GUI Documentation

Networker displays your fields and directories using icons and windows. Networker windows provide an easy-to use X Window System graphical user interface (GUI). This section shows you how to use NetWorker windows.

Window Components

The following graphic shows the NetWorker Recover window and its components.

Recovering a File

The NetWorker Recover window displays the index entries NetWorker creates when it backs up the data on your system.

The Quick tour takes you though the following steps to practice recovering a file:

	Opening the NetWorker Recover window
	Browsing the files contained in an index
	Marking the files you want to recover
	Starting a recover

The following section shows how to recover a file called "sybil9.26" and place it in the directory /usr/export/home/jupiter/vbrown/Mail.

Opening the NetWorker Recover Window

To start NetWorker from a command line, enter the nwrecover command, followed by the server name, and an ampersand(&) to run NetWorker in the background:

# nwrecover -s server_name &

If you have a multi-server network and do not specify a server name, NetWorker chooses a backup server for you.

Tip: You can start NetWorker from any directory. The directory NetWorker starts from will be the directory shown in the NetWorker Recover directory display.

NetWorker uses window, pull-down menus, and dialog boxes to guide you backing up and recovering files.

Browsing the Index

You can browse the index to locate a file you want to recover.

	Notice that the current directory is highlighted.
	Select Expand One Level from the Tree pull-down menu.
	The Changing Browse Time option is also provided within the NetWorker Recover window.

The subdirectories are displayed in a tree structure in the directory display.

Marking a File

To mark a file or directory for a recover:

	Click the directory folder that contains the file you want to recover. The file display shows the most recently backed-up version of the files contained in the directory.
	Click the check box in the file display next to the file you want to recover, as shown in the following example. If you want to recover an entire directory, mark its check box in the directory display.
	List the files you marked for recovery by selecting the Show Marked command from the Mark pull-down menu.

 

Starting a Recover

Use the Start speedbar button to start a recover on marked files or choose Start Recover from the File pull-down menu, as shown.

 Other Useful Features Offered by NetWorker

Selecting the File Versions

After you mark your files for a recover, you can find out if the backup volumes NetWorker needs are available. If NetWorker cannot access the backup volume containing your file, it sends a message to the system administrator to load the volume. This request could take some time to fulfill. You may want to delay the start of the recover until the volume is available.

Use the Volumes command in the View pull-down menu to determine if the backup volume needed to recover a file is available.

To determine if the file you want to recover is immediately available for recovery:

1. Mark the files or directories you want to recover in the NetWorker Recover window.
2. Select the Volumes command from the View pull-down menu.

If the backup volume is available, which means the volume is mounted or in an autochanger, "all on-line" appears in the Recover Volumes Required dialog box.

The dialog box displays the name(s) of the backup volume(s) and, if applicable, their location. In the example shown, the volume named "titania.006" is located in an autochanger device named "/dev/nsrt8."

Listing the Backup Volumes for a Recover

After you mark your files for a recover, you can find out if the backup volumes NetWorker needs are available. If NetWorker cannot access the backup volume containing your file, it sends a message to the system administrator to load the volume. This request could take some time to fulfill. You may want to delay the start of the recover until the volume is available.

Use the Volumes command in the View pull-down menu to determine if the backup volume needed to recover a file is available.

To determine if the file you want to recover is immediately available for recovery:

1. Mark the files or directories you want to recover in the NetWorker Recover window.
2. Select the Volumes command from the View pull-down menu.

If the backup volume is available, which means the volume is mounted or in an autochanger, "all on-line" appears in the Recover Volumes Required dialog box.

The dialog box displays the name(s) of the backup volume(s) and, if applicable, their location. In the example shown, the volume named "titania.006" is located in an autochanger device named "/dev/nsrt8."

Relocating Files

To recover files to a directory other than the one they were backed up from, use the Relocate command before you start the recover.

The Relocate command creates the directory, if it does not already exist, and recovers your file to the new location.

To relocate recovered files into a new or existing directory:

1. Select the Relocate command from the Options pull-down menu in the NetWorker Recover window.
2. Enter the complete pathname of the directory where you want to place the recovered files in the Relocate to field.
3. Click Ok to relocate the files into the new directory.

Renaming or Overwriting Recovered Files

When you start a recover, NetWorker displays the Conflict Resolution dialog box. You must decide whether to rename recovered files or overwrite existing files when a naming conflict occurs. A naming conflict occurs when a file you are recovering already exists or has the same name as a file in the current directory. NetWorker will not overwrite existing files unless requested to do so.

The Conflict Resolution dialog box has two sections requiring a selection for resolving naming conflicts, as shown.

1. Choose a response for the Do you want to be prompted when conflict occurs? question. The default choice, Yes, is already highlighted.

   Clicking No allows you to resolve conflicts for the entire recover session without being prompted about individual files. If you choose No, you must also choose a response for the When conflict occurs, NetWorker should? question.

   Clicking Yes allows you to resolve conflicts on a file-by-file basis. NetWorker prompts for instructions in the Filename Conflict dialog box every time it encounters a naming conflict. Each time this occurs, you must select a choice for the Do you want to? question in the Filename Conflict dialog box, as shown, then click the Ok button.

   

   The following are choices for conflict resolution:

   Rename the recover file - NetWorker renames the recover file with an ".R" extension. If the ".R" file already exists, NetWorker adds another ".R" extension to the recover file name.
   Discard the recover file - NetWorker discards the recover file. The existing file remains current.
   Overwrite the existing file - NetWorker replaces the existing file with the recovered file. The existing file is lost and the recovered file becomes current.

2. Click Ok to continue the recover after completing the Conflict Resolution dialog box or click Cancel to return to the NetWorker Recover window.