Now that the backup system has been restored, restoring the clients can begin. Backups should be restored in the following order:
1 Bare metal backups
2 File-level backups (masters, differentials or incrementals)
3 Application backups
1 Boot the client from the bare metal media.
2 Restore the bare metal backup to the client. See the Bare Metal Protection Overview chapter for detailed instructions.
3 Reboot the client.
4 Restore to the latest available restore point (see Executing a point-in-time restore). This restores the last master and any subsequent incremental or differential backups.
To begin the restore process, log in to the system’s Administrator Interface and select the appropriate client from the Navigation pane:
1 With the client selected in the Navigation pane, click Restore.
2 In the Restore pane, select the date from which the backup will be restored by clicking on the appropriate date in the Recovery Point Day calendar.
3 Select the appropriate time of day from which to restore a backup. The selection of this time can be made from either the available list of times in the Recovery Point Times table or by simply clicking on available wedges of time that appear on the 24-hour circle.
4 The command button for this operation changes depending on the type of restore. For file-level restores (as depicted in the above example) the user will click the Restore to initiate the restore process. For VM backups the user will click Restore Files, and Restore Items for Exchange backups.
5 In the Restore from Backup of Client pane, select individual files and applications to be restored, or place a check-mark by the client itself to perform a full restore.
6 If desired, change the File Exclusion options or the Advanced Execution by clicking on the links at the bottom of the pane. Otherwise, click on Restore.
Note: For more information on configuring these options, see the File Exclusion options and Advanced Execution Options for restore.
The Restore Progress bar will display the status of the restore and will indicate when it is complete.