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Restoring BFS Files to a BFS Directory

To restore BFS files to one of your BFS directories, follow these steps:

  1. By default, CA VM:Backup displays the source file space name in the Target BFS file space field on the Specify File Restore Options screen. If you want to restore the files to a different file space, type the name of the file space in this field.
  2. If the files being restored were all backed up from the same BFS directory, the full directory pathname of that directory is displayed in the Directory field. If the files being restored were backed up from more than one BFS directory, CA VM:Backup selects and displays the full directory pathname of one of the source directories in the Directory field.

    Type the full directory pathname of the directory to which you want to restore in the Directory field. You must specify an absolute pathname, that is, the full directory pathname must begin with a slash (/). You must restore to any existing directory to which you have write permission. You can restore to only one directory in a single request.

    For more information about what directory you can specify, see Permissions Required to Restore to a Target BFS Directory.

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

    If files of the same name exist, do you want to restore those files?

    If you respond yes, CA VM:Backup attempts to restore all the files you select. If a file you selected for restore has the same name as a file in the target directory, CA VM:Backup replaces the existing version. If you respond no, CA VM:Backup restores only those files whose names do not match any currently existing files.

    Whether CA VM:Backup restores a file by replacing an existing version of the file or restores a file that does not match any currently existing files, the restored file has the same permissions, UID, and GID as it had when it was backed up.

    For more information about how CA VM:Backup restores BFS data, see Handling Existing Data in Target BFS Entities.

  4. Press PF9 (Submit) to submit your request.

More information:

Restoring BFS Files With No Detail Information

Restoring From an Encrypted Backup