How to Recover Backup Clients and Storage Nodes

To recover clients and storage nodes, you simply need to reinstall the Backup client and storage node software, and then recover their configuration files, using the nwrecover program.

The Backup clients and storage nodes, similar to Backup servers, each have a /nsr directory that contains special configurations created during the initial installation. During the disaster recovery procedure, you will recover the /nsr directory, which restores the clients and storage nodes to their status prior to the disaster.

To recover a Backup client or storage node, follow these steps:

1. Log on as root.

2. Start the nwrecover program.

3. Click the Recover speedbar button to open the Recover window.

   Backup displays the system's directory structure in the Recover window.

4. Select and mark the Backup directory for recovery.

5. Click the Start speedbar button to begin the recovery.

6. Restart nsrexecd.

   The Backup client or storage node should be restored to the status it had prior to the disk crash.