You can browse and select the files and folders to restore from a snapshot copy. Perform file-level restores when restoring a portion of files or folders on the volume.
As the underlying volumes are backed up as extents at the time of block-level backups, the extents that correspond to the selected data are restored when you perform a file-level restore. File-level restores use a pseudo-mount device that represents a point-in-time image of the backed up data.
Before You Begin
Multinode restores are supported. For more information about multinode restores, see Using Multiple Nodes to Restore Data to NFS-Mounted File System with the Linux File System Agent.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers> Client > File System >Backup Set.
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Right-click the Subclient, and then click Browse and Restore.
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Click View Content.
Depending on whether the Create File level Index during backup option was selected during backup, one of the following browse methods is used:
If
Then
Create File level Index during backup option was selected
A browse from the index is initiated.
Create File level Index during backup option was not selected
A live browse using the pseudo-mount device is initiated.
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Select the file or folder that you want to restore, and then click Recover All Selected.
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For out-of-place restores, in the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box, clear the Restore to same folder check box.
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From the Destination Client list, select the destination client.
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In the Specify Destination Path box, enter the destination location for restore.
Alternatively, click Browse to navigate and select the destination location.
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Click OK.
Result
To view the total number of objects that were restored, review the job details. The number of files restored will be displayed if metadata collection was enabled during backup.