Restore a VMAX storage group backup to an alternate location
A Storage Direct host restore to an alternate location enables you to recover data from primary or replicated storage group snapshot backups to a different location on the original host, or to a different host, by using the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI.
Prerequisites
Unmount all of the LUNs in the destination storage group.
Steps
In the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI, go to
Restore > Assets and select the
VMAX Storage Groups tab.
The
Restore window displays all of the storage groups.
Select the check box next to the storage group that contains the backup, and click
View Copies.
You can also use the
Search field, the filter in the
Name column to locate a specific storage group.
The
Restore > Assets window provides a map view in the left pane and copy details in the right pane.
When you select a specific location in the left pane to view the copies, for example, on a
protection storage system, the copies on that system are displayed in the right pane.
In the left pane, click the first
DD icon to display the copies on the primary
protection storage system, or the second
DD to display the replica copies on the secondary
protection storage system.
In the right pane, select the check box next to the storage group snapshot backup or replica that you want to restore, and then click
Restore.
The
Restore wizard opens on the
Select Copy page.
On the
Select Copy page, select
Restore all the copies linked with Backup Operation if you want to restore all Storage Groups that are part of this backup, and then click
Next.
NOTE If you leave the check box unselected, the backup of only the storage group that you selected in the
Restore > Assets window will be restored.
On the
Restore Type page, select
Restore to Alternate Storage Group, and then click
Next.
On the
Select Storage System page, select an option for the storage system to which the data from the source storage group will be restored, and then click
Next:
Select
Original Storage System if you want to restore data to a different storage group on the original VMAX.
Select
Alternate Storage System if you want to restore data to a storage group on a different VMAX, and then select the destination storage system from the table.
On the
Restore Location page, select the source storage group, select the target storage group, and then click
Add in order to create the mapping. The target storage group indicates the destination storage group for the restore, and will either be the original storage system, or a different storage system, depending on the option you selected in the previous step.
The
Mapping Results pane updates with the selected storage groups.
NOTE The target storage group should have the same size LUN and geometry as the source storage group.
If restoring to an alternate storage system, the
Options page is displayed. On this page, select a staging storage group to use for temporarily mounting static images during the restore, and then click
Next.
NOTE Ensure that this storage group has sufficient space for mounting these images.
On the
Summary page, click
Finish.
Once the restore completes successfully, you can mount LUNs in the destination storage group to any host.
Go to the
Jobs window to monitor the restore.
A restore job appears with a progress bar and start time.
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