Administrator Guide

Restore Point Action Description
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 specified drive or mount path. If the component
is stored on an SMB file share, the SMB expose path is automatically generated by Replay
Manager and cannot be changed.
• For VMware: Exposes the restore point to the specified datacenter, host, and name.
Unexpose
• For Windows: Unexposes a non‐writable exposed restore point.
• For VMware: Unexposes a restore point that has not been removed from management.
Add Notes Add a note to a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab.
Edit Notes Edit a note for a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab.
Unimport Removes the import of a previously Restored or Exposed transportable restore point. The restore
point can then be restored or exposed to the same server or transported to another server.
Delete Restore Point Deletes the selected restore point and removes the corresponding Replays from the Storage Center.
NOTE: Because a backup set may have multiple volumes, there may be more than one
Replay for a given restore point.
Force Keep / Allow Auto-
Deletion
Toggles between Force Keep and Allow Auto-Deletion.
• Force Keep: Sets the retention flag of a restore point to Never Expire. These restore points will
not be automatically deleted based on the backup set’s retention policy.
• Allow Auto-Deletion: Removes the Force Keep flag from a Replay, allowing the Replay to be
automatically deleted based on the backup set’s retention policy.
Transport to Server For Windows extensions only: Transports a restore point to another server. Once a restore point is
transported, it is removed from the source server. On the target server, the transported restore point
is available under the Local Volumes extension, regardless of its source extension. Restore points can
be transferred only to a server compatible with the operating system of the source server.
NOTE: Transport to Server is not available for components stored on SMB file shares or
VMware extensions.
Related References
Transport-to-Server Scenarios on page 35
Related tasks
Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on a Volume on page 37
Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on an SMB File Share on page 37
Restore SQL Server Components without Recovering the Database on page 37
Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions Only) on page 40
Unmanage an Exposed Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only) on page 40
Expose a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only) on page 38
Expose a Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only) on page 38
Add a Note to a Restore Point on page 40
Edit a Note for a Restore Point on page 40
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Backing Up and Restoring Data