Administration Guide › Managing Restore Job Template Files › Creating or Updating Restore Job Template Files › Specifying the Restore Job Type

Specifying the Restore Job Type

Use the Restore Data field to select either Using Catalogs or Scanning Tapes to specify the type of restore job you want CA VM:Backup to perform.

Using Catalogs

This option tells CA VM:Backup that you have catalogs available and want to perform a CATSEARCH restore job. In CATSEARCH jobs, CA VM:Backup searches the catalogs for the data to restore. The search continues until CA VM:Backup meets the limits of the specified time period or finds a full backup, whichever occurs first. You can use CATSEARCH jobs to restore files when a catalog is available. This option is the default.

Scanning Tapes

This option tells CA VM:Backup that you do not have catalogs available and want to perform a VOLSEARCH restore job. In VOLSEARCH jobs, CA VM:Backup searches the tape volumes and restores data as it is encountered on the tapes. Use VOLSEARCH jobs when the tapes that contain the backup data are available but the catalogs are not available.