RedHat Virtualization Restore Guest files

HI @Michael Seickert ,

This is what you need to do:

• On UNIX computers, clients with NFS mounted to another machine can restore to that mount. Click the Browse button to see if the mount is visible.

• On Windows computers, the UNC path of a shared drive can be specified to restore files directly to the original virtual machine. For example, enter \\servername\sharename. (A drive letter associated with a mapped drive cannot be specified.) The Windows logon information for this shared drive must be added using the Impersonate User option.

  The user account specified must have permissions for the UNC path to which the data will be restored. This user must be able to create files in the destination folder of the virtual machine through the destination proxy computer. Without these permissions, the recovery operation will not complete successfully.

Best Regards,

Sebastien

Hi Michael,

for a more VMware guest host specific method, guckst du hier:

https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/essential/136573_agentless_restores_for_vmware.html

There is no special “restore to guest” option, but the source VM is preselected in the restore options, even if no CV agent is installed in it. You may even select another VM. However, you have to consider the prerequisites listed under the URL above.

Regards,

Markus

Hi Markus,

thank you for your answer. For VMware you are absolutely right! But for RHEV … the option for restore to guest are simply missing! Please have a look at the attached screenshots.

Regards.

Michael

Hi Sebastien,

this is a nice idea. I am not sure if this is working (due to network restrictions) but I will discuss this in the project.

Best Regards

Michael

Hi Michael,

🤣 as you just wrote “Redhat” I thought you mean Redhat OS on the VM, didn’t think about RHEV. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Thanks for sharing the solution, @Michael Seickert !