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Restore Methods

How your backup session was created determines which restore methods can be used. For example, some restore methods are only possible if performed with a locally installed version of CA ARCserve D2D. Other methods require the virtual machine powered on at backup time.

Browse Recovery Points

Lets you find available recovery points (successful backups) from a calendar view. Use this method to restore files, folders, or perform the application level restore process.

Backups created with CA ARCserve D2D, CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup, or CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager can be restored with this method.

Find Files/Folders to Restore

Lets you find specific files or folders to restore.

Backups created with CA ARCserve D2D can be restored with this method. It is also available to restore backups created with CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup and CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager when the virtual machine was powered on at the time of backup.

Recover VM

Lets you browse all available virtual machine recovery points (successful backups) from a calendar view. You can then specify the virtual machine you want to recover.

This method is available to restore backups created with CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup and first provisions a virtual machine and then restores the OS, applications and data from the recovery point you specified.

Application Restore

To restore a Microsoft Exchange or SQL Server completely without having to rebuild it, click the Browse Recovery Points method from a locally installed version of CA ARCserve D2D.

Bare Metal Recovery

Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) is the process of restoring a computer from bare metal including its operating system, software applications, settings and data. BMR requires you to have a Windows image or boot kit and at least one full backup. Backups created with CA ARCserve D2D, CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup, CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby, and CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager can be restored with this method. However, if the virtual machine was powered down during backup, BMR is not possible.