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NetVault Plug-in for NDMP 11.4.5 - Application Notes for Hitachi NAS

Restoring Image Backups using the plug-in

Restoring Image Backups using the plug‑in
 
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IMPORTANT: All command-line references are illustrated as examples only. For more information, see the Hitachi NAS Support resources.
1
Unmount the target file system before submitting the restore job.
Example:
unmount <file system>
2
Prepare the target file system for full image recovery.
This step deletes all data on the file system. In this mode, the file system cannot be accessed by network clients (CIFS/NFS).
Example:
Filesystem-prepare-for-ndmp-image-recovery --full --confirm <file system>
3
Mount the file system so that file system can be accessed for restore.
Example:
mount <file system>
4
On the NetVault Backup Server, start the WebUI.
5
In the Navigation pane, click Create Restore Job.
6
In the saveset table, select the applicable item, and click Next.
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On the Create Selection Set page, select the data that you want to restore. Click Next.
8
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress. The job name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric 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.
9
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.
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 Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
11
When the data recovery completes, unmount the file system.
Example:
unmount <file system>
12
Revert the file system to a working system.
The file system is now accessible to all network clients (CIFS/NFS).
Example:
Filesystem-revert-after-ndmp-image-recovery <file system>
13
Mount the file system.
Example:
mount <file system>

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, and click Next.
You can only restore items from one saveset.
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Complete Step 5 through Step 9 in Restoring Dump Backups using the plug‑in.

Viewing media list

The Media List option on the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page lets you view information about the media items used to store a backup. You can view details about the data segments and index segments for a backup.

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On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, select the applicable saveset.
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In the Saveset Information area, click Media List.
In the dialog box that is displayed, you can view the following details:
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Backup size: This area shows the total size of the saveset in number of bytes
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Data segment table: This table shows information about the media items that contain the data segments. You can view the following details: media label, media group label, stream ID, starting byte number, ending byte number, and media location
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Index segment table: This table shows information about the media items that contain the index segments. You can view the media label and media location.
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To close the dialog box, click Close.

Troubleshooting

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Common errors
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