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NetVault Plug-in for FileSystem 11.0 - User Guide

Restoring data using the plug-in

To restore data using the plug-in
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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 1. 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, you can use the following filter options.
 
Table 2. Saveset filters
Filter
Description
Client
Displays savesets created for particular clients.
To use this filter
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Click the Client box, and in the Choose Client dialog box, select the clients. Click OK to close the dialog box.
The default selection is Any.
Plugin Type
Displays savesets created using a particular plug-in.
To use this filter
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Click the Plugin Type box, and in the list, select the plug-in.
The default selection is Any.
Date
Displays savesets created during a specified period.
To use this filter
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Click the Date box, and 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.
The default selection is Any.
Job
Displays savesets created for particular jobs.
To use this filter
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Click the Job box, and in the Choose Job dialog box, select the jobs. Click OK to close the dialog box.
The default selection is Any.
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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.
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On the Create Selection Set page, select the data that you want to restore:
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Restore entire saveset: Select the primary or the root node.
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Restore individual items: Open the parent node. Browse through the directory tree, and locate the files that you want to restore. To include a file or a directory, select the corresponding check box. When you select a parent node, all the child items within the node are automatically included in the restore job.
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Exclude child items: To exclude a file or directory within a selected parent node, click the corresponding check box to replace the check mark with a cross.
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On the Create Selection Set page, click Edit Plugin Options, and configure the following options.
 
Table 3. Plug‑in for FileSystem Restore Options
Option
Description
Overwrite Newer Files
By default, the plug-in overwrites existing files on the restore destination with the backed-up version in the saveset.
If you do not want to overwrite the existing files, clear this check box.
Reset File Timestamps
By default, timestamps for restored files are reset to what is recorded in the backup saveset.
To restore the files with current timestamp, clear the check box.
Reset Directory Timestamps
By default, directories are restored with current timestamp.
To reset the timestamp to what is recorded in the saveset, select this check box. To use this option, you must also select the Reset File Timestamps check box.
Attempt to Restore Hard Links
To re-establish the links when you restore hard-linked files, select this option. This check box is only available on the Linux and UNIX OS.
Restore Files Modified During Backup
To restore the files that were marked “in flux” during backup, select this check box.
Path to Restore Log
To generate a restore log file, type the filename. The log file provides a list of files that are selected for a restore. The files that are restored successfully are marked with an “o” and the others are marked with an “x.” If you specify an existing filename, the plug-in overwrites the file. The log file is created in CSV file format, and includes details such as file size, date modified, and file type.
Exclusion List Path
To use an exclusion list, type the full path to the file.
For more information about exclusion lists, see Exclusion lists.
Restore Meta Data
To restore the metadata on Linux and UNIX systems, select the appropriate option:
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Compatible: By default, the plug-in restores the metadata only if it is compatible with the current file system. On Mac OS X, at least one of the following requirements must be met to use this option:
Both the backup source and the restore target should be running Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later.
Both the backup source and the restore target should be running the same major version of Mac OS X. For example, you can restore backups from Mac OS X 10.3.2 to 10.3.5.
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Force: Select this option to force the plug-in to restore the metadata regardless of its compatibility with the current file system. On Mac OS X, the following requirements must be met to use this option:
- The backup should be from a Mac system.
- The backup should not be old.
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Discard: If you do not want to restore the metadata, select this option.
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Click OK to save the settings, and then click Next.
7
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.
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In the Target Client list, the client from which data was backed up is selected by default. Do not change this setting.
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.
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Click Submit to submit the job for scheduling.
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.
To search for data items in savesets
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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. Click Next.
5
Complete Step 4 through Step 10 in the section Restoring data using the plug-in.

Viewing media list

To view media list for a saveset
1
On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, select the saveset.
2
In the Saveset Information area, click Media List.
3
In the dialog box that appears, the data and index segments for the saveset are listed:
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For data segments, you can view the following details: Media label, media group label, offset, segment size, and media location.
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For index segments, you can view the following details: Media label, media group label, and media location.
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Click Close to close the dialog box.

Renaming and relocating data during restore

To restore a file or directory without overwriting the existing copy, you can rename or relocate the item during restore.
To rename or relocate a file or directory
1
Complete Step 1 through Step 4 in the section Restoring data using the plug-in.
2
Select the file or directory that you want to rename or relocate, and in the Actions list, click Rename.
3
In the Rename/Relocate dialog box, provide the following information:
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Rename: Type a new name for the selected item. When specifying the filename, include the extension. Otherwise, the file is restored with no extension. For example, when renaming the file “old.txt,” if you type “new” in the Rename box, the file is restored without the “.txt” extension.
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Relocate: Type the full path to the new restore location.
 
 
*NOTE: To rename an item without changing its location, use only the Rename option. To change the restore location without changing the name, use only the Relocate option. Use both options if you want to rename the item and change its location.
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 10 in the section Restoring data using the plug-in.
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