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# Restore data from target volumes

Clone copy sessions enable you to create clone copies of a source volume or storage group on multiple targets.

## Prerequisites

- You can:
  - Use Open Replicator control volumes as clone restore targets when the volumes are in PUSH sessions and in the ORS Copied state.
  - Perform an incremental restore to a cascaded clone target. For example, in the relationship A->B->C, you can copy data from volume C to volume A.
- For a clone session in the Created state, the target volume must be in a fully copied state.
- See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

## About this task

This procedure explains how to copy target data to another volume (full restore), or back to the original source volume (incremental restore).

In a full restore procedure, the original session terminates and a copy session to the target of the restore starts.

In an incremental restore procedure, the original session copy direction is reversed and changed data is copied from the target volume to the source volume. The session must have been created with the Differential option, and the volume must be in a fully Copied state.

To restore data from a target volume:

## Steps

1. Select the storage system.
2. Select Data Protection > Device Groups.
3. Click the TimeFinder Clone tab to open the TimeFinder Clone list view.
4. Do the following, depending on whether you want to perform the operation at the group level or pair level:

   Group level:

   Select a group, click , and select Restore.

   Pair level:

   1. Select a group, and click to open its Details view.
   2. Click the number next to Clone Pairs.
   3. Select one or more pairs, click , and select Restore.
5. Select a Restore Type:
   - Incremental —Terminates the original session and starts an incremental copy session back to the original source volume. The session must have been created with the Differential option.
   - Full —Terminates the original session and starts a copy session to the target of the restore.
6. If performing the operation at the group level, select the type of source volumes (Source Type) and the type of target volumes Target Type.
7. To attach Session Options to the operation, click Advanced Options, and select any number of Clone copy session options.
8. Do one of the following:
   - Click Run Now to perform the operation now.
   - Expand Run Now, and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs.