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  2. NetBackup™ for Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide
  3. Recovering AHV virtual machines
  4. Recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agentless restore
NetBackup™ for Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide

Recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agentless restore

To recover files and folders with Nutanix AHV agentless restore

  1. Ensure that the target host is powered on and has a network connectivity to recovery host to be used in restore process.
  2. On the left, click Workloads > Nutanix AHV.
  3. Locate and select the AHV VM that contains the files and folders for restore.

    This VM would be referred as source VM.

  4. Click the Recovery points tab. In the calendar view, select the date on which the backup occurred.
  5. The available images are listed in rows with the backup timestamp for each image.
  6. On the image you want to recover from, click Recover > Restore files and folders.
  7. In the Select files pane, specify the files and folders you want to recover then click Next. These files or folders are referred further as source files or folders.
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Recovery target page, do the following:
    • Enter the IP/hostname manually.

    • If required, enter the staging location on the target host.

    • Select the appropriate file restore option.

    • Select the correct recovery host.

    • Add correct credentials for based on OS type.

    See Recovery target options.

  10. On the Recovery options page, select from the followings:
    • Append string to file names: Appends the specified string to the destination file names before any file extension. This value only applies to files.

    • Overwrite existing files: Overwrites the files or folders if they exist in the destination location with the same name.

    • Restore directories without crossing mount points

    • Create new files for hard links

    • Rename targets for soft links

      Note:

      Create new files for hard links and Rename targets for soft links options are enabled only to restore everything to a different directory.

  11. Click Next.
  12. On the Review page: Review page displays the status of the pre-recovery check. NetBackup performs the pre-recovery validation to confirm if restore job will run successful using your provided inputs.

    See Pre-recovery checks for Nutanix AHV.

    • If pre-recovery fails, probable causes of failure are displayed. Click the Change button for a specific input that needs to be corrected.

    • If pre-recovery is successful, click Start recovery.

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