Direct Access Restore - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

12. Click Finish to start the restore.

Direct access restore

Direct access restore is an optimized data recovery operation. Backed up data is
accessed directly, in the middle of a tape.
This is achieved by partitioning backed up data into segments during backup and
recording their start addresses.
During restore, Data Protector first computes which segment contains the requested
file or directory, then locates the segment, and finally starts reading through it to
locate the beginning of the file or directory.
Prerequisites
File history tracking must be turned on during the backup. On how to enable file
history tracking, see
To enable direct access restore, set the NDMP environmental variable DIRECT to Y.
The procedure for the direct access restore is the same as for standard restore. The
only difference is that you can browse for and select individual files and directories
for restore. See
Integration guide for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase, Network Node Manager,
"NDMP environment
Figure 70 on page 188.
and Network Data Management Protocol Server
variables" on page 189.
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