Prepare to restore options

Table: Prepare to Restore Client dialog box items shows the selections available in the Prepare to Restore Client dialog box.

Table: Prepare to Restore Client dialog box items

Item

Description

Client

The name of the client. If a client was selected in the NetBackup Administration Console , that client name appears.

Configuration

The configuration to use for the restore. The drop-down list includes all configurations for the client. If a configuration was selected in the Administration Console, that configuration appears.

Shared resource tree

The shared resource tree that contains the resources for restoring the client. For Windows systems, the old style DOS based SRTs are identified with a "(legacy)" label.

Select a shared resource tree that has the software that matches the configuration of the client. (This information includes the following: operating system version and level, service, or Maintenance Pack or level, any Veritas Volume Manager that is used on the protected client, and so on.) Use the Configuration Summary dialog box to help determine the software in a client's configuration.

Restore system disks and volumes only

Restore only those volumes that contain the operating system.

Make available volumes on non-restored disks after the system is restored

Import the volumes.

Run external procedures

Run external procedures during the restore.

Enable logging

Write messages to the log file on the master server during the restore. Enable logging if you have adequate space in the file system on which the NetBackup log directory resides on the master server.

Use quick formatting

(Microsoft Windows clients only) Select this option if you want to use quick formatting.

Use Policy

Select this option if you want to use a specific policy while restoring the client.

More Information

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