To restore from normal or archived backups

1. Start the restore as follows, for the appropriate platform:

   On Windows systems: Click File > Select Files and Folders to Restore and select either from Normal Backup or from Archived Backup. There may be a delay while NetBackup retrieves the backup images and builds the list of files that you can restore. The window title bar displays the following information about how NetBackup is currently set up for the operation: Server Source Client Destination Client If you see backup images without seeing folders or files, select an image or a range of images. You can also configure NetBackup so that it searches for backups automatically. In the NetBackup Client Properties dialog box, on the General tab, select Perform Default Search.

   On UNIX systems: Click the Restore Files tab. The space under the menu bar displays the following information about how NetBackup is currently set up for the operation: NetBackup server Source client Destination Policy type In the Restore type drop-down list, select either Normal Backups (default) or Archived Backups. Click View > Refresh.

2. To select the items that you want to restore, in any pane, click the check box to the left of the item.

3. To preview a list of the removable media (such as tape) that NetBackup needs to perform the restore, take the following action:

   • On Windows systems, click Actions > Preview Media.

   • On UNIX systems, click Preview.

     If the items that you want to restore are in backup images that reside on disk storage units, no media is listed in the preview.

   • Click OK to close the dialog box

4. To set up how to restore the selected items, take the following action:

   • On Windows systems, click Actions > Start Restore of Marked Files.

   • On UNIX systems, click Restore.

5. In the Restore Marked Files dialog box, select from the following options to meet the requirements for the restore:

   Destination	See Restore everything to its original location. See Restore everything to a different location (maintaining existing structure). See Restore individual directories (folders) and files to different locations. Create and restore to a new virtual hard disk file See About virtual hard disk (VHD) file restores.
   Restore Options	Select from the following restore options: See Restore without access control attributes (Windows clients only). See Overwrite existing files. See Restore the file using a temporary file name. See Do not restore the file.
   Job Priority	You can change the priority of this restore by clicking Override default priority, and then set a priority number. The default is 90000. The available range is 0 to 99999. Higher numbers are higher priority. See About Job Priority for restores.
   Use default progress log file name (UNIX only)	By default, progress log messages are written to the following location on the UNIX client: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/loginID/logs To change the location and the name of the progress log file for this backup, take the following actions: Click this check box to remove the check mark. In the Progress log filename field, enter a new path and file name. See About Progress Log Files.

6. Click Start Restore.

7. To view the restore progress, take the following action:

   • On Windows systems, in the View Status dialog box that appears, click Yes.

   • On UNIX systems, in the Task Progress tab that appears, click Yes.

   The restore may take a few minutes to complete. After you start a restore operation, you can close Backup, Archive, and Restore and perform other tasks. NetBackup continues the operation in the background.