Mounting a datastore backup
You can manually mount a datastore backup if you want to access the files in the backup.
Before you begin
If you want to mount to an alternate ESXi host, you must ensure that the alternate ESXi host can connect to the storage.
Same UID and GID as that of the original host
Same
SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
version as that of original host
About this task
Note:
A mount operation might fail if the storage tier of the FabricPool where the datastore is located is unavailable.
Steps
In the VMware vSphere web client GUI,
click
in the toolbar, and then select
Storage
from the drop-down list.
Right-click a datastore and select
NetApp SnapCenter
in the drop-down list, and then select
Mount Backup
in the secondary drop-down list.
On the
Mount Datastore
page, select a backup and a backup location, and then click
Finish
.
Optional:
To verify that the datastore is mounted, perform the following:
Click
in the toolbar, and then select
Storage
from the drop-down list.
The left Navigator pane displays the datastore you mounted at the top of the list.
Parent topic:
Mounting and unmounting datastores