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Restore Data that was Backed Up Using Staging

The process for restoring data that was backed up using staging is identical to the process of restoring data that was backed up to any other type of storage media. However, staging provides you with the option to restore data from the location that is most suitable to your needs.

When you perform backup operations using staging, and the backed up data has been copied to its final destination media, the data can reside in two locations (the staging device and its final destination media). If you need to perform a restore operation and the data resides in two locations, you can restore the data directly from the staging device. Restore operations from staging devices are usually faster than tape-based restores.

To restore data that was backed up using staging

1. Open the Restore Manager and select the Restore by Tree method.
2. In the left pane of the Restore Manager, select the volume, drive, directory, or file you want to restore.
3. Click the Version History button.

   CA ARCserve Backup searches the databases and the Version History dialog opens displaying a list of all backed up versions of this file, directory, drive, or volume.

   Note: When using disk or tape staging, ensure that the staging tape is not offlined without formatting or erasing the staging tape. This will allow you to view the session details from the destination (migration) tape.

4. From this list, select the version you want to restore.

   CA ARCserve Backup presents you with a list of all duplicates for the session. Duplicates exist when clones of the session reside on the multiple media which might have happened because of staging backup jobs or tape copies.

   Note: If the staging device is an FSD, restoring data from a disk is generally faster than restoring from a tape. When you restore data from a disk, there are no delays caused by tape load and seek latency. If you need to restore data that exists in two locations (disk and tape), you can reduce the restore time by restoring directly from the disk rather than retrieving it from a tape.

   • If you want to restore directly from the final destination, click OK to start the restore process.
   • If you want to restore from a different location rather than from the final destination, click the Duplicates button.

     The Duplicate Sessions dialog opens displaying any sessions which are duplicates or clones of each other (including the original session). If the selected session has no duplicates, the Duplicates field will be blank.

     For each copy of the selected session, the Duplicate Sessions dialog displays the Modified Date, Size, Media Name, Backup Time, Session #, Type, and Media Type to help you decide the location from where you want to restore from.

   After you select the session and click OK, the restore process will start.