Restore Backupset without the backupsetname parameter

The restore backupset command can be used without the backupsetname parameter.

The preferred syntax for restore backupset command requires the backupsetname parameter. Before the introduction of the backupsetname parameter, the backup-archive client restored backup sets with a different syntax. The previous syntax is supported, but whenever possible, follow the syntax that requires the backupsetname parameter. The previous syntax is documented for those cases when it cannot be replaced by the preferred syntax.

Supported Clients

This command is valid for all clients.

Syntax

Parameters

options

All options that are valid with the preferred syntax of restore backupset are valid with the previous syntax of restore backupset.

{filespacename}

Specifies the file space (enclosed in braces) on the server that contains the files you want to restore. This is the name on the workstation drive from which the files were backed up, or the virtual file space name for a group.

Specify a file space name when you restore a backup set containing a group.

Specify a file space name when the sourcefilespec does not exist on the target computer. This can occur if the drive label name has changed or if you are restoring files that were backed up from another node that had drive labels that are different from yours.

Note: You must specify a mixed or lowercase NTFS or ReFS file space name that is enclosed in quotation marks and braces. For example, {"NTFSDrive"}. Single quotation marks are valid in loop mode. For example: {"NTFSDrive"} and {'NTFSDrive'} are both valid. In batch mode, only single quotation marks are valid. The single quotation marks requirement is a restriction of the operating system.

sourcefilespec

Specifies the source path of a portion of the backup set. The default is to restore the entire backup set.

destinationfilespec

Specifies the destination path for the restored files. If you do not specify a sourcefilespec, you cannot specify a destinationfilespec. If you do not specify a destination, the client restores the files to the original source path. If you are restoring more than one file, you must end the file specification with a directory delimiter (/), otherwise, the client assumes that the last name is a file name and reports an error. If you are restoring a single file, you can optionally end the destination file specification with a file name if you want to give the restored file a new name. When the sourcefilespec does not exist on the target workstation, you must specify the destinationfilespec.

backupsetname

Specifies the name of the backup set from the IBM® Storage Protect server. If the location parameter is specified, you must set -location=server.

localfilename

Specifies the file name of the first backup set volume. You must set -location=file.

tapedevice

Specifies the name of the tape device containing the backup set volume. You must use a Windows-provided device driver, not the device driver that is provided by IBM. You must set -location=tape.

LOCation=

Specifies the location of the backup set. If you do not specify the location parameter, the client searches for backup sets on the IBM Storage Protect server. If you specify the location parameter, the value must be one of the following three choices:

server: Specifies that the backup set is on the server. Server is the default location.
file: Specifies that the backup set is on an available file system.
tape: Specifies that the backup set is on an available tape device.

Examples

Task: Restore the entire backup set called monthly_financial_data.87654321 from the server.
dsmc restore backupset monthly_financial_data.87654321 -loc=server
Task: Restore the entire backup set contained in the file: /home/budget/weekly_budget_data.ost.
dsmc restore backupset "/home/budget/weekly_budget_data.ost" -loc=file
Task: Restore the entire backup set from the /dev/rmt0 device.
dsmc restore backupset "/dev/rmt0" -loc=tape
Task: Restore a single file named /home/jones/budget.dev from the /dev/rmt0 tape device, to the original source path.
dsmc restore backupset /dev/rmt0 "/home/jones/budget.dev" -loc=tape
Task: Restore all files in the budget directory that contain a file extension of .txt from the tape(s) on the /dev/rmt0 device, to the original source path.
dsmc restore backupset /dev/rmt0 "/home/budget/*.txt" -loc=tape
Task: Restore the entire backup set contained in local file "/home/jones/bset01.file"
dsmc restore backupset "/home/jones/bset01.file" -loc=file
Task: Restore groups from the backup set mybackupset.12345678 on the IBM Storage Protect server to the /home/devel/projectb directory. The groups' virtual file space is accounting.
dsmc restore backupset mybackupset.12345678 {/accounting}/* /home/devel/projectb/ -loc=server -subdir=yes
Task: Restore groups from the local backup set mybackupset.ost to the /home/devel/projectb/ directory. The groups' virtual file space is accounting.
dsmc restore backupset mybackupset.ost {/accounting}/* /home/devel/projectb/ -loc=server -subdir=yes
Task: Restore the entire backup set from the \\.\tape0 device.
dsmc restore backupset \\.\tape0 -loc=tape
Task: Restore groups from the backup set mybackupset.12345678 on the IBM Storage Protect server to the c:\newdevel\projectn directory. The groups' virtual file space is accounting.
dsmc restore backupset mybackupset.12345678 {accounting}\* c:\newdevel\projectn\ -loc=server -subdir=yes
Task: Restore the entire backup set contained in the file: c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost.
dsmc restore backupset c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost -loc=file
Task: Restore the \budget\ directory and subdirectories from the backup set contained in the file: c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost.
dsmc restore backupset c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost m:\budget\* -loc=file -subdir=yes
Task: Restore the file \budget\salary.xls from the backup set contained in the file: c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost.
dsmc restore backupset c:\budget\weekly_budget_data.ost m:\budget\salary.xls -loc=file -subdir=yes