NetBackup™ Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide

To perform a complete database recovery

1. On the left, select Workloads > Microsoft SQL Server.
2. On the Databases tab, locate the database that you want to restore.

   The Host name for the database differs depending on how the instance or the host is protected.

   A database that is part of a SQL Server cluster	The Host name is the virtual name of the SQL Server cluster.
   A database that is part of a SQL Server failover cluster instance (FCI)	The Host name is one of the following: The cluster name of the FCI The physical node names of the FCI
   A SQL Server host that uses multiple NICs	The Host name is one of the following: The private interface name of the SQL Server host The the private interface name of the virtual SQL Server

3. Click Actions > Recover.
4. On the Recovery points tab, locate the full, differential, or transaction log image that you want to restore.

   By default NetBackup uses the primary copy. To select a different copy, click Copies.

   See Select a different backup copy for recovery.

5. Click Actions > Perform complete database recovery.
6. (Conditional) For a transaction log, select one of the following options.

   Recovery point selected	Restore the database to the time indicated.
   Point in time	Select a different point in time to which you want to restore the database.
   Transaction log mark	Choose whether to restore at or before the transaction mark. Enter the name of the transaction mark. To select a transaction mark that occurs after a certain date, select After specific date and time. Then specify the date and time. Click Next.

7. Select the host, instance, and database for recovery. You have the following options.

   Restore to the original host, instance, and database.
   Restore to a different instance.	Type the name in the Instance field.
   Select a different host and instance,	Click Change instance.
   Restore to a different database.	Type the name in the Database name field.

8. Select the path to which you want to restore the database files. You have the following options:

   Restore everything to the original directory	Restores all the files to the original directory that was backed up.
   Restore everything to a different directory	Restores all the files to the directory that you enter in the Directory for restore field.
   Restore files to different paths	Restores the individual files to the path that you enter. Click Edit file paths and click on any directory path to edit the restore path for that file.

   Example of a restore to different paths:

   
9. Enter the credentials of the instance that you want to restore to and click Next.

   The user account must be a member of the Windows administrator group and a member of the local SQL Server sysadmin role.

10. Select the recovery options.

    • For the Database recovery state after restore, select Recover.

    • Choose a Consistency check option to perform after the restore.

    • Select any other recovery options.

    See Options for SQL Server restores.

11. Click Next.
12. On the Review page, review the restore options that you selected.

    • At the top, click on the link that follows Recovery set to view the backup images that are required for the restore.

    • Click Edit to change the Recovery target settings or Recovery options.

    • Click Start recovery.