How-to Restore Files and Folders from a Linux Virtual Machine

Introduction

Restoration of individual files and/or folders should be utilized when a smaller subset of data is needed for restore. A restore task can be initiated that will recover files and folders back to the original or an alternate VM.

Procedure

1. Ensure the Linux VM you wish to recover to has the proper prerequisites in place as detailed on the How-to Install the Cohesity Helper App (Linux) page
2. Login to the respective Cloud Data Protection system
3. From the navigation bar at the top of the page, select the Data Protection → Recoveries tab
   
   
4. Select the Recover button and then Files or Folders
   
5. Utilize the search utility to locate the file(s) and/or folder(s) to be restored 
   1. You can search by either the name of the file or by the path of the file
   2. Wildcards and partial names are supported
      
      
6. Click the desired file or folder to restore and choose the snapshot you wish to recover from
   
   
7. Select Recover to Server
8. If you wish to recover multiple files or folders in a single task, select Add More until you have selected all the files you wish to restore, then select Continue to Options
9. 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; enter credentials for an account with Administrator privileges
4. Location:        Toggle this setting dependent upon if you wish to restore the files to the original location or not
5. Overwrite:      Toggle this setting dependent upon if you wish to overwrite the files to the original location or not
6. Interface:        Choose Select from Interface/VLANs and select the bond0.* entry (if you have multiple bond0.* interfaces choose the interface that has a network path to the restoration target) that is not the bond0.1930 (bond0.1940 will alternatively be selected on DUB-COHESITY)
7. Options: Adjust the additional options as necessary
   
   

10. Upon success of the restore you will have the files and folders placed into the location select on the Recovery Options page