Enum VssRestoreMethod

This enumeration is used by a writer at backup time to specify through its Writer Metadata Document the default file restore method to be used with all the files in all the components it manages.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Vss
Assembly: AlphaVSS.Common.dll
Syntax
public enum VssRestoreMethod

Fields

Name Description
Custom

This value indicates that a custom restore method will be used to restore the files managed by the selected component or component set.
RestoreAtReboot

A requester will restore the files of a selected component or component set following a reboot of the system.

Files to be restored should be copied to a temporary location, and the requester should use File.Move with the DelayUntilReboot flag to complete the restoration of these files to their proper location following reboot. (Using AlphaFS for file operations).

RestoreAtRebootIfCannotReplace

If possible, a requester will restore the files of a selected component or component set to their correct location immediately.
RestoreIfCanReplace

A requester will restore files of a selected component or component set only if there are no versions of those files currently on the disk that cannot be overwritten.
RestoreIfNotThere

A requester will restore files of a selected component or component set only if there are no versions of those files currently on the disk.
RestoreStopStart

The requester should perform the restore operation as follows:

  1. Send the PreRestore event and wait for all writers to process it.
  2. Restore the files to their original locations.
  3. Send the PostRestore event and wait for all writers to process it.
  4. Stop the service.
  5. Restart the service.

The service to be stopped is specified by the writer beforehand when it calls the IVssCreateWriterMetadata::SetRestoreMethod method. The requester can obtain the name of the service by examining the RestoreMethod property.
RestoreToAlternateLocation

A requester must restore the files of a selected component or component set to the location specified by the alternate location mapping specified in the writer component metadata file.
StopRestoreStart

This value is used by a writer to indicates that a given service must be stopped prior to the start of the restore. After the restore operation, the service will be restarted.
Undefined

No restore method is defined.

This indicates an error on the part of the writer.