Map File Format for File System Restores

The map file is a comma separate value (CSV) file type that contains 2 entries per line:

Note

If the destination file path does not exist when you start the restore, the Commvault software creates the file path when it runs the restore.

The file format is:

"source_path_folder", "destination_path_folder"

There must be no whitespaces between the quotes and the comma.

The table lists the valid map file entries:

Mapping Type	source_folder_path Value:	destination_folder_path Value:	UNIX Example	Windows Example	Additional Information
File to file	The source file absolute path	Thee destination file absolute path	"/dir1/file1.txt","/dir2/file1.txt"	"C:\dir1\file1.txt","E:\dir2\file1.txt"
Directory to directory	The source file absolute path	Thee destination file absolute path	"/dir2/info/","/dir4/info/"	"C:\dir2", "C:\dir2"
Drive to drive	The source drive	The destination drive	"/"(root),"/mnt","/usr"	"C:\", "E:\"
Rename a file, or a folder when you restore it	The source file, or folder	The new file name, or folder	"/dir4/file2.txt","/dir5/file3.txt"	"C:\dir4\file2.txt","F:\dir5\file3.txt"
Filter a file	The source file	leave it blank	"/dir5",""	"C:\dir5"
Windows file to file mapping, with UNC path for source to UNC path for destination	The source file Prefix the path with UNC-NT.	The destination file Do not include UNC-NT as a prefix on the path. Prefix the path with \\.	N/A	"UNC-NT_Filer\Share\source2","\\Filer\Share\destination2"
Windows source file that has a UNC path for the source	The source file Add UNC-NT as a prefix on the path.	The destination file	N/A	"UNC-NT_Filer\Share\source2","E:destination2"
Unix Raw Device to Raw Device	The source device file, for example, /dev/dm-2.	The destination device file, for example, /dev/dm-3.	cat map.txt – "/dev/mapper/vg01-lv01","" "/dev/dm-2","/dev/dm-3"	N/A	Before you perform the restore operation, verify that the destination device is in unmounted state.