Selection list

If you are creating a job using an existing selection list, select the selection list or lists you want to use. Otherwise, use the default Selection list, which creates a new selection list using this name.

Load selections from existing list

Click this button if you want to use a previously created selection list or merge existing selection lists.

Search Catalogs

Click this button to search for files or other items that you want to restore.

Include/Exclude

Click this button if you want to select files to include in or exclude from the restore job.

See Including or excluding files for restore.

Include subdirectories

Select this option if you want to select the contents of all the subfolders when a directory is selected.

Show file details

Select this option to display details, such as the media label, the last backup date, and the backup set count, about the files available for selection.

Preview pane

Select this check box to display the preview pane at the bottom of the dialog box, or clear this check box to remove the preview pane.

Beginning backup date

Enter the date of the earliest backup set that you want to appear in the selection list. By default, the selection list includes backup sets that were created in the last 30 days.

This option appears only when the View by Media and View by Resource tabs are selected.

Ending backup date

Enter the date of the latest backup set that you want to appear in the selection list. By default, the selection list includes backup sets that were created in the last 30 days.

This option appears only when the View by Media and View by Resource tabs are selected.

View by Resource

Select this tab to display backed up data by the resource from which it was backed up. This feature is useful for finding files that were located on a certain server or workstation.

View by Media

Select this tab to display the data that is contained on a piece of media. This feature is useful for viewing the contents of a tape that was backed up from another media server.

View Selection Details

Select this tab to display details about the media selected on either the View by Resource tab or the View by Media tab. The details that display include the date and time when the media was created, the media label, and the backup set to which the media belongs.