Selecting Folders Compared To Selecting Files; Versions And Filters; Selecting Files With Filters; How Selection Filters Work - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

You can select the contents of the folder in one of two ways: either by individually marking the selection
box of each object in that folder one-by-one or by marking the selection box of the folder itself. Which
method you choose is important because it affects which files Data Protector Express includes in the
selection list after changes have been made to that folder.
For example, if you select a folder for restoring by marking its selection box, all of the contents of that
folder are restored. If a new backup job is run before the restore job is run, Data Protector Express selects
files for restoring using the new folder's contents. So, for example, if a new file is created in that folder,
Data Protector Express will also restore that file. Additionally, if you have selected a latest version of the
folder, Data Protector Express will use the latest version of each file in its catalog. These files may be
newer than the files you originally selected.
You cannot use filters for selecting versions. The Selection Filters window can be used to sort through
the versions you have otherwise specified in the Versions of... window, but filters will not change the
selected version date.
Selection filters let you identify specific volumes, folders and files to exclude from the restore job. Click
the Selection Filters button on the toolbar. Then specify the filter criteria for the restore job.
The selection filters you specify are applied to all of the volumes, folders and files that have been
marked for restore. You cannot apply different filters to different folders or volumes in the same job.
By default, Data Protector Express restores all volumes, folders and files that have been marked for
restore. Selection filters let you identify specific criteria for excluding one or more of these marked
objects. Data Protector Express applies these filter criteria at runtime, in effect unmarking any objects that
do not fit the criteria.
For example, suppose you want to exclude all files that were created before 2002. Access the Date Range
window for the Create range field. Select On or after for the Range type. Enter 1-Jan-2002 for the
Starting date. When you run the job, Data Protector Express temporarily deselects all files with a
creation date before 2002. They will be excluded from the restore.
You can change the filter criteria at any time. You can also mark or unmark objects before running the
job. Data Protector Express does not apply the filter criteria to any marked object until it runs the job.
You cannot use selection filters to add unmarked objects to the restore set. Selection filters are
only used to exclude marked objects from the restore set.
When you restore a file, you may wish to restore the file with a new name or in a new location. If you
restore a file to its original location using its original name, and that file currently exists there, Data
Protector Express overwrites the current file with the restored file.
You can avoid overwriting current files by giving the file a new name or by restoring the file to a new
directory. For example, to avoid replacing the current file named Project List with a previous, older
version of the file, you can rename the file before restoring it or restore it to a different folder.