Recovery scenarios

Using backup archives to restore a failed filer volume

About recovery of a filer volume from archives

This scenario explains how to recover virtual disks from a failed filer volume or a failed filer using archived SnapManager backups. Keep in mind that this process performs a point-in-time restore. Any data written to the volume between the time that the most recent (archived) backup was taken and the time of failure is lost.

Recovering a filer volume from archives

To recover a failed filer volume using backup archives, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Ensure that the filer is online and available. For information, see the Data ONTAP System Administrator's Guide appropriate for your version of Data ONTAP.
2	Prepare the archive media and the backup application so that they are ready to be used for the recovery.
3	Perform the procedure for archive recovery described in Restoring the Data directory from archived media.
4	Confirm operation of the Domino server.