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NetVault Plug-in for NDMP 12.2 - Application Notes for Dell FluidFS

Renaming or relocating data

When restoring a backup, you can rename the directories to create a copy of the data instead of overwriting of the existing versions. You can also relocate the data to a different volume. This procedure can be useful if the original volume is down or if you are dealing with limited bandwidth or capacity.

 
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NOTE: This feature is only available to savesets that were created with the Save File Information option.
To rename or relocate data during restore:
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Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in Restoring data using the plug-in
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Click the volume that you want to rename, and in select Rename from the context menu.
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In the Restore Rename dialog box, provide the following information:
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To rename a file or directory, type the new name.
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To relocate the item to a different volume, type the volume name. You can also rename while relocating by specifying a new path. The volume to which you are relocating must exist.
Click OK to close the dialog box.
After you close the dialog box, the plug-in updates the corresponding node in the selections tree to display the new name and location for the file or directory.
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Complete Step 5 through Step 9 in Restoring data using the plug-in.

Restoring data to an alternate filer

To relocate a backup to an alternate filer, use the following procedure. This procedure can be useful during a server migration or disaster recovery operation.

Prerequisites

Before you start the restore procedure, add the target filer to the plug-in. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Backup Plug‑in for NDMP User’s Guide.

Restore procedure
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Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in Restoring data using the plug-in.
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To rename or relocate data during restore, complete Step 2 and Step 3 in Renaming or relocating data.
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Click Edit Plugin Options, and in the NDMP Server box, type the name of the target filer.
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Select the appropriate DAR method. For more information about the available options, see Restore options.
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Complete Step 6 through Step 9 in Restoring data using the plug-in.

Restoring data from or to a Replica NAS Container

You can use the Plug‑in for NDMP to restore data from or to a Replica NAS Container.

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To restore data from a Replica NAS Container, restore the data to a regular NAS Container, but verify that you select the Rename option.
For more information, see Renaming or relocating data.
 
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NOTE: If you do not select the Rename option, the restore job fails because the Replica NAS containers are read-only.
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To restore data to a Replica NAS Container, promote it to a Local Container, and then submit the restore job.

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.
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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.
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Click Search. On the Search Results page, you can view the savesets that contain the specified files or data items.
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Select the items you want to restore. You can only restore items from one saveset. Click Next.
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Complete Step 5 through Step 9 in Restoring data using the plug-in.
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