Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Using NMC to perform block based recoveries

1. Open NMC.
2. Click Recover.
3. From the menu bar, select Recover > New Recover.
4. On the Recovery Hosts page:
   1. Under Source Host, in the Name field, type the name of the host on which the backed-up data exists.
   2. Under Destination Host, specify the host to which you want to recover the backed-up data.
   3. Under Available Recovery Types, select Block Based Backup.
   4. Click Next.
5. On the Select the Data to Recover page:
   1. Select one of the following types of recovery that you want to perform:
      • File level recovery
      • Image level recovery
   2. Select the timestamp of the backup that you want to recover.
   3. Perform one of the following tasks that depend on the type of the recovery that you have selected:
      • For a file level recovery:
        • In the left panel, select the save sets that you want to recover.
        • In the right panel, select the relevant files that you want to recover.
      • For an image level recovery, in the left panel, select the save set that you want to recover.
   4. Click Next.
6. On the Select the Recovery Options page, perform one of the following tasks that depend on the type of the recovery that you have selected:

   • For a file level recovery, select a file path for recovery and an appropriate option for duplication, and click Next.

   • For an image level recovery, select a file path for recovery, and click Next.

7. On the Perform the Recovery page:
   1. Under Identity, in the Recover name field, type a name for the recovery.
   2. Select one of the following recovery start times:
      • Start recovery now—Immediately starts the recovery.
      • Schedule recovery to start at—Schedules the recovery according to the choice.
   3. If you want to stop the recovery at a certain time, in the Specify a hard stop time field, type the time.
   4. Select the Recover Resource persistence option according to the choice.
   5. Click Run Recovery.

      The recovery log appears when the recovery progresses.

      After the recovery succeeds, a successful completion message appears at the bottom of the recovery log.

      To export the log file, click Export Log File.

8. On the Check the Recovery Results page, click Finish.