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  2. NetBackup™ for Microsoft Azure Stack Administrator's Guide
  3. Performing backups and restores of Microsoft Azure Stack
  4. Using the bprestore command to restore Microsoft Azure Stack VM at the same location
NetBackup™ for Microsoft Azure Stack Administrator's Guide

Using the bprestore command to restore Microsoft Azure Stack VM at the same location

You can use the bprestore command to restore a Microsoft Azure Stack VM in the same resource group.

To restore Microsoft Azure data on the same location as your backup location

  1. Log on as an Administrator or root user to the NetBackup master server on windows or UNIX system respectively.
  2. Run the following command on the NetBackup master server by providing appropriate values:

    bprestore -S master_server -D backup_host-C client -t 44 -X -s <bktime> -e <bktime> -L progress log -f listfile | filenames "/subscription ID/resource group/VmName"

    Where,

    -S master_server

    Specifies the name of the NetBackup master server.

    -D backup host

    Specifies the name of the backup host.

    -C client

    Specifies a configuration server as a source to use for finding backups or archives from which to restore files. This name must be as it appears in the NetBackup catalog.

    -f listfile

    Specifies a file (listfile) that contains a list of files to be restored and can be used instead of the file names option (filenames). In listfile, list each file path must be on a separate line.

    -L progress_log

    Specifies the name of allowed list file path in which to write progress information.

    -t 44

    Specifies BigData as the policy type.

    "/subscription ID/resource group/VmName"

    Specifies the Microsoft Azure Stack VM that you want to restore.

    -X -s bktime -e date

    Start and end date for backup image selection. with X option one could specify timestamp instead of human readable format, Refer to bprestore command in the Commands Reference Guide.

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