You can restore Lustre (File System) data out of place to a different folder on the same Lustre cluster.
Prerequisites
To perform out-of-place Lustre file system restores, you must select the Restore ACLs check box in the Restore Options dialog box.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > pseudo-client > Big Data Apps > instance.
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In the right pane, right-click the subclient on which you want to perform a restore operation, and then click Browse and Restore.
The Browse and Restore Options dialog box appears.
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Click View Content.
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Select the data that you want to restore, and then click Recover All Selected.
The Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box appears.
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On the Restore Options - General tab, specify the out-of-place restore options:
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Clear the Restore to same folder check box.
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Under Specify Destination Path, type the path that you want to restore the data to.
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Optional: Select Preserve Source Paths options to exclude files and folders from the source path.
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On the Restore Options - Job Initiation tab, specify whether you want to run the job immediately or to schedule it.
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Optional: To further customize the restore operation, click Advanced.
For more information about the Advanced Options, see Advanced Restore Options.
Tip: To determine which combination of options meets your needs, refer to Restore Options.
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Optional: To save the current restore options as a script file, click Save as Script.
For more information, see Command Line Interface.
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Click OK.
Result
The files are restored to the destination folder that you specified. If the destination folder does not exist, then a folder with the name that you specified is created and the data is restored to that folder.
Examples
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If you select the path Documents/Users/Memos/Sales, and you want to restore data only from the Sales folder, set the Preserve <n> level from end of source path option to 1.
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If you select the path Documents/Users/Memos/Sales, and you want to restore the data from the Memos and Sales folders, set the Remove <n> level from beginning of source path option to 2.