Restoring incremental backups

Required tapes

Incremental restores build on each other the way incremental backups build on the initial level-0 backup. Therefore, to restore an incremental backup, you need all the backup tapes from the level-0 backup through the last backup that you want to restore.

For additional information about incremental backups and backup chains, see Specifying the backup level and Understanding increment chains.

Restoring an incremental backup

To restore an incremental backup, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Restore the level-0 backup.
2	Follow the prompts. You might be asked to remove or insert tapes.
3	Restore each incremental backup in the increment chain that you want to restore, starting with the lowest-level backup and going to the last backup that you want to restore. Note During an incremental restore operation, a temporary directory labeled `.restore_do_not_touch_`xxxxxxx will appear in the active file system. Do not edit or delete this directory. The system will delete this directory after the current incremental restore operation is completed.
4	From the client, remove the restore_symboltable file in the root of the destination directory.