Veritas NetBackup™ OpsCenter Administrator's Guide

Specify destination (where to restore selected files/directories)

Restore all files/directories to their original file path location on the source client

This option is the default. Select this option to restore the selected files and directories to the same location from where they were backed up.

This option works best when you restore from archived backups, since the backed up files are deleted from their original location after successful backup.

If the original location contains items with the same names, the restore operation (by default) does not replace or overwrite those items.

Restore all files or directories to alternate file path location (maintaining existing structure) on source client or alternate client

Select this option to restore all selected files and directories to a different location from where they were backed up. You may choose to restore at a different location on the same client or may choose to restore on a different client. Note that a different destination client can only be a client that is associated with the same master server. You cannot restore to a client that is associated with a different master server.

In the Destination field, enter the path for the new destination. You can also click Browse to locate the destination client.

Restore all files or directories to individually specified path and destination client

Restore individual directories and files to different locations and file paths and with different names.

When you select this option, a table appears that lists the source files, and default values for destination client and path, and the destination file name. You can edit most columns of this table (except the Source File Name) and specify the destination client, file path, and the destination file name. Click on each cell under these columns and select Edit. Enter the appropriate values and click OK.

Click the Saved Table Edited Info icon to save your edits in the table. This icon is located on the top-right corner of the table.

Overwrite and access control options

Overwrite the file that exists at the destination

By default, this option is not selected to avoid overwriting a current file. Select this option to replace a file with the same name in the destination directory with the file you want to restore.

Restore the file using a temporary file name (Windows clients only)

Restore the file using a different name than before.

Do not restore the file at all

By default, this option is selected to prevent the restore operation from overwriting a file with the same name in the destination folder.

For example, if your destination choice is set to Restore all files/directories to their original location, marked files with the same names are not restored. If you deselect this option and your destination choice is set to Restore everything to its original location, files in the destination folder with the same names are overwritten.

To avoid overwriting current files, you must do one of the following:

Restore without access control (Windows clients only)

By default, files are restored with the same access control attributes that existed at the time of their backup.

On Windows systems, be aware of the following if the access control attributes of a file have changed since the backup:

Select this option to restore files without the original access control attributes.

This option is available only when the following conditions exist:

Other options

Rename hard links

This option applies to UNIX and Linux systems only.

By default, hard link path names are restored exactly as they exist in the backup.

Select this option to rename the hard link path names, if any exist.

In this situation, Veritas recommends that you select Rename hard links. Then, make sure that Rename soft links is not selected so that you can use the alternate disk and still have the correct file paths.

Rename soft links

This option applies to UNIX and Linux systems only.

By default, soft (symbolic) link path names are restored exactly as they exist in the backup.

Select this option to rename the soft link path names, if any exist.

Veritas recommends that you do not select this option if you rename hard links.

Restore without crossing mount point

This option applies to UNIX and Linux systems only.

By default, all file systems that are mounted in the selected directories are restored.

Select this option to restore the selected directories without restoring all file systems that are mounted in those directories.

Override default priority

You can change the priority of this restore by selecting Override default priority, and then set a priority number. The default is 90000. The available range is 0 to 99999. Higher numbers are higher priority.