If a local backup is not available, you can recover from a backup copy. Backup copies support the same recovery operations as local backups, but recovering from backup copies requires additional steps. These steps vary depending on the backup copy target. See the following topics to recover from a backup copy:
Important! Once you have imported a backup copy to your appliance, you have 72 hours to utilize the backup. After 72 hours, the imported backup is subject to standard appliance purging rules. In most cases, the backup will be purged quickly because the original backup date is used in determining which backups to purge next.
Backup copy target | Recovery procedure |
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Unitrends Cloud |
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Managed service provider |
Contact the service provider. |
Unitrends appliance |
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Cloud |
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NAS |
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FC |
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iSCSI |
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Attached disk |
To recover from a Unitrends backup copy target appliance, log in to the target appliance and select Recover > Backup Catalog. The Backup Catalog shows the backups from source appliances that were copied to this appliance. The source appliance where the backup originated is displayed in the Appliance column. Otherwise, there is no difference in behavior for recovering local backups or copied backups. For details on recovering a given backup, see the procedures in the Recovering chapter for the applicable asset type.
Backup copies stored on external media are known as cold backup copies. Cold backup copies reside on cloud storage managed by vendors or on other backup targets attached to the appliance and stored offsite. Before you can recover from a cold backup copy, you must import it from the backup copy target to an appliance. Once you have imported the backup copy, it displays in the Backup Catalog with the label Imported Backup. You can then select this backup and follow the same recovery steps you would use for recovering from a local backup.
1 | Click Recover > Backup Catalog and select the backup copy. |
Use Filter Backups to the right to customize the backups that display.
2 | Click Import to Source. The Import Backup Copies dialog displays. This lists all backup copies you selected to import. |
Notes:
• | Selecting a copy of a full backup imports only the full backup. |
• | Selecting a copy of an incremental backup imports the full backup and the incrementals up to and including the selected backup. For more information about backup groups, see Backup groups. |
3 | Click Import. |
To monitor the import's progress, click Jobs > Active Jobs.
4 | Once the import successfully completes, see one of the following for recovery options and instructions: |
Note: The appliance purges the oldest backups when space is needed. Because imported backup copies are often older than others on the appliance, they are retained for 72 hours before becoming eligible for purging. Be sure to recover from imported backups within the first 72 hours.