Perform a Test Backup and Restore of Lustre

To verify that the Lustre file server is set up correctly, perform a test backup and restore.

Back Up the File Server

From the navigation pane, go to Protect > File servers.

The Overview page appears.
Go to the File servers tab, and then click the file server.

The file server page appears.
On the Subclients tab, in the row for the subclient, click the action button , and then select Backup.

The Backup dialog box appears.
For Backup options, select the backup type.
To receive an Email when the backup operation completes, select the When the job completes, notify me via email check box.
Click Submit.

From the navigation pane, go to Protect > File servers.

The Overview page appears.
Go to the File servers tab, and then click the file server.

The file server page appears.
On the Subclients tab, in the row for the subclient, click the action button , and then click Restore.

The Backup Content page appears.
Choose the content that you want to restore.
- To restore the contents of the entire backup set, select the check box next to Name.
- To restore the contents of a subclient, select the appropriate subclient. You can select multiple subclients at the same time.
- To restore particular files, expand the folder and then select the files.
Click Restore.

The Restore options dialog box appears.
From the Destination list, choose the destination computer for the restore.
Choose the restore location.
- To restore to the original backup location, select the Restore to original folder check box.
- To restore to a new location, clear the Restore to original folder check box, and then in the Destination path box, type the full path to the destination folder.
To overwrite the existing data, select the Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists check box.
Click Restore.