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File Level Recovery

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With the File Level Recovery option from the BDRSuite Backup Server, you can instantly restore individual files/folders from the backed-up VM(s)/ Disk(s) without restoring the entire VM(s)/ Disk(s).

Step 1: Choose Host and Restore Type

  • Choose a VM/ Host that you wish to restore.
  • Now, select the File Level Recovery option and click Next.

Step 2: Choose Restore Version

  • Select a restore point to restore the backup data. BDRSuite Backup Server retains the restore points as per the retention policy you have selected for the backup job.
  • Full backup and Incremental backup restore points are viewed in the dropdown box structure.
  • Each incremental restore point is a virtual full backup that makes full data recovery possible in each step. This makes the restoration process easier without having to recover a full backup and all the previous increments.
  • If the restore point is denoted with symbols (d), (w), (m), (+P) at the end, it indicates the following:
    • Daily Merge (d)
    • Weekly Merge (w)
    • Monthly Merge (m)
    • Persistent boot changes (+P)
  • Daily, Weekly, and Monthly merges take place based on the retention policies you have configured.
  • If you select Restore version time-stamp with (+P), then you have enabled the option to ’Include persistent boot changes during restore’ option that includes the changes you performed in the VM/Host during the instant boot restore process.

Step 3: Select the Files/Folders

  • Select the files and folders you want to restore, by expanding the VM/ Host tree and their disks.

Step 4: Select Destination Host & Restore Location

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You can restore your backup data either to the BDRSuite Backup Server or to the Source Host(The host from which the backup was performed)

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You can either select the Original location or the alternate location when you choose to restore the backup data to the source host in the previous step.

If you have chosen to restore the backup data to ‘ This Server’ option i.e. the BDRSuite Backup Server, then you can directly choose the location on the server.

Restore Option ( If you have selected the Destination Host as the source host then this ‘Restore Option’ will be available)

You will have the following three restore option. Any one of them can be selected based on the requirement.

  1. Keep the existing file and rename the file restored from the backup (Recommended practice)
  2. Rename the existing file and use the original name for the file restored from the backup.
  3. Overwrite the existing file with the file restored from backup.

Compression & Encryption ( If you have selected the Destination Host as ‘This Server’ then Compression & Encryption option will be available)

  • Enable Compression – Check the box aside and you will be able to restore all the selected files/folders as a compressed zip file. The compressed data will be available in the Restore Reports section and can be downloaded at any time.
  • Encrypt Compressed Data- If you want to encrypt the restored files/folders. You need to provide an Archive Password to secure the restored files/folders from unauthorized access.

Image Representation – Destination Host selected as ‘Source Host’

Image Representation – Destination Host selected as ‘This Server’

Step 5: Review & Restore

Review the recovery configuration you have selected and click on Restore to start restoring the selected files & folder.

On successful restore, you can find the files & folders restored to the selected location Then, Navigate to the Recovery tab, click on the report icon next to the concerned backup job you have restored, and choose the  Restore Report to view the recovery details and the Download link of the compressed file.

Note: If the recovery is interrupted due to some network or connectivity issues etc. and whenever a successful connection is again established then the recovery will restart from where it left off. E.g. If an interruption occurred say after 30% progress of the recovery then when a connection is again established then the recovery will start from that 30% rather than 0%.

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