Restore
Restore your files/database to the original or alternation location.
Key:
Field |
Description |
Select what to restore |
There are 2 options: 'Choose from files as of job' and 'Choose from all files'.
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Show files |
Click to show the selected files in details.
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Restore files to |
Restore the image file to a hard disk.
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To restore Microsoft Windows System using (WBAdmin)
Refer to the following instructions to restore a Windows System:
There are several methods which you can restore the Windows System
- Recover volumes with the Recovery Wizard
- Recover the operating system with the Install Windows Wizard
- Recover volumes with command
- Recover with the Windows Recovery Environment
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Important:
The volume to be recovered to must be the same size or larger than the volume that was backed up from.
To restore Microsoft Windows System backup set:
- Click on the storage that you want to restore the backup from.
- Select the backup snapshot from the 'Select what to restore' drop down box. If you choose 'Choose from files as of job',
you can select the date and time of the backup from the date and time drop down box.
- Option: Click on the 'Show filter' to apply the filter, so that you can select the choose the files with a certain file pattern.
- Select the files that you want to restore from the file tree. Click on the [+] in the file tree to expand the tree, [-] to collapse the tree. Click on the check box, all the files under the check box will be selected.
- Option: You can use the search function to search the files that you want to restore.
- Select the files that you need to restore.
- Click on the drop down box 'Restore files to' to change the location to store the files.
- Click on [Start restore] to begin the restore process.
- Continue to the next sections for instructions to restore the Windows System.
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Important:
Before continuing, the Windows account which you are using must be a member of the Backup Operators or Administrators group.
Recover volumes with the Recovery Wizard:
Refer to the following instruction to perform a volume recovery with the Recovery Wizard:
- From the [Start] menu, click [Administrative Tools], and then click [Windows Server Backup].
- In the [Actions] panel under [Windows Server Backup], click [Recover] to open the Recovery Wizard.
- In the [Getting Started] menu, specify the backup is stored on [This server], click [Next].
- In the [Select Backup Date] menu, select the date from the calendar and the time from the drop-down list of backup to restore from.
- In the [Select Recovery Type] menu, click [Volumes], and then click [Next].
- On the [Select Volumes] Menu, select the check boxes associated with the volumes to be recover.
- From the associated drop-down list in the [Destination Volume] column, select the recovery destination volume, and click [Next].
- On the [Confirmation] menu, review the details; click [Recover] to begin the restore process.
Recover the operating system with the Install Windows Wizard:
Refer to the following instruction to perform an operating system recovery with the Install Windows Wizard:
- Insert the Windows Setup Disc into the CD / DVD drive.
- Restart the computer.
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In some case, you may need to press the required key to boot up from disc.
- Specify the language settings, and then click [Next].
- Click [Repair your computer].
- Setup will search the hard disk for existing Windows installation, then displays the result in [System Recovery Options].
- Click [Next] afterward.
- On the [System Recovery Options] page, click [System Image Recovery].
- Perform one of the following actions:
- Click [Use the latest available system image (recommended)] and then click [Next].
- Click [Select a system image] and then click [Next].
- If the option [Select a system image] is selected, perform one of the following actions on the [Select the location of the backup] page:
- Select the volume containing the backup data to be restored and click [Next].
- On the [Select the date and time of system image to restore] page, select the version to be restored, and then click [Next].
- Click [Advanced] to browse for a backup on the network, and then click [Next].
- On the [Choose how to restore the backup] page, perform the following optional tasks, and then click [Next]:
- Select the [Format and repartition disks] check box to delete existing partitions and reformat the destination disks to be the same as the backup.
- Click the [Exclude disks] button and then the checkbox beside the disk to be excluded from being formatted and partitioned
- Select the [Only restore system disk] check box to perform an operating system only recovery.
- Click [Install drivers] to install drivers for the hardware to be recovering to.
- Click [Advanced] to specify whether the computer is restarted and the disks are checked for errors immediately after the recovery.
- Click [Finish] to begin the restore process.
Recover volumes with command
Refer to the following instruction to perform a volume recovery with command:
- Open command prompt.
- Enter the following command, according to the backup data source, target:
>Wbadmin start recovery
-version:<VersionIdentifiers>
-itemType:Volume
-items:<VolumesToRecover>
-backupTarget:<VolumeHostingBackup>
-recoveryTarget:<TargetVolumeForRecovery>
Parameter | Descriptions |
-version |
Specifies the version identifier of the backup to recover in the following format:
MM/DD/YYYY-hh:mm
Type in the following to list version identifier:
>Wbadmin get versions
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-itemTypes |
Specifies type of items to recover, in this case Volume.
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-items |
Specifies a comma delimited list of volumes to be recovered.
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-backupTarget |
Specifies the volume containing the backup data to be recovered.
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-recoveryTarget |
Specifies the volume drive letter of the alternate volume to restore to.
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Example
To restore volume D, from backup version March 31, 2011, 9:00 to volume F (restored data are stored in volume E).
>Wbadmin start recovery -VersionIdentifiers:03/31/2011-09:00
-itemType:Volume -items:D: -backupTarget:E: -recoveryTarget:F:
Recover with the Windows Recovery Environment
Refer to the following instruction to perform a complete PC Restore with Windows Recovery Environment:
- Insert the Windows Setup Disc into the CD / DVD drive.
- Restart the computer.
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In some cases, the computer manufacturer may have installed the Windows Recovery Environment directly to a partition on the hard drive.
To access this partition, slowly tap the [F8] key after the BIOS information clears from the screen before the Windows startup menu.
- Specify the language setting, and then click [Next].
- Click [Repair your computer].
- Setup will search the hard disk for existing Windows installation, then displays the result in [System Recovery Options].
- Click [Next] afterward.
- On the [System Recovery Options] page, click [System Image Recovery].
- Perform one of the following actions:
- Click [Use the latest available system image (recommended)] and then click [Next].
- Click [Select a system image] and then click [Next].
- If the [Select a system image] option is selected, perform one of the following actions on the [Select the location of the backup] page:
- On the [Select the date and time of system image to restore] page, select the version to be restored, and then click [Next].
- Click [Advanced] to browse for a backup on the network, and then click [Next].
- On the [Choose how to restore the backup] page, perform the following optional tasks, and then click [Next]:
- Select the [Format and repartition disks] check box to delete existing partitions and reformat the destination disks to be the same as the backup.
- Click the [Exclude disks button and then the checkbox beside the disk to be excluded from being formatted and partitioned.
- Select the [Only restore system disk] check box to perform an operating system only recovery.
- Click [Install drivers] to install drivers for the hardware to be recovering to.
- Click [Advanced] to specify whether the computer is restarted and the disks are checked for errors immediately after the recovery.
- Confirm the details for the restoration, and then click [Finish] to begin the restore process.