Dell Replay Manager Version 7.8 Administrator’s Guide

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Summary of Restore Point Actions

This table lists actions for managing restore points and restoring data from a restore point.

Summary of Restore Point Actions


Restore Point Action	Description
Restore	Restores a component to its original location. Rename and relocate database: For SQL Server databases only, the Restore action includes an option to rename and relocate database components. If the database component is stored on an SMB file share, it can be renamed within the original SMB file share location, but cannot be relocated. Do Not Recover Database: For SQL Server databases only, the Restore action includes an option to restore without recovering the database. Authorize Updating Clustered Storage Volume (CSV) Storage Owner: For Windows Server 2008 R2 CSV components (Local Volume or Hyper‐V) only, the Restore action includes an option to update the CSV owner. NOTE:Restore is not available for restore points for Local Volumes, VMware Datastores, or Physical RDMs for VMware. NOTE:Each time the Restore action restores backup set data, Replay Manager maps the backup data to the number of LUNs required for the restore. When the restore is completed, the volumes remain mapped until the Replays expire or the restore point is unimported. NOTE:(VMware Virtual Machines restore points only) Under some conditions, restore operations do not retain the thin‐provisioned state of the component; that is, a restore operation may allocate all virtual disk space, resulting in greater than expected space consumption.
Resync	Allows for a faster recovery from a restore point by resetting the Storage Center volumes to the appropriate Replay.
Make Writable	For Windows extensions only. Makes an exposed restore point writable. Making a restore point writable removes it from Replay Manager control. Replays corresponding to restore points that have been made writable must be managed using Storage Center.
Unmanage	For VMware extensions only. Removes an exposed restore point from management by Replay Manager Explorer. Unmanaged Replays must be managed by Storage Center.
Expose	For Windows: Exposes the restore point to the specified drive or mount path. If the component is stored on an SMB file share, the SMB expose path is automatically generated by Replay Manager and cannot be changed. For VMware: Exposes the restore point to the specified datacenter, host, and name.
Unexpose	For Windows: Unexposes a non‐writable exposed restore point. For VMware: Unexposes a restore point that has not been removed from management.
Add Notes	Add a note to a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab.
Edit Notes	Edit a note for a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab.
Unimport	Removes the import of a previously Restored or Exposed transportable restore point. The restore point can then be restored or exposed to the same server or transported to another server.
Delete Restore Point	Deletes the selected restore point and removes the corresponding Replays from the Storage Center. NOTE:Because a backup set may have multiple volumes, there may be more than one Replay for a given restore point.
Force Keep / Allow Auto-Deletion	Toggles between Force Keep and Allow Auto-Deletion. Force Keep: Sets the retention flag of a restore point to Never Expire. These restore points will not be automatically deleted based on the backup set’s retention policy. Allow Auto-Deletion: Removes the Force Keep flag from a Replay, allowing the Replay to be automatically deleted based on the backup set’s retention policy.
Transport to Server	For Windows extensions only: Transports a restore point to another server. Once a restore point is transported, it is removed from the source server. On the target server, the transported restore point is available under the Local Volumes extension, regardless of its source extension. Restore points can be transferred only to a server compatible with the operating system of the source server. NOTE:Transport to Server is not available for components stored on SMB file shares or VMware extensions.