Restoring Enterprise Vault data

Enterprise Vault is a distributed application that can store archived data at different locations. When you restore Enterprise Vault data, you can restore Enterprise Vault file system data or Enterprise Vault SQL databases. Enterprise Vault file system data consists of Enterprise Vault indexes, open partition, closed partitions, or ready partitions. Examples of Enterprise Vault SQL database information are Enterprise Vault directory database, a monitoring database, or a vault store database. The following procedure describes how to restore Enterprise Vault data.

To restore Enterprise Vault data

Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface and log on as Administrator.
Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
Select the Enterprise-Vault policy type in the Policy type for restores: drop down field.
Click OK.

NetBackup browses for Enterprise Vault backup images.
From the NetBackup History pane, select the image(s) that contain the objects you want to restore.
In the All Folders pane, expand Enterprise Vault Resources.
Select the object(s) to restore.
Choose Actions > Restore.
In the Restore Marked Files dialog box, make selections on the two tabbed pages depending on what you want to restore.
- If you want to restore Enterprise Vault file system data, update the General tab.
  
  See About the Enterprise Vault restore options on the General tab.
- If you want to restore Enterprise Vault SQL database, update the Enterprise Vault Database Settings tab.
  
  See About the Enterprise Vault Database Settings tab.
Click Start Restore.