Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Performing a save set recover with NetWorker User

Perform the following steps on the administering host.

1. Open the NetWorker User program.
   To recover data that was encrypted with the current AES pass phrase, no special action is required. However, to recover data that was encrypted with an AES pass phrase that is different than the current pass phrase,start the recover command specify the -p pass_phrase. To enter multiple pass phrases with the -p option, type: recover -p pass_phrase1 -p pass_phrase2 -p pass_phrase3.

   NOTE:When an incorrect pass phrase or no pass phrase is entered, encrypted data is not recovered. Instead, the file names are created without data. However, if unencrypted data is also selected for recovery, it is recovered.
2. Select the NetWorker server when you are prompted.
3. Select Operation > Save Set Recover.
4. Select the source host that has the data that you want to recover, and then click OK.
5. In the Save Sets window, select the name of the save set from the Save Set Name list.
6. Select the version of the save set . Optionally, select the cloned version of a save set.
7. Select optional recover options. The following table summarizes the recover options that are available with a save set recovery.

   Table 1. Optional save set recovery options

   Recover option	Description
   Specify file system objects	By default, NetWorker recovers all selected files and directories. To recover only certain file system objects in a save set: Click Files... Specify the files and directories to recover, one full path per line. Click OK.
   View required volumes	Before you start the recovery operation, monitor which volumes NetWorker requires to recover the selected file system objects.To view the required volumes, select Required Volumes. Ensure the listed volumes are available for NetWorker to mount into an available device.
   Relocate the recovered file system objects	By default, NetWorker recovers file system objects to their original location. To relocate the files to a different location:Select Recover Options. In the Relocate Recovered Data To field, type the full path of the directory where the data should be relocated and then click OK. For NDMP data restores, the target path is a string and must match the path as seen by the NAS filer in its native OS. Otherwise, the recover process uses the original location and overwrites existing files with the same name. NetWorker for Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) User Guide provides details about NDMP recoveries.
   Resolve name conflicts	By default, the Naming Conflict window appears each time there is a file name conflict during a recovery. To specify the method to automatically resolve all name conflicts: Select Options > Recover Options. Select a conflict resolution option: Rename the recovered files. By default, a tilde (~) is appended to the beginning of the name of the recovered file ~file name. When a file named ~file name already exists, the recovered file is renamed ~00_file name, and so forth, to ~99_file name. When this fails, the recover process does not automatically rename the file and prompts the user to specify a name for the file. Discard recovered file: Discards the recovered file and keeps the existing file. Overwrite existing file: Replaces the file on the file system with the recovered version. Overwrite and replace a reboot: Replaces the file on the file system with the recovered version after you restart the destination host. NDMP recoveries do not support resolving name conflicts. NDMP recoveries always overwrite existing files. Relocate the NDMP data to a different location to avoid data loss. NetWorker for Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) User Guide describes how to perform NDMP recoveries

8. Click OK to begin the recovery. The NetWorker server takes a few moments to start the file recovery, depending on file size, network traffic, server load, and tape positioning. When NetWorker starts to recover the files, messages appear that enable you to monitor the progress of the recovery.

   When the recovery is successful, a message similar to the following appears:

   Received 1 file(S) from NSR server server Recover completion time: Tue Jan 21 08:33:04 2009