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Restoring files from virtual machines

By browsing and restoring files and folders from VM backups, you can restore specific data without restoring the entire VM.

File restores use live browse to temporarily mount backup data and discover the file structure. For large data volumes, restoring the full VM or attaching disks might provide better performance than a file restore.

Requirements

Linux and Windows

  • File indexing enabled (recommended for faster search)

  • For guest file restores of Linux VMs, select a Linux access node

  • File indexing must be enabled.

Linux

Linux VM file browse and restore operations require a Linux access node. Select a node that meets the following conditions:

  • The node is compatible with the Linux VM operating system and file systems that you need to browse or restore.

  • The node can communicate with the hypervisor and VM environment through the required network, DNS, and Commvault connectivity.

  • The node has the components required for Linux VM file browse and restore operations in your environment.

  • The node has sufficient temporary and JobResults space for staging and restore activity.

Select the Linux access node

Use the Node for guest file restores of Linux VMs setting to control which Linux access node mounts, browses, and restores files from Linux VM backups.

Select a specific node when automatic node selection is incompatible with the Linux VM, does not provide the required locality, or does not provide sufficient staging and processing capacity. A dedicated File Recovery Enabler for Linux (FREL), including a MediaAgent converted to a FREL, can be selected when you want Linux VM file restores to use that node.

Configure the setting in the hypervisor or VM group configuration:

  1. Select a Linux access node that meets the requirements in this topic.

  2. Set Node for guest file restores of Linux VMs to the selected node.

  3. Save the configuration.

The setting applies to the VMs associated with the configuration level where you set it. Configure it at the VM group or VM level when you need a more specific node than the hypervisor-level selection.

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