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

Restoring Data from a Backup Set

Your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator can generate a backup set (a collection of your active files that reside on the server) onto portable media created on a device using a format that is compatible with the client device.

It is possible to generate a backup set as a number of special files if the device class the Tivoli Storage Manager administrator is file. These files can be stored locally (on client) to provide more restore flexibility for the client.

Portable media can be used on devices such as a tape, CD-ROM, DVD, and Iomega JAZ or ZIP drives. Current device support information is available at the following Web site:

http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/requirements.html

You can restore backup sets from the following locations:

Backup sets can provide you with instant archive and rapid recovery capability as described below:

Instant Archive
This capability allows an administrator to create an archive collection from backup versions already stored on the server.

Rapid Recovery
When you are away from your office without a network connection and you lose data, you can restore the data from the backup set.

Notes:

  1. If you cannot restore a backup set from portable media, check with your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator to ensure that the portable media was created on a device using a format that is compatible with your device.

  2. There is no support in the Tivoli Storage Manager API for the backup set format.

  3. To enable the GUI client to restore a backup set on an attached device on a Windows NT standalone workstation, without requiring a server connection, use the localbackupset option. See Localbackupset for more information.

  4. Note that the restore backupset command supports restore of local backup sets from local media without using the localbackupset option.

Restoring an Entire or Partial Backup Set

Tivoli Storage Manager considers a backup set as one object containing the whole file structure. You can restore the entire backup set or just select portions. The backup set media is self-describing and contains all the information required to perform a successful restore.

Use the GUI to restore an entire backup set only. The command line can be used to restore an entire backup set or individual files within a backup set. See Restore Backupset for information on how to use the restore backupset command.

Restoring Backup Sets Using the GUI

Attention: Before you begin a restore, be aware that backup sets can contain data for multiple file spaces. If you specify a destination other than the original location, data from all file spaces is restored to the location you specify.

To restore a backup set, perform the following steps:

Note: To enable the GUI client to restore a backup set on an attached device on a Windows NT standalone workstation, without requiring a server connection, use the localbackupset option. See Localbackupset for more information. The restore backupset command supports restore of local backup sets from local media without using the localbackupset option. Also, certain local devices such as tape devices require device drivers to be setup prior to performing a restore. See the device manual for assistance with this task. You will also need to know the device address in order to perform the restore.


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