CAUTION:If
PowerProtect Data Manager cannot restore the ACLs from a backup, the restore succeeds without exception. The restore log contains more information for troubleshooting.
Steps
Log in to the
PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the
Restore Administrator role.
From the left navigation pane, select
Restore > Assets.
The
Restore window appears.
Click the
NAS tab.
The
Restore window displays a list of NAS assets.
Select the check box next to the NAS asset that contains the backup, and then click
Restore.
You can use the
Search field or the filter in the
Name column to locate a specific asset.
The
NAS Restore wizard opens on the
Copy Selection page.
Select one of the configured
objectives from the associated protection policy. For example, the primary backup
objective or a replication
objective.
The wizard displays a list of the available copies from which you can restore.
Select an available copy, and then click
Next.
The
NAS Restore wizard moves to the
Location page.
Select
Restore and Overwrite the Original Share, and then click
Next. The
Options page appears.
NOTE:Restoring from the backup does not overwrite any data which is not part of the backup. Only files that are part of the backup are overwritten with restored data.
On the
Options page, use the following options if required:
Table 1. NAS Restore Options pageNAS Restore Options page
Options
Description
Timeout for Unresponsive Jobs
Select a timeout value for jobs that are unresponsive. When the timeout is reached, the NAS restore session is canceled.
NOTE: The minimum and the default value is 3 hours. The maximum value is 12 hours.
Restore top level ACLs
Select this option to restore the top level folder settings of ACL along with the NAS backup.
Troubleshooting mode
Select
Troubleshooting mode to enable debug logging, and then select the level of logging to use:
Info—Includes information such as status changes. This is the default log level for scheduled backups and restores.
Debug—Additional information that helps with problem diagnosis.
Trace—The most detailed amount of information for complex problem diagnosis.
The log level specified in the troubleshooting mode takes precedence over the log level specified in the policy.
The troubleshooting mode can be enabled for jobs such as manual backup, restore, file-level restore (FLR), and restarting jobs.
On the
Summary page, verify the details, and then click
Restore to start the restore.
Go to the
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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