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Maintenance
Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 183
6. Click Cancel to discard any changes you have made or click Restore to
restore the files. The restore job begins and proceeds in the background.
Administering the Qube 3 while a restore is underway is not recommended.
Disaster recovery
To restore your Qube 3 to a known state after a disaster:
1. Restore the Qube 3 to a factory-fresh state with the Cobalt OS Restore Disc
that was shipped with the Qube 3.
2. Locate the most recent history file from your backups (use the directory
name to identify the most recent backup).
3. Transfer this history file to the directory /home/users/admin/.cbackup/
4. Select Administration > Maintenance > Restore. The Backup File List
table appears.
5. Restore your backup using from the history item. See “Restoring with the
backup history” on page 178.
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Caution: Interrupting a restore can corrupt your data. If the restore
process is interrupted, the Qube 3 Administrator can try to restore
again.
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Important: When restoring your backups, start with the oldest
dataset you want to restore. Restore each dataset from oldest to
most recent until you reach either the most recent backup or the
backup you wish to restore.