Restore a resource backup
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You can use SnapCenter to restore resources. The capabilities of the restore operations depends upon the plug-in that you use.
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You must have backed up the resource or resource groups.
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The SnapCenter administrator must have assigned you the storage virtual machines (SVMs) for both the source volumes and destination volumes if you are replicating Snapshots to a mirror or vault.
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You must have cancelled any backup operation that is currently in progress for the resource or resource group you want to restore.
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The default restore operation only restores storage objects. Restore operations at the application level can only be performed if the NetApp supported plug-in provides that capability.
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For ONTAP 9.12.1 and below version, the clones created from the SnapLock Vault Snapshots as part of restore will inherit the SnapLock Vault expiry time. Storage admin should manually cleanup the clones post the SnapLock expiry time.
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In the left navigation pane, click Resources, and then select the appropriate plug-in from the list.
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In the Resources page, filter resources from the View drop-down list based on resource type.
The resources are displayed along with information such as type, host or cluster name, associated resource groups and policies, and status.
Although a backup might be for a resource group, when you restore, you must select the individual resources you want to restore. If the resource is not protected, Not protected is displayed in the Overall Status column.
The status Not protected in the Overall Status column can mean either that the resource is not protected, or that the resource was backed up by a different user.
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Select the resource or select a resource group and then select a resource in that group.
The resource topology page is displayed.
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From the Manage Copies view, select Backups either from the primary or secondary (mirrored or vaulted) storage systems.
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In the Primary backup(s) table, select the backup that you want to restore from, and then click
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In the Restore Scope page, select either Complete Resource or File Level.
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If you selected Complete Resource, the resource backup is restored.
If the resource contains volumes or qtrees as Storage Footprint, then newer Snapshots on such volumes or qtrees are deleted and cannot be recovered. Also, if any other resource is hosted on same volumes or qtrees, then that resource is also deleted.
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If you selected File Level, then you can either select All, or select volumes or qtrees, and then enter the path related to the volumes or qtrees that are selected separated by commas.
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You can select multiple volumes and qtrees.
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If resource type is LUN, entire LUN is restored. You can select multiple LUNs.
NOTE: If you select All, all the files on the volumes, qtrees, or LUNs are restored.
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In the Pre ops page, enter pre restore and unmount commands to run before performing a restore job.
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In the Post ops page, enter mount and post restore commands to run after performing a restore job.
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In the Notification page, from the Email preference drop-down list, select the scenarios in which you want to send the emails.
You must also specify the sender and receiver email addresses, and the subject of the email. SMTP must also be configured in the Settings > Global Settings page.
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Review the summary, and then click Finish.
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Monitor the operation progress by clicking Monitor > Jobs.
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Initiate a connection session with the SnapCenter Server for a specified user by using the Open-SmConnection cmdlet.
PS C:\> Open-Smconnection
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Retrieve the information about the one or more backups that you want to restore by using the Get-SmBackup and Get-SmBackupReport cmdlets.
This example displays information about all available backups:
PS C:\> Get-SmBackup BackupId BackupName BackupTime BackupType -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1 Payroll Dataset_vise-f6_08... 8/4/2015 11:02:32 AM Full Backup 2 Payroll Dataset_vise-f6_08... 8/4/2015 11:23:17 AM
This example displays detailed information about the backup from January 29th 2015 to February 3rd, 2015:
PS C:\> Get-SmBackupReport -FromDateTime "1/29/2015" -ToDateTime "2/3/2015" SmBackupId : 113 SmJobId : 2032 StartDateTime : 2/2/2015 6:57:03 AM EndDateTime : 2/2/2015 6:57:11 AM Duration : 00:00:07.3060000 CreatedDateTime : 2/2/2015 6:57:23 AM Status : Completed ProtectionGroupName : Clone SmProtectionGroupId : 34 PolicyName : Vault SmPolicyId : 18 BackupName : Clone_SCSPR0019366001_02-02-2015_06.57.08 VerificationStatus : NotVerified SmBackupId : 114 SmJobId : 2183 StartDateTime : 2/2/2015 1:02:41 PM EndDateTime : 2/2/2015 1:02:38 PM Duration : -00:00:03.2300000 CreatedDateTime : 2/2/2015 1:02:53 PM Status : Completed ProtectionGroupName : Clone SmProtectionGroupId : 34 PolicyName : Vault SmPolicyId : 18 BackupName : Clone_SCSPR0019366001_02-02-2015_13.02.45 VerificationStatus : NotVerified
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Restore data from the backup by using the Restore-SmBackup cmdlet.
Restore-SmBackup -PluginCode 'DummyPlugin' -AppObjectId 'scc54.sccore.test.com\DummyPlugin\NTP\DB1' -BackupId 269 -Confirm:$false output: Name : Restore 'scc54.sccore.test.com\DummyPlugin\NTP\DB1' Id : 2368 StartTime : 10/4/2016 11:22:02 PM EndTime : IsCancellable : False IsRestartable : False IsCompleted : False IsVisible : True IsScheduled : False PercentageCompleted : 0 Description : Status : Queued Owner : Error : Priority : None Tasks : {} ParentJobID : 0 EventId : 0 JobTypeId : ApisJobKey : ObjectId : 0 PluginCode : NONE PluginName :
The information regarding the parameters that can be used with the cmdlet and their descriptions can be obtained by running Get-Help command_name. Alternatively, you can also refer to the SnapCenter Software Cmdlet Reference Guide.