Cloning or restoring a Volume Set

Use the Actions menu in Volumes screen (HPE Recovery Manager Central > Volumes).

Prerequisites

Before restoring the unrestricted HPE Nimble Storage volumes, detach the Volume Sets.

Procedure
  1. Click HPE Recovery Manager Central > Volumes.
  2. In the Volumes screen, click the Volume Set that you want to clone or restore.
  3. From the Actions menu, click Clone / Restore.
  4. Select one of the following options and then click Next:
    • Virtual Clone from a new Snapshot — A new snapshot is created and is then cloned.
    • Virtual Clone from an existing Snapshot — An existing snapshot is cloned.
    • Physical Clone — Data is restored to a new volume.
    • Restore — Restores data to the parent volume. The selected snapshot or backup overwrites the existing data.
  5. Perform the corresponding steps based on your selection in the Clone/Restore screen.
  6. For Virtual Clone from a new Snapshot, specify a name for the snapshot and then click Clone.
  7. For Virtual Clone from an existing Snapshot:
    1. Pick a date (color coded) from the calendar that contains the copies summary for a selected month.
    2. Select a copy from the list of available copies for the selected date in the Copies for clone. You can use the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons to navigate among pages that contain the Copies for clone list.
    3. Click Clone.
  8. For Physical Clone:
    1. Pick a date (color coded) from the calendar that contains the copies summary for a selected month.
    2. Select a copy from the list of available copies for the selected date in the Copies for clone section. You can use the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons to navigate among pages that contain the Copies for clone list.
    3. Click Clone.
  9. For Restore:
    1. Pick a date (color coded) from the calendar that contains the copies summary for a selected month.
    2. Select a copy from the list of available copies for the selected date in the Copies for clone section and then click Next. You can use the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons to navigate among pages that contain the Copies for clone list.
    3. Select the Volumes from which you want to restore and then click Restore.