For Linux machines, file-level recovery is performed with iSCSI. The only prerequisite is that the package iSCSI initiator utils must be installed on the recovery target.
For Windows clients, the following prerequisites must be met;
Windows Prerequisite |
Description |
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CIFS (Samba) access |
Ensure that the Samba service is enabled in the Unitrends appliance. Turn on the Samba service by selecting Settings > System, Updates, and Licensing > Support Toolbox > Samba On/Off. |
iSCSI access for Windows 2003 |
To connect to the iSCSI LUN exposed by the Unitrends system, an iSCSI initiator must be used. For Windows 2003, the initiator package must be downloaded and installed on the restore target machine. Download the installation file from: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=18986 |
Disk configuration |
Hyper-V FLR is supported on Windows systems configured with basic or GPT disks. All disks must have unique names. FLR is supported for dynamic disks with the following limitations: • FLR on dynamic disks can be performed only with iSCSI. FLR on dynamic disks using a CIFS share is not supported. • If the dynamic volumes in the backup are still in use on the original server, then the disks exported by FLR must be attached to a different server for the recovery. |