Restore field descriptions

Last Updated : Jan 05, 2021 |

Use this page to restore the application data from a local or a remote location.

Name

Description

Type

The type of computer from where you restore the application data. The options are:

  • Local. The data is restored from a local machine.

  • Remote. The data is restored from a remote machine.

The page displays the following fields, when you select Local as Type.

Name

Description

Select File Name

The list of files from where you select the backup file that you must restore.

File Name

The name of the backup file that you must restore.

If the system does not display the file that you must restore, specify the complete path of the backup file.

Note:

System Manager verifies the signature of the backup files and warns if you restore a corrupted or tampered backup file on System Manager.

Use Global Backup Encryption Password

The option to use the global encryption password for backup.

To use the Use Global Backup Encryption Password option, enable Backup Encrypted and provide the encryption password on the Services > Configurations > Settings > SMGR > SMGR Element Manager page.

By default, Use Global Backup Encryption Password is enabled.

To set a new password for backup, you can deselect the Use Global Backup Encryption Password check box. System Manager displays the following fields:

  • Backup Encryption Password

  • Confirm Backup Encryption Password

Backup Encryption Password

The password for the encrypted backup.

The backup encryption password must contain minimum 8 and maximum 16 characters. The password must be a combination of lower case (a-z), upper case (A-Z), numerals (0-9), and special characters ($@!%*?&).

Note:

Ensure to note this password. Otherwise, you cannot retrieve it.

Confirm Backup Encryption Password

The password for the encrypted backup.

Note:

Ensure to note this password. Otherwise, you cannot retrieve it.

Backup List

The page displays the following fields when you select Remote as Type.

The Backup List tab displays the list of remote backup files that are created using the SFTP or SCP protocol. Select a backup and click the Parameterized Restore tab to change the restore details. For example, if the location of a backup file is modified, specify the correct location of the file in the File Name field.

Parameterized Restore

The page displays the following fields when you select Remote as Type.

Name

Description

File Name

The name and complete path of the backup file that you want to restore.

File transfer protocol

The protocol that you can use to restore the backup. The values are SCP and SFTP.

Remote Server IP

The IP address of the SFTP or SCP server.

Remote Server Port

The SSH port of the SFTP or SCP server.

User Name

The user name for logging in to the SFTP or SCP server.

Password

Password for logging in to the SFTP or SCP server.

Use Default

Select this check box to use the default configured values.

To use the Use Default option, provide the remote server IP, user name, password, and name and path of the backup file, and remote server port on the SMGR Element Manager page. For Use Default, on the SMGR Element Manager page, you can click Services > Configurations and navigate to Settings > SMGR > SMGR Element Manager.

Button

Description

Restore

Restores the data from the specified backup file.

Cancel

Cancels any operation in progress, closes the Restore page, and displays the Backup and Restore page.