the Target Client list, select the target virtual machine.
 
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IMPORTANT: If you do not select the virtual machine in the Target Client list, the data is restored to the client on which the plug-in is installed.
9
Select or create the Schedule Set, Restore Source Set, and Advanced Options Set.
For more information about these sets, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
10
To submit the job for scheduling, click Submit.
You can monitor the job progress from the Job Status page and view the logs from the View Logs page. For more information about these functions, see the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Searching for files in savesets

The Search option on the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page allows you to find specific files or data items without opening any savesets or browsing through their contents. You can use filenames or regular expressions to find the data items that you want to restore.

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On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, click Search.
2
In the Search for files in savesets dialog box, configure the following options:
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Search String: Type the search string.
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Regular expression search: To use POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) regular expressions in the Search String box, select this check box.
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Case sensitive: To perform a case-sensitive search, select this check box.
3
Click Search.
On the Search Results page, you can view the savesets that contain the specified files or data items.
4
Select the items you want to restore.
You can only restore items from one saveset.
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Click Next.
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Complete Step 5 through Step 12 in Restoring data.
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