You can browse and restore backed up data for your subclient or an entire backup set.
Restore Methods
You can restore the backed up data by using the following methods:
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CommCell Console
You can perform the following restores:
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Direct restore
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Browse and restore
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Find and restore
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Explorer Plug-In
Use the Commvault Explorer Plug-In, which is an add-on to Microsoft Windows Explorer, to access your backed-up data directly from Windows.
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Command Line
The command line interface provides a way to restore data from the command line, as an alternative to the CommCell Console, where various restore options can be specified either as parameters on the command line or in a separate arguments file. For more information, see Command Line documentation.
Choosing the Appropriate Restore Strategy
When you are choosing a restore method, there are many options to consider for a successful restore operation.
Scope
To what degree do you want to restore the data?
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Restore method |
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Restore all or part of a client's data |
Basic Restore or Browse and Restore from the CommCell Console. |
CommCell Console is not available, but the media is intact. |
Media Explorer |
Not sure of the exact data to be restored, but can specify a matching pattern |
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Restore the full system (operating system and application) on a client |
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Restore a CommServe |
Time
Do you want to restore the from the latest available backup data or from a previous point-in-time?
Scope |
Restore method |
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Browse and restore to a point-in-time |
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Browse and restore from the latest data |
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Point-in-time data restore |
Source
Do you need to restore from a specific source object?
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Restore method |
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Restore from any configured library in the CommCell |
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Restore from a specific media resource |
Restore Data Using a Specific MediaAgent, Library or Drive Pool |
Restore or recover data from the storage policy copy using a specified copy precedence number |
Destination
Where is the data being restored to?
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Restore method |
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General overview |
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Restore data to the same location on the same client from which the data was backed up |
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Restore data to a different location on the same client, or to a different client |
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Restore individual files and folders to different locations specified in a map file |
Version
Does the restore involve any version considerations?
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Restore method |
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Restore data to a different application version |
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Restore data to a different operating system version |
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Restore an older version of a file |