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RajNK
Level 3
11 years ago

Difference between Normal restore and Granular restore.

Hi Team,

Please let me know the difference between Normal restore and  Granular restore.

7.1.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Linux
NetBackup
  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    11 years ago

    Ouch. blush

    But you missed this ...

     

    The Enable granular recovery attribute is selectable for the following policy types:

    ■ MS-Exchange-Server

    ■ MS-SharePoint

    ■ MS-Windows (for Active Directory)

     

    And NetBackup - 7.1.x and Earlier, NetBackup, Linux client can't run any of those applications. wink

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  • RJGuinn's avatar
    RJGuinn
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    What exactly are you restoring from? 

    Is it a database server, an exchange server, a sharepoint farm?

     

    Normal restores are generally done on "flat filesystem" backups where a granular restore is a restore from a backup that was done using an agent.

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Ouch. blush

    But you missed this ...

     

    The Enable granular recovery attribute is selectable for the following policy types:

    ■ MS-Exchange-Server

    ■ MS-SharePoint

    ■ MS-Windows (for Active Directory)

     

    And NetBackup - 7.1.x and Earlier, NetBackup, Linux client can't run any of those applications. wink

  • Nate_D1's avatar
    Nate_D1
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    GRT lets you restore individual items in AD, exchange, SP, etc. instead of restoring the entire backup, restoring over the top of the server etc.

     

    Thats it in a nutshell...