You can restore guest files and folders from virtual machine backups to a physical or virtual machine. You can only restore files or folders to the source VM if a file system agent is installed on the source VM.
Considerations
To browse a Linux VM, you must use a Linux access node.
Note
By default, when you restore guest files from a backup of a Nutanix AHV hypervisor, Commvault selects the access node to perform the operation. If you want to choose a specific access node yourself, use the Preferred node for guest file restores setting in the configuration for the Nutanix AHV hypervisor. The access node that you specify is used for all guest file restores associated with this hypervisor.
Before You Begin
If a passkey is configured for restores, you must have the passkey.
Start the Restore Wizard
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtual machines.
The Overview page appears.
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Click the VM groups tab.
The VM group page appears. The VM groups area displays summary information for any existing VM groups.
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On the VM groups tab, in the row for the VM group, click the action button
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Select Guest files.
The Restore page appears.
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To select a specific MediaAgent and/or source for the restore, in the upper-right area of the page, click Change Source.
By default, the Commvault software automatically selects the MediaAgent and source as follows:
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MediaAgent: The software uses the MediaAgent that performed the backup.
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Source: By 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.
For more information, see MediaAgent and Copy Precedence Considerations for Virtualization Restores.
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Select the objects you want to restore, and then click Restore.
The Restore Wizard appears.
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Specify the destination for recovered files.
By default, files are restored to the proxy that performed the backup.
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To restore in place, leave the value in the Destination list.
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Optional: To use the Impersonate user option, type the host name and credentials for the new destination.
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.
The user must have permissions to create files in the specified location on the destination.
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For the Destination path box, type a full path or click Browse to select a destination folder.
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To delete an existing file and replace it with the restored file, select Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists.
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Click Submit.