Restoring a filer volume using SnapManager backup archives

About recovery of a filer volume from archives

This scenario explains how to recover LUNs from a failed filer volume or a failed filer using archived SnapManager backups.

Recovering a filer volume from archives

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

Step	Action
1	Recover the filer so that it is online and available. For information about bringing the filer online and making it available to your client, see the Software Setup Guide and System Administration Storage Management Guide 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. If you are using a NearStore system, ensure that the data is accessible.
3	Perform the procedure for archive recovery described in Restoring databases from archive.

Step

Action

Recover the filer so that it is online and available.

For information about bringing the filer online and making it available to your client, see the Software Setup Guide and System Administration Storage Management Guide for your version of Data ONTAP.

Prepare the archive media and the backup application so that they are ready to be used for the recovery.

If you are using a NearStore system, ensure that the data is accessible.

Perform the procedure for archive recovery described in Restoring databases from archive.