Restore expired images from disk (DataDomain)
Windows 2008r2 Master and Media server running Netbackup 7.6.0.4
Hello all.
I made a bit of a rookie mistake today. I was running low on DataDomain storage, so I was running some manual cleanup, and accidentally expired an image that I really need to get back. My question is, shouldnt the phase 1 and 2 import process in Netbackup essientially be the same as you would perform from tape media, but instead of selecting a tape ID, you point to your disk storage unit? As soon as I realized what I had done, I disabled cleaning on the device, to stop it from starting, and possibly clearing the expired image. Doing a search online, I see a LOT of image imports for tape media, but I didnt see anything for disk. I have tried, and the phase 1 process ran for 6 hours, and completed. Then, when I go to run phase 2, I get the "no images are ready for phase 2 import" message. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks all.
Todd
I am afraid its not possible to import the image.
Once you delete a image residing on disk, Netbackup will delete the image immediately. Now the space used by the image will only be reused one the data domain after a clean has run, but the file itself is deleted from the data domain file system. Same apply for advanced disk, basic disk and MSDP.
Best senario for import is tape, where data it not deleted, but meta data removed from Netbackup catalog.