Robot/SAVE’s Guided System Restoration process is now even easier to use. If you are using Robot/SAVE 11.15 (or higher), you have access to several improvements:

• Volume ID and Sequence number now display the Guided System Restoration Procedures panel. (Note: You set restoration sequence values on the Library Save Information panel. This allows you to identify which libraries are the most important to get you up and running. Then, Robot/SAVE can automatically restore your core libraries first.)
• Select Sort (function key 9) now allows you to sort by Volume ID.
• Print Report (function key 8 ) is a new option that prints an audit report showing the libraries selected and not selected for restoration and the volume(s) where they reside. You can use the report in advance of a disaster recovery (DR) test to verify the libraries that will be restored. You also can use this report to satisfy your auditors, to practice and fine tune your selection criteria, or to keep track of what is selected in a real Guided System Restoration.
• View (function key 11) is another new option that shows the Volume IDs required to restore each of the libraries in the list. The Volume ID in the Volume column is the volume where the library begins. By pressing function key 11, you can see if the library spans more than one volume.
• Restore Existing (function key 22) selects only the items that were on your system at the time of the last backup for restoration. If you press function key 22 and return to the Guided System Restoration Procedures panel, you can locate libraries with high sequence numbers that should not be restored at the DR site, such as test libraries or other non-essential items. This can save you precious time in the restore process.
• Message clarification. When you back of out the Restore All (function key 21) or the Restore Existing (function key 22) options, the message now reads, “Restore cancelled. Select/deselect items and press Enter to begin.”

The net effect of these changes is that it is easier to modify what will be restored.

Contributed by Theresa Aleckson, Technical Consultant

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