Review the Prerequisites and Considerations

Review the following prerequisites before restoring volumes:

You have a valid backup session to perform a restore.
Backup sessions must be accessed locally on the target node. If the session location is on the local volume of the target node, use the exact directory path as the session location. If the session location is on a network share, first mount the network share to a local mount point and then use the mount point path as the session location.
Target volumes that you want to restore must be un-mounted, using the umount command:
```
Example: umount /dev/sda2
```
The target volume must be equal or larger than the source volume.
Review the Compatibility Matrix which provides the supported operating systems, databases, and browsers.

Review the following considerations before you restore volumes:

When you restore, any existing data on the target volume is erased. Perform a backup of your existing data from the target volume before you restore.