Restore a volume from a snapshot in workload factory
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In workload factory, you can restore data from a snapshot to an existing volume or to a new volume. The restore operation enables point-in-time recovery when a volume contains deleted or corrupted files.
You have the option to restore data from a snapshot to an existing volume or to a new volume.
The creation of a new volume from a snapshot makes a copy of an entire volume within a few seconds independent of volume size. The newly created copy represents a new volume.
Consider the following limitations before you create a volume from a snapshot:
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You can only restore a volume from a snapshot if you have an existing snapshot copy of the volume.
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Changes to permission models: If you use this operation to switch the network-attached storage (NAS) protocol type, it might also switch the permission model that the security style provides. You might experience file access permission issues, which you can only fix manually with administrator access using the NAS client tools for permissions setting.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In Storage, select Go to storage inventory.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu of the file system with the volume and then select Manage.
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In the file system overview, select the Volumes tab.
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From the Volumes tab, select the three-dot menu for the volume to restore from a snapshot.
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Select Data protection actions and then Manage snapshots.
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From the Manage snapshots page, select the three-dot menu for the snapshot to restore, and then select Restore.
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In the Restore volume from a snapshot dialog, select from the following options:
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Toggle to select Restore as a new volume.
In the Restored volume name field, enter a unique name for the volume to restore.
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Restore data from a snapshot to an existing volume. This operation permanently deletes any data that was modified after the snapshot creation time.
Accept the statement to proceed.
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Select Restore.