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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:
Notes:
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.
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: If the object you want to restore is part of a backup set generated on a node, and the node name is changed on the server, any backup set objects that were generated prior to the name change will not match the new node name. Ensure that the node name is the same as the node for which the backup set was generated.
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.