Notes for FlashBackup and Windows client restore
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.