Users Guide

Managing Restore Points and Restoring Data
When a backup job is successfully nished, a new restore point is listed for the backup set in the Replay Manager Explorer. A restore point
is an instance of a backup. It is a point in time from which data can be exposed or restored.
NOTE: Storage Center controls access to volumes based on user groups and corresponding volume folders. When restoring a
volume or component, make sure to restore it to a location that maintains data security.
Summary of Restore Point Actions
This table lists actions for managing restore points and restoring data from a restore point.
Summary of Restore Point Actions
Restore Point Action Description
Restore Restores a component to its original location.
• Rename and relocate database: For SQL Server databases only, the Restore action includes an
option to rename and relocate database components. If the database component is stored on an
SMB le share, it can be renamed within the original SMB le share location, but cannot be
relocated.
• Do Not Recover Database: For SQL Server databases only, the Restore action includes an option
to restore without recovering the database.
• Authorize Updating Clustered Storage Volume (CSV) Storage Owner: For Windows Server
2008 R2 CSV components (Local Volume or Hyper‑V) only, the Restore action includes an option
to update the CSV owner.
NOTE: Restore is not available for restore points for Local Volumes, VMware Datastores, or
Physical RDMs for VMware.
NOTE: Each time the Restore action restores backup set data, Replay Manager maps the
backup data to the number of LUNs required for the restore. When the restore is
completed, the volumes remain mapped until the Replays expire or the restore point is
unimported.
NOTE: (VMware Virtual Machines restore points only) Under some conditions, restore
operations do not retain the thin‐provisioned state of the component; that is, a restore
operation may allocate all virtual disk space, resulting in greater than expected space
consumption.
Resync Allows for a faster recovery from a restore point by resetting the Storage Center volumes to the
appropriate Replay.
Make Writable For Windows extensions only. Makes an exposed restore point writable. Making a restore point
writable removes it from Replay Manager control. Replays corresponding to restore points that have
been made writable must be managed using Storage Center.
Unmanage For VMware extensions only. Removes an exposed restore point from management by Replay
Manager Explorer. Unmanaged Replays must be managed by Storage Center.
Expose
• For Windows: Exposes the restore point to the specied drive or mount path. If the component is
stored on an SMB le share, the SMB expose path is automatically generated by Replay Manager
and cannot be changed.
• For VMware: Exposes the restore point to the specied datacenter, host, and name.
Unexpose
• For Windows: Unexposes a non‑writable exposed restore point.
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