Restoring from media in a vault, Devices – HP B6960-96035 User Manual
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Restoring from media in a vault
Restoring media from a vault is no different than restoring from any other media.
Depending on how your data and catalog protection policies are defined, you may
need to do some additional steps:
1.
Bring media from a vault and insert the media into a device.
2.
If the catalog protection for the media is still valid, restore data simply by selecting
what you want to restore using the Data Protector user interface.
If the catalog protection for the media has expired, Data Protector does not have
detailed information about the backed up data. You must restore by manually
specifying the files or directories you want to restore. You can also restore the
complete object to a spare disk and then search for files and directories in the
restored filesystem.
TIP:
To re-read detailed information about the files and directories backed up on the media
once the catalog protection has expired, export the media and import them back. Then
specify that you want to read the detailed catalog data from those media. Now you will
be able to select files and directories in the Data Protector user interface again.
For more information on how data protection and catalog protection policies influence
restores, see “
Keeping backed up data and information about the data
Devices
Data Protector supports a number of devices available on the market. For an up-to-date
list of supported devices, see the HP Data Protector product announcements, software
notes, and references.
Using devices with Data Protector
To use a device with Data Protector, you must configure the device in the Data
Protector cell. When you configure a device, you specify a name for the device,
some device specific options, such as barcode or cleaning tape support, and a media
pool. The process of configuring devices is simplified with a wizard that leads you
through all the steps and can even detect and configure devices automatically. The
same physical device can be defined multiple times with different usage properties
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