Creating an Image Restore Job

To run a successful image backup, you must first define an Image Backup job. You also need access to an image backup to restore from.

Restrictions. In Catalogic DPX version 4.11, only the desktop interface supports Image backups and restores.

1. In the main desktop interface window, go to the Restore tab, and from the Restore Modes section in the task panel, choose Image.

1. This action will take you to the view for defining a new restore job. If you were editing a different restore job and wish to start a new one, click Define New Restore Job.

1. Select the source (a previously created image backup) and the destination for your restore job. Then, click Save Restore Job.

Tip. There are two ways to view the source tree for image restore: Instance View and Merge View. Instance View, the default, allows restoration at the instance, directory, or file level, with the detail level showing the VOLSER and partition number of the backup instance. Merge View allows restoration at the disk or file system, directory, file, or backup instance level, with DPX restoring the selected level from the most recent base backup and applying subsequent backups. To switch between views, right-click the Enterprise icon or select Restore > Merge View or Instance View from the menu bar

Attention! If the status of a disk object is offline, you cannot browse the disk in the management console or select it as a restore destination.

Warning! A physical Image restore may overwrite the file system. To avoid doing so, consider replacing all the files in a volume by using a logical (file/directory level) restore. This would restore the entire volume without impacting the file system.

Specifying a destination directory or qtree that does not exist

1. Right-click the volume or directory in the destination tree to which you want to add the new directory.

2. Select Create New Directory from the context menu and choose a name for your directory. Note that slashes are not supported in this dialog.

1. Now you can create a Job Name, select a Folder, and add a Comment to your restore job. When you click OK, your Image restore job will be saved.