Restore files and folders from a VM backup image
You can browse an instant access image of the VM to restore files and folders.
Note:
More information on using instance access VMs is available:
See Things to consider before you use the instant access feature.
To restore files and folders from a VM backup image
- On the left, click VMware.
- Locate and click on the VM.
- Click the Recovery points tab. In the calendar view, click the date on which the backup occurred.
The available images are listed in rows with the backup timestamp for each image.
- Select the Allow the selection of recovery of points that are malware-affected to be able to recover malware affected images. This option is only available for the recovery points which contains malware-affected images.
Note:
This option is enabled only for users with the necessary RBAC role or related RBAC permissions.
- On the image or the copy of the image that has the option to recover using instant access, click Recover > Restore files and folders.
NetBackup creates an instant access mount point in the background.
- Select the files and click Add to restore list.
Click on a folder to drill into it. Use the folder path to navigate back to higher levels in the hierarchy.
Enter a file name to search for files.
The restore list displays the selected files and folders with the location and the estimated size of each file.
Select the restore options:
Restore everything to the original directory
You can manually enter the credentials or select an existing credential:
Manually enter credentials: Enter the name of the target VM (the default is the original VM) and the username and password for the target VM.
Or
Select existing credentials: From the list of available credentials, select the credential and click Next.
Restore everything to a different directory
In Directory for restore, enter the destination path for restore.
Select the Flatten existing directory structure check box to restore all files to a single directory.
You can manually enter the credentials or select an existing credential:
Manually enter credentials: Enter the name of the target VM (the default is the original VM) and the username and password for the target VM.
Or
Select existing credentials: From the list of available credentials, select the credential and click Next.
- Select the required check box:
Append string to file names: Append the specified string to the destination file names before any file extension. This value only applies to files.
Overwrite existing files: Overwrites all the existing files.
Restore directories without crossing mount points: Skips over file systems mounted in the selected directories.
Guest VM uses Windows User Account Control (UAC)
Create new files for hard links: Creates a new file that is associated with the hard link.
Rename targets for soft links: Creates a link that references the new target.
Allow recovery of files infected by malware: By default infected files are not recovered. This allows the user to change the default behavior of clean recovery.
Note:
This option is displayed only when you select the Allow the selection of recovery of points that are malware-affected option.
A summary of your selections is displayed.
- Click Start recovery to restore the files.
The Activity tab displays the status of the recovery.
