Installation and User's Guide

volume. If bad sectors are detected on the target volume, Tivoli Storage Managerissues a warning message on the console and in the error log.If bad sectors present on the target volume, you can use the imagetofile optionwith the restore image command to specify that you want to restore the sourceimage to a file. Later, you can use a data copy utility of your choice to transferthe image from the file to a disk volume.Related reference“Imagetofile” on page 392“Verifyimage” on page 504Restoring an image using the GUIYou can use the GUI to restore an image of your file system or raw logical volume.Follow these steps to restore an image of your file system or raw logical volume:1. Click Restore from the main window. The Restore window appears.2. Expand the directory tree.3. Locate the object in the tree named Image and expand it. Click the selectionbox next to the image you want to restore. You can obtain detailed informationabout the object by highlighting the object and selecting View → File Details...from the main window or click the View File details button.4. (Optional) To perform an incremental image restore, click the Options buttonto open the Restore Options window and select the Image plus incrementaldirectories and files option. If you want to delete inactive files from your localfile system, select the Delete inactive files from local check box. Click the OKbutton.5. Click Restore. The Restore Destination window appears. The image can berestored to the volume with the drive letter or mount point from which it wasoriginally backed up. Alternatively, a different volume can be chosen for therestore location.6. Click the Restore button to begin the restore. The Task List window appearsshowing the progress of the restore. The Restore Report window displays adetailed status report.The following are some items to consider when you perform an image restoreusing the GUI:vvYou can select View → File Details from the main window or click the View Filedetails button to display the following statistics about file system images backedup by the client:– Image Size - This is the volume size which was backed up.– Stored Size - This is the actual image size stored on the server. Because imagebackup allows you to back up only used blocks in a file system, the storedimage size on the Tivoli Storage Manager server could be smaller than thevolume size. For online image backups, the stored image can be larger thanthe file system based on the size of the cache files.– File system type– Backup date and time– Management class assigned to image backup– Whether the image backup is an active or inactive copyTo modify specific restore options, click the Options button. Any options youchange are effective during the current session only.182 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide