Administrator Guide

Expose a Restore Point Stored on an SMB File Share

Use the Expose Restore Point Volumes dialog box to expose a restore point on an SMB file share.

1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.

2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.

3. Select a restore point.

4. In the Restore Points area of the action pane, click Expose. The Expose Restore Point Volumes

dialog box appears. The Expose Path column displays the SMB path where the data will be exposed.

This path is automatically generated by Replay Manager and cannot be changed.

5. (Optional) To make the exposed restore point writable, select Make exposed volumes writable. Once

an exposed restore point is writable, it is no longer managed by Replay Manager. That is, the restore

point is no longer included in the list of available restore points.

NOTE: Volumes must be writable to attach SQL Server databases from exposed volumes.

6. Click Expose.

Resync a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)

Use the following procedure to a resync a restore point. Requires Microsoft hotfix KB2877115 on

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012.

WARNING: To increase the speed of this action, Replay Manager does not perform a check to

determine whether any data on the data source has changed. Any changes that occur after the

restore point was created will be lost.

NOTE: Resync is not available on Hyper-V, restore points containing SQL system databases, or

restore points containing Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs).

1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.

2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.

3. Select a restore point to resync.

4. In the Restore Points area of the action pane, click Resync.

5. Recovery options:

• Select Fast Recovery Options: This option is selected by default. By leaving this option checked,

the disk signature of the resynchonized volume will revert back to the disk signature of the target

volume.

• Do Not Recover Databases: When checked, the resync operation will not recover the databases

in the restore point before executing.

6. Click OK to resync the restore point.

Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions Only)

Use the following procedure to make an exposed restore point writable. Making a restore point writable

removes the restore point from the control of Replay Manager. Exposed, writable restore points must be

managed by Storage Center.

1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.

2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.

3. Select an exposed restore point. (Restore point status is Imported and Exposed.)

4. In the Restore Points area of the action pane, click Make Writable. The Expose Restore Point

Volumes dialog box appears.