You can restore files that are backed up on an HBR backup client to an on-premises
Isilon (PowerScale) instance. You can also restore files that are backed up on another
backup client in the same backup vault to the current Isilon (PowerScale) instance.
Create a restore job
- Log on to the HBR console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, choose . On the NAS Backup page, select Isilon (PowerScale).
- On the Isilon Instance tab, click the
icon on the left of a completed backup plan.
- Click a backup and click Restore.
You can also click
Browse to view all the files in the client you want to restore.

- In the Restore to Isilon Instance section on the Restore Destination tab, select Select Exist Isilon. Click Next.
- On the Restore Client Group tab, click Select Backup Client Group. Then, click Next.
- On the Restore Policy tab, specify Destination Path and Restore Policy.
The following restore policies are supported:
- Include All Files: All files in the client are restored.
- Include Files or Exclude Files: You can select or enter the paths of folders or files you want to include in or
exclude from the restore job. HBR restores files in the client based on the specified
restore policy.
- Select the files you want to include in or exclude from the restore job
You can select the files you want to include in or exclude from the restore job in
the following two methods:
- Browse all files that are backed up for the Isilon (PowerScale) instance and select
the files you want to include in or exclude from the restore job.
- Enter the file names in the Search box and enable Advanced.
You can search for the files you want to include in or exclude from the restore job
by selecting one or more of the following conditions: Search Type, Min Size, Max Size, and Modify Time. For example, you can enter test.txt in the Search box to search for all files named
test.txt in the backup data.
- Enter the files you want to include in or exclude from the restore job
In the text box, enter one path in each line and ensure that each path starts with
the lowest-level folder in the source path that is backed up.
- Restore specified files
If the source path is folder/test/data, to restore the file.txt and abc.png files in the data folder, enter the following
paths:
/data/file.txt
- Restore specified folders
If the source path is folder/test/data, to restore all files and subfolders in the data folder, enter the following path:
/data/
- Restore files or folders that match a condition including wildcards
If the source path is folder/test/data, to restore the files and subfolders whose names are prefixed with abc in the data
folder, enter the following path:
/data/abc*
- Click OK.
After a restore job is created, you can view the job progress in the Status column on the Restore Jobs tab.