Storix Software SBAdmin TSM Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 39)

Storix System Backup Administrator 39 Version 8.2 TSM Edition User Guide
incremental level (1-9) to restore from. Only after the system has been reinstalled and rebooted will you be
able to restore additional incremental levels using the SBAdmin interface.
From a full-system backup, you can restore files, directories, filesystems or specific volume groups onto a
running system. If your system backup is an incremental backup and you choose to restore filesystems or
volume groups, the backup will be restored as an incremental backup as described below:
There are a few things to remember when restoring from incremental backups in order to get your data
back to the most recent state:
a. Always start by restoring from your most recent incremental level 0. This will remove and replace
all files in each filesystem.
b. Always restore full Volume Groups/ZFS Pools or Filesystems from incremental backups. If you
choose to restore a directory from a full-system backup, all files will be restored from the backup,
but changes will not be re-applied, such as re-removing files which had been removed prior to that
incremental backup level.
c. Restore incremental levels in the order they were performed ONLY if the next incremental level to
restore is more recent than the last. For instance, if you performed a level 1 backup most recently,
do not restore a level 2 backup which is older than your level 1.
d. When you perform the same incremental backup level multiple times without performing a lower-
level, restore only the most recent backup of that level. Any prior versions of the same backup
level are considered obsolete.
In the first backup example above, you must restore each backup, starting with level 0 in the order of each
backup level, stopping when you encounter a backup level that is older than this predecessor. If your level
1 backup was most recent, then you will need to restore only level 0 and 1. If your level 4 was most recent,
you will need to restore all levels 0 through 4.
In the second example, you are ensured never to have to restore more than three backups to get your data
up-to-date. This convenience comes with some complication when restoring. First, you must of course
always start by restoring your last level 0. Then, if there was a higher level backup performed after your
level 0, restore it next (it could be a 4 or 7 depending on what day is the first day of the month). Lastly, if
you restored a level 4 and there was a level 7 backup performed after your level 4, restore it next.
Changing a Backup Profile
The information for an existing profile may be changed by selecting Configure !Backup Profiles from the menu
bar. The profile options screen will then appear. Either enter the name of the profile in the field at the top of the
screen, or select the arrow button to the left of the entry field and select an existing profile from the list.
The profile settings will then be displayed. Simply add or change any of the information on the screen, then
press the
Save button at the bottom to save the changes.
Removing a Profile
A profile may be removed from the system only if it is not assigned to any backup jobs. If it is assigned to a job,
you will be informed so, and you must
remove or change the job to use a different backup profile before the
current profile may be removed.
To remove a profile, select Configure !Backup Profiles from the menu bar, enter or select the profile to remove,
then press the Remove button at the bottom of the screen.