PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Administration and User Guide

File level restore to alternate virtual machine using File Search

Use File Search in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI to restore files from multiple copies across one or more virtual machines to a new location on a new virtual machine. This restore can be performed to the primary vCenter (the location of the original virtual machine), or a secondary vCenter Server. Only the Administrator and the Restore Administrator roles can restore data.

1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Restore > Assets, and then select the Virtual Machine tab.
   The Restore window displays all the virtual machines available for restore.
2. Click File Search, and then perform the following:
   1. Select a vCenter from the vCenter Name list.
   2. Select a virtual machine from the VM Name list.
   3. Use the File Name and File Type fields to search for specific files, or specify a file size or folder path to perform the search.
      The files that match the search criteria display in the Results pane.
   4. In the Results pane, select the files that you want to restore, and then click Add.
      The Results pane is collapsed, and the Selected Files pane updates to display the current file selections.
   5. Repeat steps b through d to select files from other virtual machines and copies. When finished with your selections, click Restore.
      The VM File Restore wizard appears, displaying the Location page.
3. On the Location page:
   1. Select Restore to Alternate Location.
      The table on the page updates to display the available destination virtual machines within the vCenter and, when a specific virtual machine is selected, its location.
   2. Expand the vCenter to locate the virtual machine that you want to restore to, and then select the virtual machine.
      A prompt appears, requesting the credentials of this virtual machine.
   3. Type the virtual machine User Name and Password, and then click Verify to validate the credentials.
      When validated, the FLR Agent is installed automatically on the restore destination, if it is not already installed. The FLR Agent facilitates the mounting and unmounting of disks and the browsing of files in the destination virtual machine and the backup copy. In order to complete the automatic FLR Agent installation, on Windows virtual machines the user must be an administrator account, and on Linux virtual machines the user must be the root user account, or a user in the operating system's local sudousers list. The section FLR Agent for virtual machine file level restore provides more information.
   4. Optionally, leave Keep FLR Agent Installed selected if you do not want to remove the FLR Agent on the destination virtual machines after the restore completes.
   5. When validation completes, click Close to return to the Location page.
      The Location page updates with the available destination folders on the selected virtual machine.
   6. Browse to the destination folder, or select a location and click Add Folder to create a destination within this folder.
   7. Optionally, select Overwrite existing files with the same name to replace files in the destination folder with the files being restored if the files have the same name.
   8. Click Next.
   The Summary page appears.
4. On the Summary page:
   1. Review the information to ensure that the restore details are correct. You can click Edit next to certain rows to change the information. If you are not restoring to the original virtual machine, an additional field appears for the Target VM.
   2. Click Restore or Finish.
5. Go to the Jobs window to monitor the restore.
   A batch file level restore job with multiple files appears as a job group, with a progress bar and start time. A separate job entry is created for each copy that is being restored from.