Note: This procedure is not supported for software RAID (mdraid) configurations. Instead, restore the VM. See Restoring the entire virtual machine.
1 Create a disk image. See To perform VMware file-level recovery for details.
2 Log in to the Linux machine to which files will be restored.
This can be the VM from which files are to be restored, or any other Linux machine.
3 Change to the /tmp directory:
cd /tmp
4 Run the following command to copy the iscsi_flr script from the backup system:
wget http://<backup system IP>/iscsi_flr
5 Once the script is downloaded, add execute permission:
chmod +x iscsi_flr
6 Run the script as follows:
./iscsi_flr mount
7 Enter information at the system prompts. An example for a VM called linux whose backup system IP is 192.168.237.230 is given here:
Unitrends VM File-Level Recovery
<…intro text…>
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Enter address of the Unitrends backup appliance: 192.168.237.230
Enter mount point directory: /tmp/<directory>/
Performing iSCSI target discovery from 192.168.237.230.
1: 192.168.237.230:3260,1 iqn.1995-11.com.unitrends.dpu:flr.4cdf.linux
2. 192.168.237.230:3260,1 iqn.1995-11.com.unitrends.dpu:flr.aecb.linux2
Choose a session to restore from: 1
Logging in to iSCSI target iqn.1995-11.com.unitrends.dpu:flr.4cdf.linux at 192.168.237.230:3260,1
<…etc…>
8 Use Linux tools, such as cp, to copy the files/folders to the desired location.
9 Once data has been restored, it is important to disconnect the share by running this command from the /tmp directory:
./iscsi_flr unmount
10 On the backup system, tear down the restore image using one of the following procedures:
Warning: Proceeding with the tear-down while the restore target is still connected causes undesired results and errors on the target machine.
• If the Restore from Backup screen is still open in the backup system, select the image in the Images available for recovery area, and click Tear Down. Click Yes to confirm that you would like to proceed. The image is removed from the share.
• If you have closed the Restore from the Backup screen, follow the instructions described in To view or tear down VMware restore images.