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Restoring NAS file systems using the backup-archive client GUI

You can use the backup-archive client GUI to restore NAS file systems.

Before you begin

The backup-archive client GUI must be connected to the IBM Spectrum Protect Version 8.1.2 or later server, or V7.1.8 or later V7 server.

Procedure

  1. Click the Restore button from the main window. The Restore window appears.
  2. Expand the directory tree if necessary. To expand a node in the tree, click the plus sign (+) next to an object in the tree. Nodes shown are those that have been backed up and to which your administrator has authority. The root node called Nodes is not selectable. This node only appears if a NAS plug-in is present on the client workstation. NAS nodes display on the same level as the node of the client workstation. Only nodes to which the administrator has authority appear.
  3. Expand the NAS node to reveal the Image object.
  4. Expand the Image object to display volumes that you can restore. You cannot expand Volume objects.
  5. Click the selection boxes next to the volumes under the Image object that you want to restore. If you want to restore a NAS image that was backed up on a particular date, click the Point In Time button. After you select a date, the last object that was backed up on or prior to that date appears, including any inactive objects. If you want to display all images (including active images and inactive images), before you select them, select View > Display active/inactive files from the menu bar.
  6. Click Restore. The Restore Destination window appears. Enter the information in the Restore Destination window. If you choose to restore to a different destination, you can only restore one volume at a time to a different destination. You can restore NAS file system images to any volume on the NAS file server from which they were backed up. You cannot restore images to another NAS file server.
  7. Click Restore. The NAS Restore Task List window displays the restore processing status and progress bar. If there is a number next to the progress bar, it indicates the size of the restore, if known. After the restore completes, the NAS Restore Report window displays processing details. If you must close the backup-archive client GUI session, current NAS operations continue after you disconnect. You can use the Dismiss button on the NAS Restore Task List window to quit monitoring processes without ending the current operation.
  8. Optional: To monitor processing of an operation, select the Actions > IBM Spectrum Protect Activities from the main window.

Results

Considerations:

  • Workstation and remote (NAS) backups are mutually exclusive in a Restore window. After selecting an item for restore, the next item you select must be of the same type (either NAS or non NAS).
  • Details will not appear in the right-frame of the Restore window for NAS nodes or images. To view information about a NAS image, highlight the NAS image and select View > File Details from the menu.
  • To delete NAS file spaces, select Utilities > Delete Filespaces. You can delete both workstation and remote objects.