OneDrive restore job
The OneDrive restore is used to restore already backed up OneDrive items that have been deleted from their original OneDrive location. All items that can be backed up by Backup Administration are also restorable.
To create a OneDrive restore job, create a OneDrive restore job instance first on the Jobs page. Further, configure the job as follows:
✓ Name
Each restore job requires a unique name to distinguish it from other restore jobs. By default, the system assigns a name to the new restore job, but the user can change this name.
✓ Cluster nodes
Set the node where the restore job will run.
✓ Schedule
Here, select the running times of the restore job. You can either select a schedule from the list or create a new one by pressing the + button in the Schedule row. For restore jobs, it is recommended to set a One time schedule or to start the job manually. For more information about setting schedules, refer to the section Schedules above.
✓ Processing settings
In this section, the user configures what will be restored and how it will be restored:
Overwrite existing file
When to overwrite the item if it already exists in the target location. The restore follow the logic depending on the settings:
- Never – if the item exists, it will not be processed
- Always – always overwrite existing items with the backed up version
- If older/newer than the archived version – the item will be processed only if its latest version in OneDrive is older/newer than the backed up one
Set the modification date of recovered items to
- Original – the modification date of the backed up item will be set on the restored file
- Recovery date – the date when the restore job is running will be set on the restored file
What to recover
- All versions – restore the full version history of items or the missing versions if the items exist
- Last known version – restore the latest backed up version of the item if it doesn’t exist in OneDrive
- Specific date – restore the version from the specified (modification) date or before of the item if it does not exist in the OneDrive
Address book objects to restore
Select the OneDrive or the entire organization to be processed by the restore job. Click the + Add button, check the OneDrive sites in the Select OneDrive window, then click Save.
✓ Filtering settings
Click the Change filter button and set the filtering according to your needs and/or regulations. For more information on working with filtering settings, refer to the relevant section section of our documentation.
✓ Notification settings
Here, you can select the cases when you will need to get notification emails from the Restore job. You can choose to receive notifications always, never, or only if an error/warning occurred during the restore process. For example, if the restore of one or more items fails, you may get a notification email about this error. In the Recipient list textbox, insert the email address(es) of the person/people, to whom you would like to send these emails.
✓ Resource settings
Set the value, that will determine how many items will be processed simultaneously by the restore job. The recommended value is 2.
Remember to save your job configurations at the end by clicking the Save button at the bottom of the UI. You will be redirected to the Jobs page.
If you want to start the processing immediately, press the Save and run button. This action will start the restore job, and you will be redirected to the Job progress page.
In the Job progress window, you can check the progress bar, which shows the current state of the job (if it’s running or done) and the progress of the restore.
Moreover, you can restart a finished job or stop a running one by clicking the Start/Stop button on the Job progress window, as well as check the last logs by clicking the Show last logs option.
This window also contains the session logs for the currently running job.
Additionally, it is also possible to modify the job from this page. Upon pressing the Modify job button, you will be redirected to the Job configuration page.
