NetWorker command: nwrecover
NAME
nwrecover - NetWorker graphical recover interface
SYNOPSIS
nwrecover [ -s server ] [ -c client ] [ -x index namespace ] [ -T
browse time | "l locale_date" ] [ <X-args> ] [ path ]
DESCRIPTION
nwrecover is an X Window System application. It is used to recover
lost files that have been saved with NetWorker. If you are running in
a non-X11 environment, recover(8) can be used to recover files.
The server's name can be specified with the -s server argument. When
no server is specified, nwrecover uses the server selection rules found
in nsr(8). When multiple NetWorker servers are accessible, they can be
selected from within the nwrecover command. If path is specified,
nwrecover will attempt to initialize the current selection to the given
path. The default attempted selection if path is not specified is the
current working directory.
If you are recovering files that were saved with Access Control Lists
(ACLs), you need to be root or the file owner to recover the file.
Files with an ACL have a trailing '+' (e.g., -rw-r--r--+) after the
mode bits when viewing file details. See recover(8) for more informa-
tion about ACLs.
There are three basic steps to recover a lost file: (1) Browse Net-
Worker's index in the Recover window to find the lost file, (2) Mark
the file for recovery by selecting its checkbox and (3) Start the
recovery. In addition, there are recover commands for relocating
recovered files (Relocate), finding past versions of a file (Versions),
changing the browse time (Change Browse Time), showing the files you
have marked for recovery (Show Marked), and overwriting or renaming
recovered files that are in conflict with existing files (Conflict Res-
olution).
Opening the Recover window connects the client to its file indexes
maintained on the server. The entries in the index represent previously
saved files and are organized exactly like the filesystem. The file
index is created in the backup index namespace when files are saved
with save(8). If files are saved into an index-storing archive pool
using nsrarchive(8), the file index is created in the archive index
namespace. nwrecover offers command for changing the index namespace
being browsed (Change Index Namespace). To browse the index for
another filesystem, enter the pathname in the Selection field.
To browse the index: Use the Recover window View menu to select the
browsing level of your directories. Use the mouse to open a directory
and display its contents.
To mark files: After you have located your files by browsing the index,
mark the files you want to recover by selecting their checkboxes. You
can also highlight a file and use the Mark command from the Selected
menu to mark files.
To start the recovery: Select the Start recover command from the File
menu. The Recover Options dialog box appears, where you indicate to
NetWorker what to do when a conflict occurs between a recovered file
and an existing file. You select whether to be prompted for each indi-
vidual conflict or to select one global resolution for all conflicts.
Then, indicate to NetWorker whether you want to: Rename the recover
file with a .R extension to preserve both files, Discard the recover
file and preserve the existing file, or Overwrite the existing file to
preserve the recover file as the only copy of the file.
Before starting the recovery, you have the option of relocating the
recover files with the Relocate command. Enter the pathname of a new or
existing directory in which to place your recovered files.
After you press OK in the Conflict Resolution dialog box, the recover
continues, and NetWorker automatically determines the media needed to
complete the recovery, prompts the operator to mount the media, and
executes the recovery. You can monitor the status of the recovery in
the Recover Status window.
Before starting the recovery, you have the option of relocating the
recover files with the Relocate command. Enter the pathname of a new or
existing directory in which to place your recovered files.
The Recover window also offers two commands for browsing the index in
the past. Versions shows you the entire backup history for a file.
Change Browse Time allows you to change the time at which you are view-
ing the on-line index.
A complete explanation of the nwrecover command can be found in the
NetWorker Administrator's Guide.
OPTIONS
-s server
Set the current NetWorker server to server.
-c client
Set the current NetWorker client index to browse to client.
-x index namespace
Set the current file index namespace to index namespace. By
default the backup namespace is used. The other recognized index
namespace is: archive. This field is case sensitive.
-T [ browse time | "l locale_date" ]
Set the current index browse time to browse time (in
nsr_getdate(3) format), or locale_date format when
"l locale_date" is specified. Using this option is equivalent
to using the change browse time dialog within nwrecover. See
recover(8) for more details on locale_date format supported.
<X-args>
Since it is an X-Windows application, nwrecover may also be
invoked with various arguments that are not specific to nwre-
cover, but are generic X-Windows arguments. For instance, you
may use the -d option in order to specify which display the
nwrecover application should use. See "man X" or your system's
X-Windows documentation for more details.
FILES
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Networker
The X11 resources for nwrecover.
SEE ALSO
nsr_getdate(3), nsr(8), nsradmin(8), recover(8)
The NetWorker Administrator's Guide
NetWorker 7.5.1 Mar 21, 09