Installation and User's Guide

Restore NAS file systemsspecify establish the point-in-time for which files are returned. If you specifypitdate without a pittime value, pittime defaults to 23:59:59. If you specify pittimewithout a pitdate value, it is ignored.Related conceptsChapter 9, “Storage management policies,” on page 235Related reference“Backup Image” on page 541You restore NAS file system images using the Web client or command lineinterface.You can restore full or differential NAS file system images that were backed uppreviously. If you restore a differential image, Tivoli Storage Manager automaticallyrestores the full backup image first, followed by the differential image. It is notnecessary for a client node to mount a NAS file system to perform backup orrestore operations on that file system.Related tasks“Configuring the Web client” on page 20Restoring NAS file systems using the Web clientThis section lists the steps to follow to restore NAS file systems using the Webclient GUI.1. Click the Restore button from the main window. The Restore window appears.2. Expand the directory tree if necessary. To expand a node in the tree, click theplus sign (+) next to an object in the tree. Nodes shown are those that havebeen backed up and to which your administrator has authority. The root nodecalled Nodes is not selectable. This node only appears if a NAS plug-in ispresent on the client workstation. NAS nodes display on the same level as thenode of the client workstation. Only nodes to which the administrator hasauthority appear.3. Expand the NAS node to reveal the Image object.4. Expand the Image object to display volumes that you can restore. You cannotexpand Volume objects.5. Click the selection boxes next to the volumes under the Image object that youwant to restore. If you want to restore a NAS image that was backed up on aparticular date, click the Point In Time button. After you select a date, the lastobject that was backed up on or prior to that date appears, including anyinactive objects. If you want to display all images (including active images andinactive images), before you select them, select View → Display active/inactivefiles from the menu bar.6. Click Restore. The Restore Destination window appears. Enter the informationin the Restore Destination window. If you choose to restore to a differentdestination, you can only restore one volume at a time to a differentdestination. You can restore NAS file system images to any volume on the NASfile server from which they were backed up. You cannot restore images toanother NAS file server.7. Click Restore. The NAS Restore Task List window displays the restoreprocessing status and progress bar. If there is a number next to the progressbar, it indicates the size of the restore, if known. After the restore completes, theNAS Restore Report window displays processing details. If you must close the204 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide