Administrator Guide

2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.
3. Select a restore point.
4. In the Restore Points area of the action pane, click Expose.
The Expose Restore Point Volumes dialog box opens. The Expose Path column displays the SMB path where the data is
exposed. This path is automatically generated by Replay Manager and cannot be changed.
5. (Optional) To make the exposed restore point writable, select Make exposed volumes writable. Once an exposed restore
point is writable, it is no longer managed by Replay Manager. That is, the restore point is no longer included in the list of
available restore points.
NOTE: Volumes must be writable to attach SQL Server databases from exposed volumes.
6. Click Expose.
Resync a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
Use the following procedure to a resync a restore point.
CAUTION: To increase the speed of this action, Replay Manager does not perform a check to determine whether
any data on the data source has changed. Any changes that occur after the restore point was created will be
lost.
NOTE: Resync is not available on Hyper-V, restore points containing SQL system databases, or restore points containing
Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs).
1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.
2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.
3. Select a restore point to resync.
4. In the Restore Points area of the action pane, click Resync.
5. Recovery options:
● Select Fast Recovery Options: This option is selected by default. By leaving this option checked, the disk signature of
the resynchonized volume will revert back to the disk signature of the target volume.
● Do Not Recover Databases: When checked, the resync operation will not recover the databases in the restore point
before executing.
6. Click OK to resync the restore point.
If the resync fails with the message VSS restore completed with failure and the disk appears offline:
1. Open Server Manager and select Disk Management.
2. Right-click on the disk that is offline and select Online.
3. From a command-line interface type the following commands:
DISKPART> select disk <DISK NUMBER>
DISKPART> attributes disk clear readonly
DISKPART> online Disk
NOTE:
For a resync failure with Exchange databases or volumes having an Exchange database, mount the Exchange
database from Exchange Admin Center.
Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions
Only)
Use the following procedure to make an exposed restore point writable. Making a restore point writable removes the restore
point from the control of Replay Manager. Exposed, writable restore points must be managed by Storage Center.
1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.
2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.
3. Select an exposed restore point. (Restore point status is Imported and Exposed.)
4. In the Restore Points area of the action pane, click Make Writable.
The Expose Restore Point Volumes dialog box opens.
5. Select Make exposed volumes writable, and click Expose.
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