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Restore Deduplication Device Files

As long as you have also explicitly backed up the deduplication device data and index files, you can restore deduplicated data. To restore deduplication device files, do the following:

• Browse the node on which the backed up index files are stored
• Choose the correct sessions
• Choose the index or data files you wish to restore
• Restore to an alternate location
• Remove the original deduplication device to avoid conflicts
• Create a new deduplication device configured to use the restored index and data folders
• Stop and then restart the Tape Engine to ensure that any operations taking place when the backup was initiated are invalidated
• Merge the new deduplication device so that records match the physical device.

Note: The Merge operation may be incomplete or fail if there are active sessions on the backed up Deduplication device.