Installation and User's Guide

Restoring backup sets using the GUIThe client GUI can restore data from a backup set from the server, from a local file,or from a local tape device. You can use the GUI to restore individual files from abackup set from the Tivoli Storage Manager server with a TOC, but not from alocal backup set nor from a backup set from the server without a TOC.Important: Before you begin a restore operation, be aware that backup sets cancontain data for multiple file spaces. If you specify a destination other than theoriginal location, data from all file spaces are restored to the location you specify.To restore a backup set from the GUI, perform the following steps:1. Click Restore from the GUI main window. The Restore window appears.2. Locate the Backup Sets directory tree object and expand it by clicking the plussign (+) beside it.v To restore the backup set from a local device, expand the Local object andthe Specify backup set location window is displayed. On the window, selectFile name: or Tape name: from the list and enter the tape or file namelocation. You can also click the Browse button to open a file selectionwindow and select a backup set.v To restore data from backup set from the server, first expand the Serverobject and then either Filelevel or Image, depending on the type of restorerequested.3. Click the selection box next to the backup set or directory or file within thebackup set that you want to restore.You can select files from within a backup set if that backup set is from theserver and has a table of contents.4. Click Restore. The Restore Destination window appears. Enter the appropriateinformation.5. Click Restore. The Task List window displays the restore processing status.Note:v If the object you want to restore is part of a backup set generated on a node, andthe node name is changed on the server, any backup set objects that weregenerated prior to the name change will not match the new node name. Ensurethat the node name is the same as the node for which the backup set wasgenerated.v The client can be used to restore a backup set on an attached device with orwithout a server connection. If the server connection fails, a prompt appears tocontinue for purposes of local backup set restore. Also, thelocalbackupset optioncan be used to tell the client not to attempt the connection to the server.v Certain local devices such as tape devices (tape devices do not apply to Mac OSX) require device drivers to be set up prior to performing a restore. See thedevice manual for assistance with this task. You also need to know the deviceaddress in order to perform the restore.v The following features of a backup set restore from the server are not availablewhen restoring locally:1. Image restore.2. Restoring individual system objects or system state components.3. The GUI display and restore of individual files and directories. Thecommand line can be used to restore an individual directory or file from alocal backup set.188 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide