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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide


Performing a GUI Restore

To restore backup versions of individual files or subdirectories:

  1. Click Restore files and directories to your system from the main window. The Restore window appears.
  2. Expand the directory tree. Select the selection boxes next to the files or directories you want to restore. To search or filter files, click the Search icon on the tool bar.

      To search:

    1. Enter your search criteria in the Find Files (Restore) window.
    2. Click the Search button. The Matching Files (Restore) window appears.
    3. Click the selection boxes next to the files you want to restore and close the Matching Files (Restore) window.

      To filter:

      1. Enter your filter criteria in the Find Files (Restore) window.
      2. Click the Filter button. The Restore window displays the filtered files.
      3. Click the selection boxes next to the filtered files or directories you want to restore.
  3. To modify specific restore options, click the Options button. Any options you change are effective during the current session only.
  4. Click Restore. The Restore Destination window appears. Enter the information in the Restore Destination window.
  5. Click Restore. The Restore Task List window displays the restore processing status. Transfer statistics may not match the file statistics if the operation was retried due to a failure such as a communications failure or session loss. The transfer statistics will show the bytes attempted to be transferred across all command attempts.


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