Working with backup sets : VSS-aware backup sets (Windows) : Restoring a VSS-aware backup set : Restoring VSS-aware data to an alternate location
 
Restoring VSS-aware data to an alternate location
VSS-aware backup sets are available in Windows DS-Clients. These backup sets use the Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) writers on the target backup / restore computer to perform backup and restore.
VSS-aware backups and restores can be performed on the following types of backup source:
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server Cluster
• Microsoft SharePoint Server
Before restoring a VSS-aware backup set, see important information in the following KB articles:
• “Backup / Restore of Microsoft SQL Server (VSS-aware backup sets)”
• “Backup / Restore of Microsoft Exchange Server (VSS-aware backup sets)”
• “Backup / Restore of Microsoft Hyper-V (VSS-aware backup sets)”
• “Backup / Restore of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 (VSS-aware backup sets)”
• “Backup / Restore of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or later (VSS-aware backup sets)”
If you are restoring a VSS-aware backup set to an alternate location, the option Rename Component is available and allows you to rename individual components that are being restored, if necessary.
F1 Help: "Select restore location screen"
To select an alternate location as the restore target for a VSS-aware backup set, follow these steps:
1. Browse the Backup Sets tree, right-click the VSS-aware backup set to be restored, and click Restore Now.
The Restore Now Wizard appears.
2. Perform all necessary steps to specify the items to be restored. See “Selecting the items to restore”.
3. In the Select Restore Location screen, select Alternate Location.
The Alternate Location options become available.
4. Click >> to select a different target location.
5. If required, click Rename Component to rename individual components that are being restored to the alternate location.
The Rename Component screen opens.
a) Click the Target Component cell of the component you want to rename.
F1 Help: "Rename Component screen"
b) Type the required name and click OK.
6. In the Select Restore Location screen, click Next to proceed to the next screen.
The following provides information on subsequent screens:
• Select Restore Performance Options screen: “Specifying performance options (Windows DS-Client)”.
• Select Restore Options screen: “Specifying restore options”.
• Select Restore Reason screen: “Specifying the reason for the restore”.
7. In the Select Restore Reason screen, click Finish to start the restore.