How-to Restore Files and Folders from a Generic NAS

Introduction

Restore individual files or folders when a smaller subset of data is needed for restoration. A restore task can be initiated to recover files and folders back to the original or an alternate NAS share.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Cloud Data Protection system.
2. From the navigation bar at the top of the page, select the Data Protection → Recoveries tab.
   
    
3. Select the Recover button and then Files or Folders
    
   
4. Select Browse or Specify Path and utilize the search utility to locate the path of the file(s) and/or folder(s) to be restored.
   • Wildcards and partial names are supported.
5. Click the path.
   
   
6. Utilize the browser window to select the snapshot to restore from, locate your file(s) or folder(s), and select Add To Cart.
    
    
7. Select Save and Continue to proceed to the Recovery Options page.
8. Select Save and repeat for the location steps to recover multiple files or folders.
9. When you have selected all the files or folders, select Continue to Options.
10. Configure the restore on the Recovery Options page.
    1. Task Name:    Select a meaningful name for the recovery task
    2. Recovered:     Confirm the files you wish to recover
    3. Target:            Select Change to restore to a different target
    4. Location:        Toggle this setting dependent upon if you want to restore the files to the original location
    5. Overwrite:      Toggle this setting dependent upon if you want to overwrite the files to the original location
    6. Interface:        Choose Select from Interface/VLANs select the appropriate bond0.* interface; in most cases, this will be the only bond0.* option that is not bond0.1930.
    7. Options: Adjust the additional options as necessary
       
       
11. Select Recover Files.