Restore From Vault

Restore From Vault enables the user to restore a volume, directory, or file that has been vaulted. Restore From Vault is a two-phase process in which the user first specifies the volume, directory, or file; it is then encapsulated in the form of a selective backup and transferred from the vault to the DPU. Once the selective backup has been completed the standard recovery/restore process may be used to restore or verify the data.

The first phase of the Restore From Vault process includes the steps associated directly with the screen from which this Help screen was launched. This screen is organized in three sections.

Beginning at the bottom of the screen there is a section entitled "Available Vaulted Backups" which consists of a list of the most recent vaulted master and differential backup for each client for the DPU that is selected in the navigation pane to the left of the Restore From Vault center pane. If a client or a vault is selected in the navigation pane, an error will occur since the restore must have an associated DPU specified.)

In the middle of the screen there is a section entitled "Files Available"; this is a file browser used to select a volume, directory, or file for restoration from the previously-selected master or differential backup.

Once an item has been selected from the file browser (and note that only a single volume, directory, or file can be selected; multiple selections are not allowed) the last section at the top of the screen may be used. This section consists of a brief textual description of the overall page and a button labeled "Transfer Data." This button is enabled (highlighted) once a a selection is made in the "Files Available" section; if clicked, a transfer is initiated of the vaulted data to the DPU, encapsulated in the form of a selective backup.

The second phase of the "Restore From Vault" process occurs after the transfer has completed, i.e., after the selective backup has been transferred from the vault to the DPU. The Restore/Status subsystem may then be used to restore or verify one or more files from the selective backup just as any item is restored or verified from a selective backup.