File-level restore to original 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 the same location on the original vCenter server. Only the
Administrator and the
Restore Administrator roles can restore data.
Prerequisites
Review the
E-Lab Navigator for supported platform and operating system versions.
NOTE:For file-level restores to the original machine:
The files must be restored from a Windows backup to a Windows virtual machine, or from a Linux backup to a Linux virtual machine.
Restoring files from multiple copies with identical file names and paths from the same asset is not supported. In this case, only a file-level restore to the alternate virtual machine is available.
Steps
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.
Click
File Search, and then perform the following:
Select a virtual machine from the
VM Name list.
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.
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.
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.
On the
Location page:
Select
Restore to Original Location.
(Optional) Select
Overwrite existing files with the same name to replace files in the original location with the files being restored if the files have the same name.
If you selected files from multiple virtual machines, and these virtual machines share the same credentials, move the
Use one set of credentials for all VMs slider to the right to avoid retyping the credentials for each virtual machine.
For one or more virtual machines, type the virtual machine
User Name and
Password, and then click
Verify to validate the credentials.
If there are administrator-level credentials that are associated with the virtual assets or protection policy being restored, specify end-user credentials.
If there are no administrator-level credentials that are associated with the virtual assets or protection policy being restored, specify administrator credentials. These credentials are handled as end-user credentials.
NOTE:If performing the restore as a Windows domain user, the username specified when mounting must be in the format
User@AD_FQDN.
You are not required to wait for validation to complete before clicking
Verify for another set of virtual machine credentials.
When validated, if the
VM Direct agent is not already installed, it is installed automatically on the restore destination. The
VM Direct 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
VM Direct 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.
(Optional) Leave
Keep FLR Agent Installed selected to keep the
on the destination virtual machines after the restore completes.
(Optional) If you are logged in as a user without administrator rights or root permissions to the destination virtual machine, select
Run with Elevated Privileges to override any authentication or elevation prompts that appear when restoring to folders. This option must also be selected to allow a designated domain user to restore files/folders belonging to any domain user to the target virtual machine. To enable this option, the
VM Direct agent must already be installed.
Click
Next.
The
Options page appears.
On the
Options page:
You can select
Troubleshooting mode to enable debug logging, and then select the level of logging to use:
Info—Includes information such as status changes. This is the default log level for scheduled backups and restores.
Debug—Additional information that helps with problem diagnosis.
Trace—The most detailed amount of information for complex problem diagnosis.
Click
Next.
On the
Summary page:
Review the information to ensure that the restore details are correct. You can click
Edit next to certain rows to change the information.
Click
Restore or
Finish.
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.
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