topic Restore skipped for path. Reason: Failed to find path in the backup image in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Restore-skipped-for-path-Reason-Failed-to-find-path-in-the-backup-image/m-p/38306#M9096 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi</P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my setup</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Primary controller setup with vfiler to separate different customers.</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">ProtectionManager uses SnapVault to backup data to secondary site.. FAS3270 active/active.</P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">My problem is, when I try to do a restore from secondary on a users complete folder (using the Restore wizard) in a customer home directory, it fails with followong info: <STRONG><EM>Restore skipped for path. Reason: Failed to find path in the backup image</EM></STRONG></P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">But if I do a single file or folder it works??</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">How come?</P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Example using restore wizard in Management Console :</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Restore on /vol/vfiler_vol/home/user =fails</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Restore on /vol/vfiler_vol/home/user/subfolder =success</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:17:36 GMT connoisseur 2025-06-05T06:17:36Z Restore skipped for path. Reason: Failed to find path in the backup image https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Restore-skipped-for-path-Reason-Failed-to-find-path-in-the-backup-image/m-p/38306#M9096 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi</P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my setup</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Primary controller setup with vfiler to separate different customers.</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">ProtectionManager uses SnapVault to backup data to secondary site.. FAS3270 active/active.</P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">My problem is, when I try to do a restore from secondary on a users complete folder (using the Restore wizard) in a customer home directory, it fails with followong info: <STRONG><EM>Restore skipped for path. Reason: Failed to find path in the backup image</EM></STRONG></P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">But if I do a single file or folder it works??</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">How come?</P><P></P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Example using restore wizard in Management Console :</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Restore on /vol/vfiler_vol/home/user =fails</P><P style="background-color: #eef4f9; font-size: 12px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Restore on /vol/vfiler_vol/home/user/subfolder =success</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:17:36 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Restore-skipped-for-path-Reason-Failed-to-find-path-in-the-backup-image/m-p/38306#M9096 connoisseur 2025-06-05T06:17:36Z Re: Restore skipped for path. Reason: Failed to find path in the backup image https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Restore-skipped-for-path-Reason-Failed-to-find-path-in-the-backup-image/m-p/38310#M9098 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Bumb</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:10:27 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Restore-skipped-for-path-Reason-Failed-to-find-path-in-the-backup-image/m-p/38310#M9098 connoisseur 2012-11-20T13:10:27Z