NetVault 12.4 - Built-in Plug-ins User Guide


	NOTE: The installation and configuration of the catalog search are performed separately from the rest of the NetVault Database, even though the catalog search database is included in the NetVault Database backup. Hence, the current state (Enable or Disable) and configuration of the catalog search are not changed during a NetVault Database restore.

Restore Procedure

To restore a NetVault Database backup:

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.


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.

You can click Load more to load the next set of records, if available. Each load action fetches a maximum of 5000 records. This button is disabled if there are no more records to load.

By default, the table is sorted by creation date and time. You can sort the table by one or more columns, as required.

NetVault Backup Built-in Plug‑ins web application supports multiple-column sorting for the tables. However, the first sorted column takes the highest precedence over the sorting of other columns. For example, if the table is sorted by the ‘Start Time’ as the primary sort, selecting sort options on the ‘ID/ Instance/ Phase’ column does not affect the list order.

To sort by a column, click the column header; to change the sort direction, click the column header again. Repeat this step for other columns by which you want to sort the table.

The arrowhead next to the column name indicates the sorting order (up for ascending order and down for descending order). A blue arrowhead is used to indicate the sort order for the primary column.

To remove a sort, click the column header for the corresponding column until the arrowhead is no longer displayed.

To choose the following actions in a column, click the column menu:


Option	Description
Sort Ascending	Sorts the column in ascending order.
Sort Descending	Sorts the column in descending order.
Columns	Select/ clear to show/ hide the required column (s).

To set the filter options, view the page size setting, sorting order in the table, export the records, or edit table settings, click the icons at the lower- right corner of the table.

For more information, see the section ‘Customizing tables in NetVault Backup WebUI’ in the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

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.

On the Create Selection Set page, select the database components to recover the full database or parts of it.


Component	Description
Auditor Database	Restores the Auditor Database. This database contains the audit logs for the NetVault Backup system.
Backup Catalog	Restores the catalog search database. To restore only the NetVault Database backup without catalog search database, do not select the option ‘Backup Catalog’ on the Create Selection Set page. To restore the NetVault Database backup with catalog search OR to restore only catalog search database, select the option ‘Backup Catalog’ on the Create Selection Set page. NOTE: If “Exclude the Catalog database during backup” option is enabled during NVDB backup, then the “Backup Catalog” option is not shown in the list of components for restore on the Create Selection Set page for restore.
Backup Indexes	Restores backup indexes. Backup indexes contain the list of backed up items and their references. Each index is assigned a saveset number. Backup indexes are stored on the backup media and the disk as part of the Media Database. The indexes provide the position of the individual backed up items so that they can be recovered from the backup media.
	Backing up the indexes on the media ensures that the content of each saveset is available to view when required, in case the index files are deleted or retired from the Media Database. You can scan the backup indexes from the archived media, after they have retired or deleted from the NetVault Database. NOTE: If “Exclude the Online Indexes during backup” option is enabled during NVDB backup, then the “Backup Indexes” option is not shown in the list of components for restore on the Create Selection Set page for restore.
Cluster	Restores cluster-specific configuration and associated client information
Configuration	Restores configuration files and settings for the.server and client systems, including network access and configuration information for the plug-ins.
Deployment Manager	Restores deployment-related information, such as package stores, task details, status, and schedules. NOTE: If you do not select this component, details related to the deployment are not restored and are lost.
General Reports Files	Restores the files included in the Reporting system.
Keys	Restores license keys to permit the continued operation of NetVault Backup and the licensed plug-ins.
Logs	Restores NetVault Backup Logs, which include all messages from the Server and Client machines. It allows you to check the activity of NetVault Backup at a particular point in time.
Media Manager	Restores the Media Database, which contains records of all active media, the contents of all backups, how backups are organized, and where they are located.
Schedule Manager	Restores the Schedule Database. This database contains records of all defined jobs, backup policies, scheduled jobs, and job history, including when jobs last ran and what backups were produced.
Scripts	Restores system-defined and user-defined scripts for NetVault Backup.


	NOTE: Selecting individual components to restore parts of a NetVault Database backup can introduce inconsistencies in the database.

On the Create Selection Set page, click Edit Plugin Options.

Configure the following option:

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Blank reports database tables before restore: By default, the existing data in the reports database is deleted when you restore the NetVault Database. If you want to retain the existing data in the reports data, clear this check box.

Click OK to save the settings, and then click Next.

On the Create Restore Job page, specify a name for the job. Assign a descriptive name that allows you to 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.

In the Target Client list, the client from which data was backed up is selected by default. Do not change this setting.

Select or create the Schedule Set, Restore Source Set, and Advanced Options Set. For more information about these sets, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Click Submit to submit the job for scheduling.


	IMPORTANT: After submitting the restore job, close the WebUI. Do not try to monitor the job status while the job is running. After the restore job completes, the NetVault Backup Service is stopped. You must manually restart the service from the Txtconfig or the command-line interface.


	NOTE: To ensure that the catalog search and postgres databases are in sync after NVDB restore, you must select the “Add pre-existing backups to catalog” option on the Catalog Search Configuration page.