Standard query restore process

The standard query restore process is also known as classic restore. This topic explains how standard query restore works.

Here is how standard query restore works:

• The client queries the server for a list of files backed up for the client file space you want to restore.
• The server sends a list of backed up files that match the restore criteria. If you want to restore both active and inactive files, the server sends information about all backed up files to the client.
• The list of files returned from the server is sorted in client memory to determine the file restore order and to minimize tape mounts required to perform the restore.
• The client tells the server to restore file data and directory objects.
• The directories and files you want to restore are sent from the server to the client.