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Veritas NetBackup™ OpsCenter Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2021-06-07

Product(s): NetBackup (9.1)

Select Files or Directories > Browse options

This view is displayed when you select Select Files or Directories > Browse. The Select Files or Directories > Browse view allows you to select a client and then browse and select the backed up files and directories on the client for restore. You can browse the contents of only one client at a given time.

You first need to select the client from the Select Client section. The following options are displayed in the Select Client section:

View

All the views that are shown in the OpsCenter console are displayed in the drop-down list. Select a view from the drop-down list.

You may select a view that is of Client-type or primary server type.

Only the following views are displayed in the View drop-down list:

Views that you have access to
Client type or Primary Server type views

If you select a view of type Primary Server, all NetBackup primary servers that are added to the view are displayed in the Primary Server drop-down list. If you select a client-type view, the Primary Server drop-down list is disabled.

Primary Server

Select the primary server that is associated with the client. NetBackup primary servers that are added to the OpsCenter console are displayed.

The Primary Server drop-down list is disabled in the following scenario:

If you select a client-type view from the View drop-down list
If you have access to client-type views only

Client

Only protected clients or clients that have backups are displayed. Select the client that contains the protected files and directories.

Specify the client whose backup information you want to browse. If you remember the client name, type the client name in the Client text box. Once you start typing the client name like a1, protected clients that begin with these characters automatically appear beneath the drop-down list (auto-complete field). Select the client name when it appears.

Note:

Only those clients on which files and directories are backed up (or protected clients) are displayed when you type in a client name or browse for a client. Clients that do not have any backups are not displayed.

Note:

In addition, only those clients are displayed for which the user has been granted access through a view.

If you do not remember any client names or simply want to browse through the clients, click the Browse and select client link and select a list of protected clients that are associated with a primary server or a client-type view.

See Browse Client dialog box.

Once you select a client, you can see a two-pane view. The two-pane view shows the backed up client directories in the left pane and content of the selected directory in the right pane (like Windows Explorer). The backed up files and directories that are displayed is based on the timeframe that you select. The most recent backup in the specified timeframe is shown on the top by default. This is also similar to the Java GUI or the BAR GUI browse capability. From this view, you can select one or more files or directories for restore.

The following properties are displayed when you select Select Files or Directories > Browse:

Change Client link	The Change Client link lets you select a different client and allows you to browse the protected files and directories on a different client. Note that you can browse the contents of one client at a time.
Directory Structure	The Directory structure shows the backed up directories on the selected client in the selected timeframe. The directory (folder) name may have a + sign next to it. This indicates that the directory has sub-directories. Expand the directories to view the subdirectories.
Contents of selected directory	Click a directory from the left pane. The contents of the selected directory are displayed in this pane.

The following details are displayed in the right pane that shows the contents of the selected directory:

File/Directory Name	Names of the files and directories that are a part of the selected directory in the left-pane are displayed. Select the files or sub-directories that you want to restore. If you want to restore the selected files and directories now, click Restore now. To restore the selected files and directories later, click Add to Restore Cart.
Backup Time	This is the most recent date and time when the file was last backed up.
Modified Time	Date and time when the backup was last modified.
Size	Size of the backed up file or directory in bytes (B).
Backup History	This link shows the backup timeline window for a specific file or directory. A file or directory may have been backed up multiple times in the past. You may want to restore a previous copy. In addition, you may have multiple copies for a specific backup. The primary copy is selected by default. You may want to restore a copy other than the primary copy. Click the link if you want to to restore a previous backup and also specify a copy other than the primary copy. See Backup Timeline Window.

Click Preview Media to view the media required for the restore operation and to determine the availability of the required media. This helps you to know if the tape required for restore is in the library or not. If the selected backups are all on disk, this option is not applicable. The Preview Media dialog box displays details like Media ID, volume group, and if the media is in library.