This chapter describes recovery procedures for asset-level backups. Assets must have an eligible backup before running these procedures.
The following recovery options are available for asset-level backups:
• | Search Files – Search for specific files in all backups of the selected asset currently stored on the appliance. Choose which files to recover from the search results. |
• | Recover – Select a given backup to recover all files in the backup group up to the point in time when the backup ran. |
• | Recover Files – Search a given backup and choose specific directories or files to recover. |
• | Windows instant recovery – For Windows assets, keep an up-to-date virtual replica of the physical Windows machine that can be brought online in minutes. For details, see Windows instant recovery. |
Use these procedures to recover backups:
1 | Select Recover and click the Backup Catalog tab. |
2 | Click Search Files. |
3 | Select a Type to search backups, cold backup copies, or hot backup copies. |
4 | Select the Asset whose backups or backup copies will be searched. |
5 | Enter one or more search options: |
Search Options |
Description |
---|---|
String |
Enter text to search. The wildcard character * is supported. |
Match Case |
Select to match the letter case of the entered string. |
From/To |
Use to search for files that were last modified within the specified date range. |
Size |
Use to search for files that meet this size criteria. |
Advanced |
Click to search using a regular expression. |
6 | Click Search. The returned files display in the right panel. All files display as selected to be recovered. Clear the checkbox to deselect a file. |
7 | Click Next. |
8 | Specify a Restore Target by selecting an Asset and entering a Directory path. |
9 | (Optional) Specify Exclusions. |
10 | (Optional) Specify Advanced Options. |
11 | Click Save. |
12 | Click OK to close the Notice message. |
Selected files are recovered to the target location. To view the running job, select Jobs > Active Jobs.
13 | For Windows only, a reboot of the Windows asset may be required to reset locks on any files that were locked during the recovery. |
1 | Select Recover and click the Backup Catalog tab. |
Use Filter Backups to the right to customize the backups that display.
2 | Select a backup or imported backup copy to use for the recovery. |
To import a backup copy, see To import a backup copy.
3 | Click Recover. |
4 | Specify a Restore Target by selecting an asset and entering a directory path. |
5 | (Optional) Specify Advanced Options. |
6 | Click Next. A summary of the selected recovery asset and target location displays. |
7 | Click Save. |
8 | Click OK to close the Notice message. |
The selected backup is recovered to the target location. To view the running job, select Jobs > Active Jobs.
9 | For Windows only, a reboot of the Windows asset may be required to reset locks on any files that were locked during the recovery. |
1 | Select Recover and click the Backup Catalog tab. |
Use Filter Backups to the right to customize the backups that display.
2 | Select a backup or imported backup copy to use for the recovery. |
To import a backup copy, see To import a backup copy.
3 | Click Recover Files. |
4 | Select or drag files to recover. |
5 | Click Next. |
6 | Specify Restore Target by selecting an asset and entering a directory path. |
7 | (Optional) Specify Exclusions. |
8 | (Optional) Specify Advance Options. |
9 | Click Save. |
10 | Click OK to close the Notice message. |
Selected files are recovered to the target location. To view the running job, select Jobs > Active Jobs.
11 | For Windows only, a reboot of the Windows asset may be required to reset locks on any files that were locked during the recovery. |