PowerProtect Data Manager 19.17 Storage Array User Guide

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Restore PowerMax block volume data to the original storage group

For primary or replicated backups that reside on a DD system, a restore to the original location enables you to restore the data to the same storage group.

Prerequisites

Deployment of a block volume protection engine is required to restore PowerMax storage array assets. Review the section Add a Block Volume protection engine for PowerMax workloads to configure a Block Volume protection engine.

Also, note the following:

  • Make sure that the application using the storage groups to be restored is shut down.
  • Detach or mark offline the volumes of the storage group to be restored from all associated hosts.
  • Remove Masking view from the restore destination storage group if it is located on the same ESXi host as the Block Volume protection engine.
  • PowerMax storage groups contain allocated and unallocated blocks, so the restore destination needs to accommodate this configuration.

Steps

  1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
  2. From the left navigation pane, select Restore > Assets.
    The Restore window appears.
  3. Click the PowerMax Block tab.
    The Restore window displays a list of block volume assets.
  4. Restore individual assets or an asset group:
    • To restore individual storage group assets, use list view and select the checkbox next to the asset that contains the backup. Click Restore to restore the most recent copy of the asset, or click View Copies to select from the available asset copies and then click Restore.
    • To restore all of the storage groups from an asset group, switch to group view and select the checkbox next an asset group. Click Restore to restore the most recent copy, or click View Copies to select from the available copies and then click Restore.
    You can also use the Search field or the filter in the Name column to locate a specific asset.
  5. Select one of the configured objectives from the associated protection policy. For example, the primary backup objective.
    The wizard displays a list of the available copies from which you can restore.
  6. Select an available copy, and then click Next.
    The Restore wizard moves to the Location page.
  7. Select Restore to original, and then click Next.
    NOTE:Restore to original overwrites the contents in the original storage group with the restored copy.
  8. On the Options page, set the stream count for the number of concurrent restore sessions for the selected storage group, and then click Next.
  9. On the Summary page, verify the details, and then click Restore to start the restore.
  10. Go to the Jobs > Protection Jobs window to monitor the restore.
    A restore job appears with a progress bar and start time. If a restore job for this asset is already in progress, PowerProtect Data Manager queues a new restore job.

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