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Expert Restores CMS Files, Minidisks, and SFS Directories

With CA VM:Backup expert user functions, you can perform all of the novice user tasks plus several additional functions. This chapter describes how you can:

• Restore CMS files backed up from any of your minidisks or SFS directories
• Restore CMS files not only to your own virtual reader but also to another user's virtual reader or to one of your minidisks or SFS directories
• Restore an entire minidisk or SFS directory
• Specify minidisk and directory restore options, such as formatting a minidisk before restoring data to it, or restoring files to an SFS directory without restoring their authorizations
• Restore from a physical, encrypted, or CMSALLOC backup
• Restore a recomputed minidisk

For a description of Shared File System naming conventions, see Naming Conventions for Shared File System Objects.

Note: You can also restore BFS files to BFS directories. For instructions, see Expert Restores (BFS Files).

This section contains the following topics:

Selecting a Minidisk or SFS Directory

Restoring CMS Files by Date, Name, or Both

Selecting CMS Files to Restore

Restoring CMS Files to a Reader

Restoring CMS Files to a Minidisk or SFS Directory

Restoring CMS Files with No Detail Information

Restoring an Entire Minidisk or SFS Directory

Restoring From a Physical Backup

Restoring From a CMSALLOC Backup

Restoring From an Encrypted Backup

Restoring a Recomputed Minidisk

After Your Files Are Restored