3.9.5.3 Restore a Volume Backup

A volume backup is a backup of an Exascale volume snapshot, which provides a consistent point-in-time copy of the volume.

You can restore a volume backup into a new volume. When you restore a volume backup, the restored volume is separate from the volume backup and the original backup source volume. There is no on-going association between a restored volume and the volume backup or the original backup source volume.

To restore a volume backup, use the ESCLI mkvolume command and specify:

• The volume backup identifier to use as the source for the new volume. You can use the lsvolumebackup command to find the identifier for each volume backup.

• The vault that hosts the new volume.

For example:

@> mkvolume --attributes volumeBackup=vol0002_bkp0001_7476692b2499488794951dfe59606e1b,vault=my-vault

In the example, the volume backup identifier is vol0002_bkp0001_7476692b2499488794951dfe59606e1b and the vault that hosts the restored volume is my-vault.

The command completes at the beginning of the restore operation, which may take some time to complete. See Monitor the Progress of a Volume Backup or Restore.