Restore

Replicated data is stored on the target as a backup, equivalent to its source-side counterpart. Vaulted data is not backup data. Because of this fundamental difference, the manner in which data is restored differs significantly in replication and vault systems.

To restore from a vault, you use a disaster recovery (DR) tool, through which you first restore the system state to a newly imaged system, then restore vaulted client backups, and finally restore these backups from the new system to the client. See Disaster recovery from vault  for details. To restore only a volume, directory, or file, you use the Granular restore from vault.

Replication is more flexible, enabling hot/hot restore of replicated data. With replication, you can perform whole system DR, or restore replicated backups directly to a client without first restoring the entire system. For details, see Restoring replicated backups.