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Restoring Guest Files and Folders for OpenStack

You can restore files and folders from a backup of an OpenStack instance or image to a VSA proxy.

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 OpenStack instance, 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 OpenStack instance. The access node that you specify is used for all guest file restores associated with this instance.

Prerequisites

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

Procedure

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

    The Overview page appears.

  2. Click the VM groups tab.

    The VM group page appears. The VM groups area displays summary information for any existing VM groups.

  3. 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.

  4. Select Guest files and folders to restore files or folders to the source instance, to another instance, or to a guest agent.

    The Restore page appears.

  5. To select a specific MediaAgent and/or source for the restore, in the upper-right area of the page, click the Settings button gear button.

    By default, the Commvault software automatically selects the MediaAgent and source as follows:

    • MediaAgent: The software uses the MediaAgent that performed the backup.

    • 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.

  6. Select the objects you want to restore, and then click Restore.

  7. Specify the following:

    • Restore ACLs: Select one of the following options:

      • Restore ACLs Only: Restore permissions from the backup and apply them to the files specified for the restore.

      • Restore Data Only: Restore files and folders with the default permissions for the destination path.

      • Restore Both Data and ACLs: Restore files and folders while preserving source file and folder permissions.

    • Unconditional Overwrite: Select this check box to overwrite source files or folders with the same names.

    • Restore Destination: Leave the default settings to restore in place, or modify the following values to restore out of place:

      1. For Destination client, select the VSA proxy to be used for the restore.

      2. For Specify destination path, enter or browse to the location where the file or folder will be restored.

        A file or folder can be restored to an NFS-mounted file system (Unix). Clients with NFS mounted to another machine can restore to that mount. Click the Browse button to see if the mount is visible.

    • Preserve Source Paths: Use the Preserve or Remove options to determine how many levels of parent folders are created for restored files. For example, when restoring a file from the /MEMOS/SALES folder, you can preserve two levels to create both folders, or preserve one level to create only the SALES folder.

    • Impersonate User: Select this option to specify a different user for the restore operation, and enter user credentials in the User Name, Password, and Confirm Password boxes.

  8. Click Submit.

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