Dell EMC Avamar for Windows Servers 19.7 User Guide

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Windows VSS plug-in restore options

Plug-in options enable you to control restore functionality that is specific to the Avamar Plug-in for Windows VSS. You set restore options manually from the Restore Command Line Options dialog box.

The following table lists options are available when you perform a restore using the Avamar Plug-in for Windows VSS.

Table 1. Windows VSS plug-in restore options
Option	Description
Encryption method from Data Domain system	Specifies the encryption method for data transfer from the Data Domain system to the client during the restore.
Advanced Options
Temporary directory for the plug-in	Temporary folder.
Enable debugging messages	Writes maximum information to the log files. The restore process generates very large log files.
Command line flags
--allow_partial_system_state	Allows partial System State to be restored online. Supported only for Active Directory. Specify this option by using the Enter Attribute and Enter Attribute Value fields on the Restore Command Line Options dialog box.
--exclude-non-critical-disks= {true \| false}	Excludes noncritical disks from disaster recovery preparation so that the disks do not reformat. Set this flag to false to work around a disaster recovery failure from configuration changes, such as changes to the dynamic disk configuration. Use this flag only during offline disaster recovery. You can specify this option in the Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard by clicking Options on the System Recovery Summary page.