Restore data from a SnapVault backup
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After selecting the SnapVault backup destination volume, you must perform the restore operation either to a new volume to test the backed-up data or to an existing volume to restore the lost or corrupted data.
You must perform this task from the destination cluster.
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Depending on the System Manager version that you are running, perform one of the following steps:
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ONTAP 9.4 or earlier: Click Protection > Relationships.
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Beginning with ONTAP 9.5: Click Protection > Volume Relationships.
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Select the SVM that contains the SnapVault backup destination volume, and then click Operations > Restore.
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In the Restore dialog box, restore the data to the original source volume or a new volume:
If you want to restore to… Then… The original source volume
Select Source volume.
A new volume
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Select Other volume.
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Select the peered cluster and the peered SVM for the volume.
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Select a peered SVM from the list.
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If the SVM is not peered, create the SVM peer relationship:
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Select the SVM.
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Click Authenticate.
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Enter the cluster administrator's credentials of the peered cluster, and then click Create.
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Select New Volume.
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If you want to change the default name, displayed in the format
destination_SVM_name_destination_volume_name_restore, specify a new name and select the containing aggregate for the volume. -
Select the Enable dedupe check box.
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Select either the latest Snapshot copy or select a specific Snapshot copy that you want to restore.
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Select the OK to restore the volume from the Snapshot copy check box.
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Select the Enable Network Compression check box to compress the data that is being transferred during the restore operation.
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Click Restore.
During the restore process, the volume being restored is changed to read-only. After the restore operation finishes, the temporary relationship is removed and the restored volume is changed to read/write.
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Click OK in the message box.