Recover from malware-affected images (clients protected by policies)
To restore from malware-affected images, you must have the Administrator role or equivalent RBAC permissions. To recover a VMware asset that is affected by malware, see the following topic.
See Recover from malware-affected images (clients protected by protection plan).
To recover from malware-affected images (clients protected by policies)
- On the left, click Recovery.
- Under Regular recovery, click Start recovery.
- Select the following properties:
Source client
The client that performed the backup.
Destination client
The client to which you want to restore the backup.
Policy type
The type of policy that is associated with the backup you want to restore.
Restore type
The type of restore that you want to perform. The restore types that are available depend on the policy type that you choose.
- Click Next.
- Select the Start date and End date.
Or, click Use backup history to view and select specific images. Click Select to add the selected images for recovery.
Note:
The table displays all the backup image details for selected time frame. You can filter and sort the images based on the malware scan results, infection status, schedule type, policy type or policy name.
- To include any malware-infected images in the recovery, select Allow the selection of images that are malware-affected.
Note:
The Allow the selection of images that are malware-affected option will be disabled if user selects Scan for malware before recovery option.
- On the left, expand the Source client directory. Select any directories that you want to restore. Or in the right pane, select any files or directories. Click Next.
- Select the recovery target.
- To restore any files that are malware-infected, click Allow recovery of files infected by malware. Otherwise, NetBackup only restores the files that are scanned and free from malware.
- Select any other recovery options that you want. Then click Next.
- Review the recovery settings and then click Start recovery.