Prerequisites

2.Install any NetWorker backup utility patches that were installed prior to the disaster.

3.Re-create any links to NetWorker directories.

4.Optionally, use the nwrecover program to perform a test recovery to ensure that the recovery process is functioning properly.

Task 2: Recover the Application and User Data

To recover the application and user data:

1.

If you need to determine which volumes contain the application and user

 

 

data backups for this computer, use the mminfo -avotcommand on the

 

 

 

 

NetWorker server, for example:

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# mminfo -avot -c client_name

 

where client_name is the hostname of the computer whose application and

 

 

 

 

user data you are recovering.

 

2.

Start the nwrecover program on the client computer whose application

 

 

 

and user data you are recovering.

3.

Mark all of the directories and files that you want to recover.

Important: Do not recover any UNIX operating system boot files that should not be overwritten during a recovery. For more information on boot files, see “Prerequisites” on page 28.

4.To set the recover options, select Recover Options from the Options menu.

5.In the Recover Options dialog box, selecting Overwrite Existing File.

Important: If you did not set the recover options, you must select the Overwrite Existing File option when the Naming Conflict dialog box appears during the recovery process. To enable automatic overwriting of files with the same name, select the Suppress Further Prompting option in the Naming Conflict dialog box.

6. Select Start.

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