<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="task" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Restore individual items" /> <meta name="abstract" content="It is sometimes necessary for you to restore individual items on your system (for example, if a file is corrupted or accidentally deleted)." /> <meta name="description" content="It is sometimes necessary for you to restore individual items on your system (for example, if a file is corrupted or accidentally deleted)." /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzai8restore.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2000, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2000, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rzai8restoreitems" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Restore individual items</title> </head> <body id="rzai8restoreitems"><a name="rzai8restoreitems"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Restore individual items</h1> <div><p>It is sometimes necessary for you to restore individual items on your system (for example, if a file is corrupted or accidentally deleted).</p> <div class="section"><p>When you use BRMS backup policies to back up items on your system, you can restore those items from the backup history. When you restore an item from the backup history, you can view details about the item, such as when it was backed up or how large it is. If there are several versions of the item in the save history, you can select which version of the item you want to restore.</p> <p>To restore individual items on your system, use the Save History panel to find the item or items you want and then click Restore to start the <span class="uicontrol">Restore</span> wizard. The items must have been backed up with a BRMS backup policy.</p> <p>For example, if a mail database was corrupted by a user, you can easily find and restore the database file by following these steps:</p> </div> <ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Right-click <span class="uicontrol">Backup, Recovery and Media Services</span> and select <span class="uicontrol">Restore</span>.</span></li> <li class="stepexpand"><span>On the <span class="uicontrol">Save History - Include</span> panel, select <span class="uicontrol">Directories or file</span> for <span class="uicontrol">Saved items, Type</span> and enter 'userName.nsf' (for example, msmith.nsf) for <span class="uicontrol">File</span> and click <span class="uicontrol">OK</span>.</span> <p>Other include criteria can also be specified to further filter the search.</p> </li> <li class="stepexpand"><span>On the Save History window, find the file, right-click and select <span class="uicontrol">Restore</span>.</span></li> </ol> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzai8restore.htm" title="You can use Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) to restore individual objects or files.">Restore items on your server</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>