Restoring Guest Files and Folders from a Google Cloud Instance

You can restore files and folders from a backup of a Google Cloud (GC) instance.

You can restore guest files and folders from a streaming backup, an IntelliSnap backup, or a backup copy.

Considerations

You cannot live browse a Windows VM that has disks with BitLocker enabled.
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 GC 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 GC 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.
Use different VM groups for UNIX and Windows VMs. You cannot browse and restore files for both operating systems in the same job.

Procedure

From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.

The Overview page appears.
On the VM groups tab, in the row for the VM group, click the action button , and then click Restore.

The Select restore type page appears.
Select Guest files to restore files or folders.

The Restore page appears.
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.
Select the content to restore, and then click Restore.

The Restore options dialog box appears.
Specify the destination for recovered files.
1. Change the value in the Destination client box to use a different access node.
2. 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.
3. For the Destination path box, type a full path or click Browse to select a destination folder.
To delete an existing file and replace it with the restored file, select Unconditionally overwrite if it already exists.
Click Submit.