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Restore - OpenVMS File System iDataAgent

Perform a Restore

It is recommended that you perform a restore operation immediately after your first full backup to understand the process. The following section explains how to restore the SYSTEST directory to a new location.

  1. From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | Proxy Client File System | defaultBackupSet.

    Right-click the default subclient and click Browse and Restore.

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  2. Click View Content.

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  3. Expand the defaultBackupSet and navigate to SYS0 folder.

    Select the SYSTEST directory.

    Click Recover All Selected.

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  4. Click to clear the Overwrite Files and Restore to same folder check boxes. This will ensure that the existing files are not overwritten.

    Type the destination path in the Specify destination path box. You can either browse and select or type the destination path, but make sure that the browse path is in the UNIX File System format. For example, /SCS1$DK900/sys0.

    Click OK.

  5. Click the Job Initiation tab.

    Select Immediate to run the job immediately.

    Click OK.

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  6. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console.

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  7. Once the restore job is complete, right-click the defaultBackupSet , point to View, and then click Restore History.

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  8. Click OK.

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  9. You can right-click the job and view the following details:

    • View Restore Items

      You can view them as Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.

    • View Job Details

    • View Events of the restore job

    • View Log files of the restore job

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  10. Once the File System is restored, verify that the restored files/folders are available in the restore destination provided during step 4. 

     
    $ dir SCS1$DK900:[SYS0.SYSTEST] Directory SCS1$DK900:[SYS0.SYSTEST] testfile.txt;1  Total of 1 file. $
Congratulations -  You have successfully completed your first backup and restore.

If you want to further explore this Agent's features read the Advanced sections of this documentation.

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