🆕S3 Object Storage Restore

This restore mode is used to restore S3-compatible buckets backed up using S3 Object Storage backup jobs. The restore process is performed at the bucket level; restoring individual objects is not supported.

Backed-up objects can also be accessed via a MinIO Object Storage server deployed separately for each volume created during the S3 Object Storage backup process.

S3 Object versioning is supported both for backup and restore.

Creating an S3 Object Storage Restore

1. Go to Job Manager.

2. Click New Restore Job to open the New Restore dialog.

1. Select S3 Object Storage Restore and click Next.

1. The Objects to Restore view shows all buckets backed up using DPX S3 Object Storage backup. You can sort the buckets by Name or use the search field to find the required items. In the Backup Date/Time column, you can select which version (recovery point) to restore. Latest is the default selection. Click Next.

Tip. If you select Latest, the restore job will always use the most recent backup available at the time the restore job is run, even if the backups were created after defining the restore job.

1. In the Destination step, use the drop-down menu to select the S3-compatible node name where you want to restore your buckets.

Note. The buckets will be restored under their original names with an auto-generated suffix: -restore-<UNIX timestamp>. e.g. my-1st-bucket-restore-1732711674. S3 naming conventions limit bucket names to 64 characters. Should the output bucket name be too long, the original bucket name will be shortened accordingly, e.g. the original bucket name this-is-a-bucket-with-an-extraordinarily-long-bucket-name will be restored as this-is-a-bucket-with-an-extraordinarily-long-restore-1732711674

1. In the Options step, you can let DPX autogenerate the restore job name (recommended for one-time jobs). If you switch the toggle to disabled, the Job Name input field appears, where you can define the custom name for the job (recommended for long-existing jobs). By default, S3 Object Storage restore jobs will be deleted upon completion. To prevent that, switch the second toggle off. Click Next.

1. Review the summary of your job definition and click Save.

1. The Run Job confirmation dialog will appear. Click Yes to run the job immediately or No if you want to run it later from the Job Manager.