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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Recovering MSDP
  4. Recovering the MSDP catalog manually
  5. Restoring an MSDP catalog backup to the catalog shadow directory
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Restoring an MSDP catalog backup to the catalog shadow directory

To prepare for catalog recovery, restore the backup images to the database_path/databases/catalogshadow directory.

Note:

By default, storage_path and database_path are the same, but a different database_path may be specified during installation.

Always restore from an MSDP catalog backup image created on the current MSDP storage server. Attempting to recover from a backup made on a different MSDP storage server can result in data loss.

To restore an MSDP catalog backup to the catalog shadow directory

  • Restore the deduplication catalog image by using one of the following methods:
    • The drcontrol command. This option restores from the most recent backup.

      UNIX:/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/drcontrol --recover_last_catalog_image --policy policy_name

      Windows:install_path\Veritas\pdde\drcontrol - recover_last_catalog_image --policy policy_name

    • The drcontrol command. This option restores from the most recent backup.

      UNIX:/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bprestore -C client_name -p policy_name [-s mm/dd/yyyy 00:00:00 -e mm/dd/yyyy 23:59:59]

      Windows:install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bprestore --recover_last_catalog_image --policy policy_name [-s mm/dd/yyyy 00:00:00 -e mm/dd/yyyy 23:59:59]

      Specify both the start (-s) and end (-e) options using the same date. The date and time format depends on your locale.

    • Backup, Archive, and Restore interface:

      Use this option to restore from a backup other than the most recent.

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