Note the following for Windows clients:

• For raw partition restores, you must select the overwrite option. The device file must exist and the disk partition is overwritten during the restore.

• For raw partition restores, ensure that the partition is mounted (designated as a drive letter) but not in use. (For this reason, you cannot perform a raw partition restore to the root partition, or to the partition on which NetBackup is installed.) If a database uses the partition, shut down the database. The partition must be the same size as when it was backed up; otherwise, the results of the restore are unpredictable.

• For raw partition restores, make sure to select the drive letter that is in the same format as was specified in the FlashBackup-Windows policy (for example, \\.\E:). If you select E:\, the restore fails.