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Restoring Guest Files and Folders for Azure Local

You can restore files and folders from an Azure Local virtual machine backup to the source VM, to another VM, or to a guest agent.

The Commvault software indexes guest files and folders of Windows and Linux virtual machines on Azure Local streaming backups.

Prerequisites

  • If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.

  • To restore to a VM, verify that the following requirements are met:

    • The guest operating system for the destination VM must be Windows 2008 R2 SP1 or a more recent release.

    • The destination VM must have the most recent integration services installed.

  • To restore files and folders from a Unix virtual machine, use a Linux access node. For more information, see Access Nodes for Hypervisors and VM Groups.

Procedure

  1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtual machines.

    The Overview page appears.

  2. On the VM groups tab, in the row for the VM group, click the action button action_button, and then click Restore.

    The Select restore type page appears.

  3. Select Guest files.

    The Restore page appears.

  4. To select a different MediaAgent or source copy for the restore, or to switch to live browse mode, do the following:

    1. If you intend to switch to live browse mode, in the left column, you must click a folder in order for the Browse from media toggle key to be displayed in the Change source dialog box.

    2. In the upper-right area of the page, click Change source.

      The Change source dialog box appears.

    3. To switch to live browse mode (browsing from media), move the Browse from media toggle key to the right.

    4. To select a specific source and/or MediaAgent for the restore, do the following:

      • Restore from copy: Select one of the following:

        • Automatic (default): The software searches for the requested data in the primary copy. If the data is not found in the primary copy, the software selects a secondary or auxiliary copy.

        • Primary: The software searches for the requested data in the primary copy.

        • Snap copy: The software searches for the requested data in the snap copy.

      • MediaAgent: Select the MediaAgent that performed the backup.

      For more information, see MediaAgent and Copy Precedence Considerations for Virtualization Restores.

    5. Click OK.

  5. Select the objects to restore, and then click Restore.

    The Restore options dialog box appears.

  6. Provide the requested information:

    By default, files are restored to the source VM, using the same VSA proxy as the backup.

    1. To restore in place:

      1. Select the Select client tab (the default option).

      2. Verify that the source VM is selected in the Destination client box (the default option).

      3. Optional: To use a different VSA proxy, change the value in the Access node box.

        For Azure Local, all Azure Local nodes are displayed.

    2. To restore to a different VM:

      1. Select the Other VM tab.

        By default, the same VSA proxy that was used for the backup performs the restore.

      2. Optional: To use a different VSA proxy, change the value in the Access node box.

      3. If the destination VM resides on another hypervisor, select the host name of the hypervisor from the Destination hypervisor list, and then browse to select the destination VM.

        The guest operating system for the destination VM must be Windows 2008 R2 SP1 or later, and the destination VM must have the latest integration services installed.

      4. In the Virtual machine login area, type the username and password for the destination VM.

    3. To restore to a guest agent:

      1. Select the Select client tab (the default option).

      2. Select the guest agent from the Destination list.

        By default, the Local System account on the destination client is used to perform the restore operation; but you can use the Impersonate user option to provide credentials for another user account.

      3. Optional: To use the Impersonate user option, type the host name and credentials for the new destination hypervisor.

        The user must have permissions to create files in the specified location on the destination.

  7. For the Destination path box, enter the full path to the folder to restore the objects to.

  8. To delete an existing file and replace it with the restored file, select Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists.

  9. Click Submit.

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