You can restore individual files within the archive. Use search options to select the files you want to restore. For details, see Viewing archives. (This procedure is similar to restoring archived backups in To restore an archive set, except that this procedure allows you restore individual files instead of all files under a given client.)
1 Make sure the proper archive media is connected. (See To view connected media for more information.)
2 Click Archive > Status.
3 Make sure Show Search Options is selected in the top pane and enter search criteria. See Archive search options and results for more information.
Note: The Show Search Options feature is for archived file-level backups only. If you attempt to search for a file in an application or virtual machine archive backup, you receive a message that no files were found.
4 Click Search. Results display on the Search Results tab.
5 To view file details, select the file from the list in the bottom pane. The Archive Browse/Recovery window displays information about the file in the Category and Entry columns, including the backup date and the archive date. You also see a barcode if this is a tape archive using the barcode feature.
6 To perform an archive restore, click Restore to System and you see a new window with the tree for the archive backup populated.
• Click on the box next to the root to select the entire archived backup.
• Click on the arrows to open the tree and view the individual folders and files.
• Click on the boxes next to the files you want to restore.
7 Click Restore to system and you see a Restore Progress message window indicating that the restore is in progress.
8 Go to Settings (on the main tab, not within the Archive tab) > System Monitoring > Jobs to view the status of the restore.
9 Once the archive is successfully restored to the backup, go to Status and click the Backup tab. Click the row with your archive restore (with the date and time of the restore) to see details about the restore in the Backup Information window. (Click the refresh button if needed.) Notice this backup is listed as an Archive restore.
You can select to restore the backup or delete the backup, as necessary. (The archive information remains on the archive media and is not removed after the restore.)