Installation and User's Guide

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Note: Tivoli Storage Manager version 6.2.2 or higher can restore fullVMware backups that were made with the pre-6.2.2 version of TivoliStorage Manager.Related tasks“Restoring file-level VM backups”“Restoring full VM backups for VMware Consolidated Backup” on page 192“Restoring full VM backups” on page 193Restoring file-level VM backupsA file level restore is useful for restoring an individual file that might have beenlost or damaged.Consider the following prerequisites before you start this procedure:v You can only use the file-level restore option if you have setup a file-levelbackup of the VMware guests. You cannot use this procedure to restore files thatwere part of a full backup. To restore a full VM backup, see “Restoring full VMbackups for VMware Consolidated Backup” on page 192 or “Restoring full VMbackups” on page 193v If you are restoring a file from the off-host backup server onto the VMwareguest, the off-host backup server must be configured as a proxy. See “Preparingthe environment for VMware backup processing” on page 144 for moreinformation.Important: Restoring a file-level backup to a VMware guest uses the samecommand syntax that you use to restore a file to a Tivoli Storage Manager client.Do not use the restore VM command for this scenario because it is specific tofull-VM restores.1. From the off-host backup server, query the Tivoli Storage Manager server foravailable backups by entering the following command:dsmc q MyFilePathwhere MyFilePath is the location of the backups.2. Restore the full VMware backup that was listed in step 1 by entering one of thefollowing commands:v If you are restoring a file on a Tivoli Storage Manager client that is installedon a VMware guest, enter the following command:dsmc restore myFileNamevIf you are restoring a file from the off-host backup server onto the VMwareguest, enter the following command:dsmc restore myFileName fileLocation -asnode=myVMNameSee the following parameters for the values that are specific to yourenvironment:myFileNameSpecifies the path and file name in storage that you want to restore. Usewildcard characters to specify a group of files or all the files in a directory.fileLocationSpecifies the path and file name where the file is stored on the off-hostbackup server.myVMNameSpecifies the name of the VMware guest that you are restoring the file to.Chapter 5. Restoring your data 191