Restore guest files and folders from VMDKs
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You can restore one or more files or folders from a VMDK on a Windows guest OS.
You need to create credentials for the guest VM in NetApp Backup and Recovery before you can restore files and folders from it. NetApp Backup and Recovery uses these credentials to authenticate with the guest VM when attaching the virtual disk.
Guest file or folder restore performance depends upon two factors: the size of the files or folders being restored; and the number of files or folders being restored. Restoring a large number of small-sized files might take a longer time than anticipated compared to restoring a small number of large-sized files, if the data set to be restored is of same size.
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Only one attach or restore operation can run at the same time on a VM. You cannot run parallel attach or restore operations on the same VM. |
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With the guest restore feature, you can view and restore system and hidden files and view encrypted files. Do not overwrite an existing system file or restore encrypted files to an encrypted folder. During the restore operation, the hidden, system, and encrypted attributes of guest files are not kept in the restored file. Viewing or browsing reserved partitions might cause an error. |
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From the NetApp Backup and Recovery menu, select Inventory.
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Select the Virtual machines menu.
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Choose a virtual machine from the list that contains files that you want to restore.
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Select the Actions icon
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Select Restore files and folders.
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Select a snapshot from which to restore and then select Next.
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Choose the snapshot location to restore from. If you choose a secondary location, select the secondary snapshot from the list.
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Select Next.
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Choose virtual disk from the list to attach to the VM and then select Next.
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On the Select virtual machine credential page, if you haven't yet stored a credential for the guest VM, select Add credentials and do the following:
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Credentials name: Enter a name for the credentials.
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Authentication mode: Select Windows.
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Agents: Select a Console agent from the list that will handle communication between NetApp Backup and Recovery and this host.
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Domain and user name: Enter the NetBIOS or domain FQDN and user name for the credentials.
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Password: Enter a password for the credential.
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Select Add.
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Choose a virtual machine credential to use to authenticate with the guest VM.
NetApp Backup and Recovery attaches the virtual disk to the VM and displays all files and folders, including hidden ones. It assigns a drive letter to every partition, including system reserved partitions.
Files and folders you have selected are listed in the right pane of the screen.
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Select Next.
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Enter the UNC share path to the guest where the selected files will be restored.
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IPv4 address example:
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IPv6 address example:
\\fd20-8b1e-b255-832e—61.ipv6-literal.net\C\restore
If there are existing files with the same name, you can choose to overwrite or skip them.
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Select Restore.
You can view the restore progress on the Job Monitoring page.