Copying A Directory Structure; Restoring Files To A New Or Different Folder - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

1.
Create a restore job, give it an identifying name, select the appropriate volume and then set the
Backup range to Friday's date.
2. Copy the first restore job, rename it with an identifying name and change the Backup range date
to match Monday's date. Repeat this step, changing the Backup range date of this third job to
Tuesday's date.
3. Run the three jobs, being certain to run them in the correct order.

Copying a directory structure

Clear the Allow Children check box in the Selection Filters dialog box.
Suppose you have set up a complex directory that you want to replicate in a new location, for example,
on a new PC desktop or file or application server. Data Protector Express provides you an easy way
to do this.
If you have not previously backed up the directory, create a backup job that does so. Select the
appropriate volume. Then, open the Selection Filters dialog box. Clear the Allow Children check box,
being certain that the Allow Parents box is checked. (The job will run faster when the Allow Children box
is cleared, however it is not necessary to clear this option. You can restore the directory by itself, even
when you have previously backed up both the directory and the files in it.)
To copy the directory structure to a new location, create a restore job, selecting the appropriate directory
and restore location. Then, open the Selection Filters dialog box. Clear the Allow Children check box,
being certain that the Allow Parents box is checked. The job will "copy" that directory to the new location.
Restoring files to a new or different folder
On the Selection page, use the Move command to restore the files to a different folder.
Suppose you want to restore files or folders, but do not want to overwrite files and folders currently
existing on the volume. To avoid overwriting (replacing) current files or folders with the versions you are
restoring, restore the files or folders to a new or different location.
When you instruct Data Protector Express to restore files and folders in new locations, Data Protector
Express creates new files and folders in the specified location.
To restore a file to a different folder, use the Move command to restore the file in the tree view area on the
Selection page of the restore job to the new folder. (If the target folder does not exist, you must create it
first.) In the Select destination for move operation dialog box, select a target location. Data Protector
Express will move the file to the destination you specify.
You can also restore folders and volumes in new locations. The contents of these containers move with
them and are restored, along with the folder or volume, in the new location.
Additionally, you can create a new folder and restore files to that new folder. When Data Protector
Express restores the files, it creates the new folder and restores the files you specified to that new location.
Similarly, you can restore folders and their contents in new folders you create.
To create a new folder in which to restore the file or folder, first highlight the location where you want to
create the new folder in the tree view area. Then click on the New Object button on the Selection pages
tool bar. Or use the shortcut (right-click) menu and select New Directory. Data Protector Express will
create the new folder in the location you specified. Give the folder a new name and then use the Move
command to restore the files into that folder the files and folders you want restored in it.
NOTE:
When you move a version on the Selection page of a restore job, the changes you make are only reflected
in the current restore job. Only the current restore job will assign the file or folder the new location. When
you create a new restore job, you will see the files and folders in their original locations. Likewise, the
Catalog view will continue to display files in their original locations.
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