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  2. NetBackup™ for Hyper-V Administrator's Guide
  3. Back up and restore Hyper-V
  4. Restore individual Hyper-V files to a host that has a NetBackup client
NetBackup™ for Hyper-V Administrator's Guide

Restore individual Hyper-V files to a host that has a NetBackup client

Note:

Only a user with the RBAC Administrator or a user with similar permissions has the ability to perform a server-directed restore from the web UI from the Recovery node.

Use the following procedure to restore individual files to a host that has a NetBackup client.

To restore individual Hyper-V files to a host that has a NetBackup client

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, click Recovery > Regular recovery. Then click Start recovery.
  3. Select the following.

    Server to use for backups and restores

    Enter the NetBackup primary server that performed the Hyper-V backup.

    Source client for restores

    Enter the Hyper-V virtual machine that was backed up.

    Destination client for restores

    Enter a physical host or a virtual machine. The host or virtual machine must contain a NetBackup client.

    You must use a different procedure to restore the files to a virtual machine that does not have a NetBackup client.

    See Restore individual Hyper-V files to a shared location on the virtual machine.

    Policy type for restores

    Enter Hyper-V.

  4. On the Basic properties tab, select the following.

    Policy type

    Enter Hyper-V.

    Restore type

    Select Normal backups.

    Source client

    Enter the Hyper-V virtual machine that was backed up.

    Destination client

    Enter a physical host or a virtual machine. The host or virtual machine must contain a NetBackup client.

    You must use a different procedure to restore the files to a virtual machine that does not have a NetBackup client.

    See Restore individual Hyper-V files to a shared location on the virtual machine.

  5. Click Next.
  6. NetBackup automatically displays the most recent backups available. Or, you can select a date range or Use backup history.
  7. Select the files to restore.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Select the recovery options.

    Note the following:

    • Restore everything to its original location

      Select this option to restore the files to their original paths or folders on the destination client. If the original volume at the time of backup (such as E:\) does not exist on the destination client for this restore, the restore fails.

    • Restore everything to a different location

      Select this option to restore the files to a different path or folder on the destination client. Specify the folder in the Destination field.

      If the original volume at the time of backup (such as E:\) does not exist on the destination client for this restore, the restore fails.

      Use a different procedure to restore the files to a virtual machine that does not have a NetBackup client:

      See Restore individual Hyper-V files to a shared location on the virtual machine.

    • Restore individual directories and files to different locations

      Select this option to restore files to particular locations. Each item you selected to restore appears in the Source column. Double-click on an item to enter or browse for a restore destination.

  10. Click Next.
  11. Review the recovery details. Then click Start recovery.

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