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Selecting a Minidisk or SFS Directory

Option 1, Select minidisks or directories from which to restore, on the Expert User Main Menu allows you to restore files backed up from any of your minidisks or SFS directories, or to restore an entire minidisk or SFS directory. Follow these steps:

1. Enter 1 on the command line to select Option 1, which displays the following Select Minidisk or Directory from Which to Restore screen.

      SMDREBC1      Select Minidisk or Directory from Which to Restore   VM:Backup
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Type S next to domains from which to select files or R next to the domain
      to restore. Press PF9 when done. To find a domain, you can enter Top, Bottom,
      or /string on the command line.
      Restore or view only the latest version? YES
      Req  Vaddr  Directory Name
       S   0191
       _
   
   
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      PF:  1  Help      2  ...      3  End      4  Return    5  Seename   6  ... 
      PF:  7  Backward  8  Forward  9  Submit  10  ...      11  Print    12  Cursor
      ===> 
   
   

   The Vaddr column specifies the virtual address of the minidisk or the directory reference number of the directory from which your data was backed up. Because directory names can contain a maximum of 153 characters, CA VM:Backup creates a unique reference number (four digits and an asterisk) to identify each directory displayed on the screen. Use the directory reference number to distinguish between the minidisks and directories backed up for your user ID.

   The Directory Name column displays the beginning characters of the directory name. If the data was backed up from a top directory, the name begins in column one. If the data was backed up from a subdirectory, the name is indented according to the position the subdirectory occupies in the directory tree (three characters for each subdirectory level). To see the fully-qualified directory name, move the cursor to the corresponding Req column next to the appropriate directory reference number and press PF5 (Seename). CA VM:Backup displays the fully-qualified directory name at the top of the screen.

   If the domain list extends over more than one screen, you can enter the command top or bottom on the command line to move to the top or bottom of the list, or you can enter /string to find the first domain whose virtual address or directory name includes certain characters. For example, enter /19 to find either the first minidisk whose virtual address includes the characters "19" or the first directory whose directory name includes the characters "19". You cannot use pattern matching.

2. Accept the default (YES) or enter no in response to the question:

   Restore or view only the latest version?

   This question lets you specify whether CA VM:Backup searches for the most recently backed-up version of the requested minidisks or directories or lets you select from several backed-up versions of the minidisks, directories, or files from these minidisks or directories. For more information about restoring the latest minidisk or directory version, see Restoring the Latest Backup Version. For more information about restoring an earlier minidisk or directory version, see Restoring an Earlier Backup Version.

3. You can restore either specific files or restore an entire minidisk or directory, but not both at one time.
   • To restore specific files, type s in the Req column next to each minidisk or directory you want to search. Then press PF9 (Submit) to submit your request. CA VM:Backup displays the Select Files Backed Up Since mm/dd/yy screen (hereafter referred to as the file selection screen) with a list of files backed up from the selected minidisks or directories. For an explanation on how to select files from the restore selection list, see Selecting CMS Files to Restore.
   • To restore an entire minidisk or directory, type r in the Req column next to the minidisk or directory you want to restore. You can restore only one minidisk or one directory in a single request.

   Note: The CA VM:Backup system administrator sets the maximum number of files that CA VM:Backup displays. If your restore request exceeds this number, CA VM:Backup asks you to use Option 2 instead of Option 1, and to limit the search by specifying narrower selection criteria.