Before you restore one or more files or folders from a VMDK on a Windows guest OS, you must be aware of all the requirements.
SnapCenter uses information from VMware Tools to establish a connection to the VMware Guest OS.
For the latest information about supported versions, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).
Before starting the restore operation, Run As credentials must be configured for the VM to which you want to attach the virtual disk. The Run As credentials are required for both the attach operation and the subsequent restore operation. Workgroup users can use the built-in local administrator account.
SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere does not support searching of files or folders to restore. Therefore, before you begin you must know the location of the files or folders with respect to the Snapshot copy and the corresponding VMDK.
The virtual disk that contains the file or folder you want to restore must be in a VM backup that was performed using SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere.
If you want to attach a virtual disk to a proxy VM, the proxy VM must be configured before the attach and restore operation begins.
You can restore files with non-alphabetic names, such as Japanese Kanji, by restoring the directory in which the files are located.
You cannot restore files and folders from a VM that is running Linux guest OS. However, you can attach a VMDK and then manually restore the files and folders. For the latest information on supported guest OS, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix.