Veritas™ System Recovery 21 User's Guide

To make copies of recovery points

1. On the View menu, click Tools.
2. Click Manage Backup Destination.
3. In the Recovery Point Sets table, select a recovery point set.
4. In the Manage Backup Destination window, on the Tasks menu, click Copy.
5. If the Copy Recovery Point dialog box is displayed, select a recovery point within the set that you want to copy. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
6. On the Welcome panel of the Copy Recovery Point Wizard, click Next.
7. Do one of the following:

   • If you selected a recovery point in step 5, the recovery point that you want to copy is already highlighted (selected) for you in the Date table of the Source panel. Click Next.

   • On the Source panel, select the recovery point that you want to copy.

     Recovery point sets appear as single recovery points. Select View all recovery points to display all incremental recovery points that are included within the recovery point sets.

     Source options when you copy recovery points by Date

     View by - Date	Displays all of the discovered recovery points in the order in which they were created.
     Date	Lets you select an alternate date by using the drop-down calendar. Use the calendar if no recovery points are discovered and displayed in the table.
     View all recovery points	Lets you view all recovery points that are available.

     Source options when you copy recovery points by File name

     View by - File name	Lets you view recovery points by their file name.
     File name	Specifies a path and a file name of a recovery point.
     Browse	Lets you browse to a path that contains a recovery point. For example, you can browse for a recovery point (.v2i) or incremental recovery point (.iv2i) file on an external (USB) drive. Or, you can browse to a network location, or removable media.
     OpenStorage Destination	Lets you select an OpenStorage storage destination that you want to use for restoring the recovery points. See OpenStorage destination options for recovery.
     User name	Specifies the user name if you specify a recovery point file name that is located in a network path. See Rules for network credentials.
     Password	Specifies the password to a network path.

     Source options when you copy recovery points by System

     View by - System	Lets you use the current system index file that is located in the recovery point storage location. The system index file displays a list of all of the drives on your computer and any associated recovery points from which you can select. The use of a system index file reduces the time it takes to convert multiple recovery points. When a recovery point is created, a system index file is saved with it. The system index file contains a list of the most recent recovery points, which includes the original drive location of each recovery point.
     Date	Lets you select an alternate date of a system index file date by using the drop-down calendar. Use the calendar if no recovery points are discovered and displayed in the table.
     Use latest recovery points for this computer	Restores the most recent recovery points that exist in the recovery point storage location on your computer. The list of drives, source files (.v2i and .iv2i files), and dates comes from the most current system index file (.sv2i).
     Use alternate system index (.sv2i) file	Restores the recovery points that exist on another computer.
     Browse to and select the .sv2i file for the desired system	Specifies a path to a system index file (.sv2i) file that resides elsewhere, such as a network location. If you selected a system index file that is stored on a network, you are prompted for your network credentials. See Rules for network credentials.
     Browse	Lets you browse to a path that contains a system index file. For example, you can browse to an external (USB) drive, a network location, or to removable media to select a system index file.
     OpenStorage Destination	Lets you select an OpenStorage storage destination that you want to use for restoring the recovery points. See OpenStorage destination options for recovery.
     Drives	Lets you select the drives with the recovery points that you want to restore based on the selected system index file.

8. Click Next.
9. In the Destination Location panel, specify the folder path where you want to copy the recovery point, and then click Next.

   Folder	Lets you type the path to which you want to copy the recovery point.
   Browse	Lets you browse to a folder path where you want to copy the recovery point.
   OpenStorage Destination	Lets you select an OpenStorage storage destination that you want to use for restoring the recovery points. See OpenStorage destination options for recovery.
   Edit	Lets you edit the destination information.
   File name	Lets you select a file name that you want to rename.
   Rename	Lets you renames the file that you have selected in the File name table.

10. On the Options panel, set the options you want for the copied recovery point, and then click Next.

    Copy recovery point options

    Compression	Lets you use one of the following compression levels for the recovery point: None Standard Medium High The results can vary depending on the types of files that are saved in the drive.
    Verify recovery point after creation	Verifies whether the recovery point is valid after it is created.
    Include system and temporary files	Includes indexing support for an operating system and temporary files when a recovery point is created or copied on the client computer.
    Advanced	Lets you add security options to the recovery point.
    Description	Indicates a description for the recovery point. The description can be anything that helps you further identify the recovery point's contents.

    Advanced options

    Divide into smaller files to simplify archiving

    Lets you split the recovery point into smaller files and specifies the maximum size (in MB) for each file. For example, to copy a recovery point to ZIP disks from your backup destination, specify a maximum file size of 100 MB, according to the size of each ZIP disk.

11. In the Security Options panel, set the password, select the encryption for the copied recovery point, and then click Next.

    Use password	Sets a password and enables AES encryption on the recovery point when it is created. This check box is selected by default.
    Password	Lets you specify a password for the backup. Passwords can include standard characters. Passwords cannot include extended characters, or symbols. (Use characters with an ASCII value of 128 or lower.) You must type this password before restoring a backup or view the contents of the recovery point.
    Confirm password	Lets you retype the password for confirmation.
    AES encryption	Encrypts recovery point data to add another level of protection to your recovery points. If you upgrade from a previous version to Veritas System Recovery 21, for older backup jobs where only password protection is defined, you need to edit the jobs to select the AES encryption level. If you do not edit the older backup jobs, they continue to run without AES Encryption. Veritas recommends that you edit the job and select AES encryption level. Note: If the Use Password check box is selected, you must define AES encryption. Choose from the following encryption levels: Standard 128-bit (8+ character password) Medium 192-bit (16+ character password) High 256-bit (32+ character password)

12. Review the options that you selected, and then click Finish.