Recover the entire file system data to the same or different client in the event of a disaster.
Before You Begin
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | File System.
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Right-click the defaultBackupSet and then click All Tasks |Browse and Restore.
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In the Restore Options dialog box, click the AdvancedOptions tab.
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Select the Starting Path check box and type "/" as the path to restore the entire content.
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Click ViewContent.
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Click Recover All Selected.
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Clear the Restore to same folder check box.
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Click Unconditional Overwrite in the Overwrite Files area.
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In the Destination Client list, select the client name.
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Click Browse and set the restore directory to /Volumes/HD.
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Click OK.
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Click Immediate from the Job Initiation tab.
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Click OK.
You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller window of the CommCell Console.
What To Do Next
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After the restore completes, open a Terminal window and from the command line as root and make the newly restored root bootable using the bless command.
bless -folder "/Volumes/HD/System/Library/CoreServices" -bootefi -
Go to System Preferences and select Startup Disk in the System area.
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Select the restore disk. For example Macintosh HD
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Restart the computer.
The system boots to the newly restored root. The mini_root partition should now be mounted as a secondary disk.
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Remove the mini_root partition and resize the Macintosh HD partition to use the entire disk.
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Navigate to Finder | Applications | Utilities, and run Disk Utility.
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Select the primary disk and then click the Partition tab.
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Select the mini_root partition by clicking on the mini_root box in the Partition Layout pane, and then click -.
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Click Remove on the confirmation dialog.
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Resize the Macintosh HD partition to utilize the full disk.
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Click Apply. This might take some time to complete.
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