Recover Local and Remote Data

To recover local and remote date, perform the following procedure:

1. Select a device from the list and click Next.

   This screen displays all of the available devices on the local machine or the remote Arcserve Backup server.

2. Click Scan Tape to read the tape contents.

   Each backup session on the tape appears on the screen as it is found. If you know the session number you want to locate, enter the number in the field, Begin with session number. This reduces the time needed to scan the tape and can save a considerable amount of time, particularly if you have large capacity tapes with many sessions on them.

   Also, if you are not sure which tape contains the last full backup, the DRIF file will indicate the tape ID and allow you to locate the correct tape quickly.

   The next window shows the backup sessions that are on the tape, along with important session information.

3. With the session information in place, click Next to advance to the partition screen. You must manually recreate the partitions shown in the DRIF file Configuration window.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. To scan a second tape, insert the tape and click Scan Tape again.

   Current partition information for all the hard drives on your system is shown.

   Disk space is displayed in three forms:

   • Formatted partitions--Space that is partitioned and formatted. They are formatted when a session is assigned to them.
   • Unformatted partitions--Disk space that is partitioned but not formatted. They are formatted when a session is assigned to them.
   • Free space--Disk space that is not formatted and not partitioned. Free space is created when a partition is deleted. To assign a drive letter to free space, you must first partition it.

More information:

Restore Using the Existing Partition Information

Restore Using New or Modified Partitions

Restore to Unformatted Space Using It As Is