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Restore a NAS Server

This section describes how you can submit a job to restore NAS server data.

To restore a NAS Server

1. Select the Destination tab.
2. Select the file system path for the restore.

   You can specify a directory path for restore. When you manually specify a destination path, you can browse to select a restore destination, or enter the path to the restore destination in the following format:

   \\TEST\vol\vol0\destination
   

3. From the Global Options dialog, select a supported restore option.

   Click OK.

4. Click Submit in the toolbar.

   The Restore Media dialog opens and lists the tapes required to restore the selected sessions.

5. Select the tapes and click OK.

   The Session User Name and Password dialog opens.

6. Edit the information or click OK.

   The Submit Job dialog opens.

7. Select one of the following Job Execution Time options:

   Run Now

   Starts the backup job immediately.

   Run On

   Lets you specify the date and time when you want to run the backup job.

   Note: For more information about saving jobs and job templates, see the Administration Guide.

8. Click OK.

   You have successfully submitted a job to restore the data.

After submitting the restore job, you can monitor its progress by opening the Job Status Manager from the Arcserve Backup Home Page.

Arcserve Backup does not display a progress bar or percentage complete statistics in the Job Monitor window when restoring EMC CLARiiON IP4700, Celerra, and Procom NAS servers.

Note: Although all NAS servers use NDMP protocol, you should perform backups and restores to the same vendor’s servers or compatible hosts.

More information:

NAS Restore Job Limitations