Hello! I’m being tasked to simulate a DR for a system (server and DB) from tape exclusively. I’ve only done normal restores and I’m not sure how/if I can do that from a tape while having the backed up data on my disk library. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Restore from tape to simulate DR
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Best answer by Collin Harper
No worries. To restore from the Tape copy you can perform a restore as you normally would.
You can either view the backup history on the client and change the copy precedence in the Browse\Restore options or you can view the backups from the Tape Copy and Browse\Restore from there.
Browsing and Restoring from Copies - https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/12893_browse_and_restore_data_advanced.html
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In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > Agent.
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Right-click a backup_set or subclient, then click All Tasks > Browse and Restore.
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From the Restore Options dialog box, click the Advanced Options tab.
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Select Browse from copy precedence checkbox and specify the preference number.
Browsing and Restoring Data Using Jobs Associated with a Storage Policy Copy - https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/98932_browsing_and_restoring_data_using_jobs_associated_with_storage_policy_copy.html
Thank you,
Collin
- Vaulter
Hello
You can restore the CommServe DB from tape following the below guide.
Retrieval of Disaster Recovery (DR) Backups From Storage - https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/43561_retrieval_of_disaster_recovery_dr_backups_from_storage.html
Thank you,
Collin
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. I don’t want to restore the commserve DB, just a specific system and DB I would pick to test if restoring from tape works. No need to restore anything else, just the OS and DB.
Thanks!
- Vaulter
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No worries. To restore from the Tape copy you can perform a restore as you normally would.
You can either view the backup history on the client and change the copy precedence in the Browse\Restore options or you can view the backups from the Tape Copy and Browse\Restore from there.
Browsing and Restoring from Copies - https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/12893_browse_and_restore_data_advanced.html
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In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > Agent.
-
Right-click a backup_set or subclient, then click All Tasks > Browse and Restore.
-
From the Restore Options dialog box, click the Advanced Options tab.
-
Select Browse from copy precedence checkbox and specify the preference number.
Browsing and Restoring Data Using Jobs Associated with a Storage Policy Copy - https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/98932_browsing_and_restoring_data_using_jobs_associated_with_storage_policy_copy.html
Thank you,
Collin
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