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Selecting a BFS Directory

On the Expert User Main Menu, choosing Option 3 "Select directories from which to restore files" lets you limit the restore selection to files backed up from directories that you have selected.

In the examples and screens, BFSSERV:SALES represents the BFS file space and USER01 represents the expert user ID, which is also the owner of the files in the BFS file space.

1. Type the name of the BFS file space from which you want to restore files on the following line on the Expert User Main Menu:

   Restore BFS files from file space BFSSERV:SALES for userid USER01
   

2. Enter 3 on the command line to select Option 3. CA VM:Backup displays the Select Directories from Which to Restore Files screen.

   BDSNEBC1           Select Directories from Which to Restore           VM:Backup
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Type S next to each directory you want to search for files.
      Press PF9 to submit.
   
      Req Directory Name                                     ( Indent level:  0 )
          '/'  
            'meeting_notes'
            'sales_goals' 
               '1st_Quarter'
               '2nd_Quarter'
               '3rd_Quarter'
               '4th_Quarter'
   
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      PF: 1  Help     2  ...      3  End      4  Return   5  Left     6  Right 
      PF: 7  Backward 8  Forward  9  Submit  10  Seename 11  Print   12  Cursor
      ===> 
   
   

   The Directory Name column contains directory names. If the data was backed up from the root directory, a slash appears 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). If a directory name is not visible on the screen due to indentation, CA VM:Backup displays the string, ==>, on the right side of the line to indicate that output exists on that line.

   The following list shows where to look for more information about the Select Directories From Which To Restore Files screen:

   How to view a complete directory name

   Viewing a Complete Directory Name

   How to view a full directory pathname

   Viewing the Full Directory Pathname

   Why you cannot select a directory

   Unauthorized BFS Directories

3. Type S in the Req column next to each directory from which you want to restore files. You can type S next to more than one entry. When you have made your selections, press PF9 (Submit) to submit your request.

   CA VM:Backup displays the Select Files to Restore screen (hereafter referred to as the file selection screen). This screen lists the most recently backed-up versions of files backed up from the selected directories. For an explanation on how to select files from the restore selection list, see Selecting BFS Files to Restore.

   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 4 instead of Option 3, and to limit the search by specifying narrower selection criteria.