Guest OS Files (Windows / Linux) Restore

Guest OS files restore allows users to restore files only instead of the whole virtual machine. In this section, you will learn how to restore guest OS files with Active Backup for Business Portal which is automatically installed when you install Active Backup for Business.

Contents

  1. Before You Start
  2. Launch the Guest OS File Recovery Portal

Before You Start

Guest OS files restore allows you to only restore individual files or folders from Microsoft Windows and Linux virtual machines. Supported file systems for Windows / Linux are listed below.

  • Windows: NTFS, FAT32
  • Linux: NTFS, FAT32, ext3, ext4

Launch the Guest OS File Recovery Portal

  • Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Microsoft Hyper-V, single-select the virtual machine you want to restore, click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and open Active Backup for Business Portal.
  • Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Task List, select the backup task you want to restore, click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and open Active Backup for Business Portal.

Note:

  • Active Backup for Business Portal does not support the virtual machines with dynamic disks.
  • To perform file-level recovery, SSH service of the guest OS is required to be enabled.
Before You Start
Launch the Guest OS File Recovery Portal