NetWorker: Restoring MEDITECH Backup Data without using the NetWorker Module
Summary: This article describes how to restore MEDITECH backup data using NetWorker without requiring the NetWorker Module for MEDITECH, outlining alternative restore methods, prerequisites, and key considerations for successful data recovery. ...
Instructions
Environment Description:
NetWorker MEDITECH Module, any version Recovery system used must be a Microsoft Windows NetWorker client, but the MEDITECH Module is not required.
Task:
Is there a way to restore MEDITECH data without using the NetWorker Module (for example, in a Disaster Recovery scenario)?
Resolution:
Most MEDITECH backups are raw disk full backups which can be recovered to any available disk LUN sized at least as large as the backup to be restored. This disk LUN must be online in Windows, but not assigned or mounted. Determine the save set ID and Clone ID to be restored (in NMC, mminfo command, so forth) and then open an administrator command prompt and enter the following template command:
recover -f -d \\.\PHYSICALDRIVEnn -s NWS -S savesetid/cloneid
Where nn is the disk drive number and NWS is the NetWorker Server s hostname.
For multiple restores in parallel, open multiple command prompt windows and enter a unique recover command in each window.
Sometimes the NetWorker User user interface can be used as well by using Save set Recovery and restoring it to the hard drive as indicated in the recover command above.