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NAS Restore Job Limitations

NAS restore jobs have the following limitations:

• You can restore NAS server data to the original or to a different NAS server.
• You cannot restore to the Arcserve Backup server, because it is not an NDMP server.

  Note: The same also applies to NAS filer to server jobs.

• You cannot restore to the original location with a snapshot or checkpoint. These are read-only copies of the file system.
• For snapshot sessions, you must use the default restore options. Select the Do not create base directories option.
• You can specify a directory path for restore. When you manually specify a destination path on the restore Destination tab, you can browse to select a restore destination, or enter the path to the restore destination using in the following format:

  \\TEST\vol\vol0\destination
  

• When restoring using extract-restore mode, the original backup path is appended to the path specified in the restore destination tree.
• If the tape library or tape library unit and the NAS vendor support Direct Access Restore (DAR), and you are restoring files, the original path is only appended to the user-specified destination path if the restore options designate that behavior.

  DAR supports file restore only. If you select to restore at least one folder, the restore reverts to scanning the session.

  Note: Extract-restore mode scans the entire contents of a backup image to restore an item. Conversely, DAR traverses to the proper offset.

• You cannot restore a NAS session and a non-NAS session in a single restore job.
• You cannot restore a NAS session to a non-NAS destination.