Storix Software SBAdmin Commands Reference User Manual
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Version 8.2 Commands Reference
Details:
The strestore command is used to list, verify or restore data from any SBAdmin backup.
When restoring data, the data will be restored to the system from which the command is
executed.
Specify the –v flag to perform a verify of the backup by reading through the contents. Specify
the -l flag to list data contained in the backup header. If the –v or -l flags are not specified, a
restore of the data is assumed.
The datatype must be specified using the –t flag when using the -l or -r options.
The type of data to list must be one of the following:
Type Description
B
System configuration table
C
System configuration files
E
Encryption key ID
f
Backup disk files (volumes)
H Header
information
r Image/filelist
T Table
of
contents
The type of data to verify or restore must be one of the following:
Type
Description
Systems
Data to Specify
V
Volume Group
Linux/AIX
Volume Group name(s)
F Filesystem any
Filesystem
mount point(s) (i.e. “/home /data”)
L
Logical volume
Linux/AIX
Logical volume name(s) (i.e. “lv00 lv01”)
M
Meta-disk
Linux/Solaris
Meta-disk names (i.e. “md0 md1”)
D
File/Directory
any
Directory names (i.e. “/home/sam ..”)
P
Partition
Linux
Raw partition names (i.e. “sda3 sdb5”)
Z
ZFS Pool
Solaris
ZFS Pool name (i.e. “pool1”)
z
ZFS Volume
Solaris
ZFS Volume name (i.e. “pool1/vol1”)
s
Slice
Solaris
Disk slice name (i.e. “c0t0d0s1”)
You must specify the datalist as shown above which corresponds to the datatype you are
verifying or restoring. Any elements of the datalist that are multiple words must be surrounded
by double quotes (i.e.
strestore –d st0 –tD /shared “/root/User Docs” /mail
).
Note:
Volume Group and Logical volume restores are only available on Linux systems if LVM
(Logical Volume Manager) is installed. Meta-disk restores are only available on Linux if meta-
disk (Software RAID) support is installed.
You may also specify a backup sequence number with the –S flag if there is more than one
backup stacked on the media. If the backup was created using a backup job which contained
multiple clients, each client backup will be a separate backup sequence number. If you
performed multiple backups to the same media without rewinding, then each new backup will
comprise a new backup sequence number. The data will be read from the backup
corresponding to the specified backup sequence number.
If the tape is already positioned to the start of the backup sequence number you wish to read,
you may also specify the –p flag in place of the –S flag to indicate that you wish to read from
the backup at the current tape position.
You may specify a device using the –d flag (i.e. “rmt0”). If you are restoring from a disk image
backup, you must specify the directory device in which the backup was written as well as the –