Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Performing file level recoveries

1. On Windows:
   1. Run the following command to mount the backup and start the command prompt at the mount point:

      recover.exe -w -S <save_set_ID>

      Use the Windows copy option and paste option to recover the backup.

      After you perform the recovery, close the command prompt to exit the process.

   2. Run the following command to mount the backup and copy specific files from the input file to the destination:

      recover.exe -w -S <save_set_ID> -I <input_file> -d <destination>

2. On Linux:

   Ensure that you meet the following prerequisites before you perform a file level recovery:

   1. You have disabled Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) by running one of the following relevant commands:
      • setsebool -P nis_enabled 1, if you use either RHEL 7.x or CentOS 7.x
      • setsebool -P allow_ypbind 1, if you use either RHEL 6.x or CentOS 6.x
   2. You have installed the iscsiadm utility by installing one of the following relevant packages on the Linux client:
      • iscsi-initiator-utils<version_number>.rpm, if you use either RHEL or CentOS
      • open-iscsi<version_number>.rpm, if you use SLES
   3. On SLES, if you want to start the iscsiadm utility for the first time, restart the iSCSI services by running the following command:

      service open-iscsi restart

   Perform a file level recovery:

   1. Run the following command to mount the backup:

      recover.exe -w -S <save_set_ID>

      Open a new terminal, and use Linux copy and paste commands to recover the data.

      After you perform the recovery, type quit to exit the process.

   2. Run the following command to mount the backup and copy specific files from the input file to the destination:
      recover.exe -w -S <save_set_ID> -I <input_file> -d <destination>

      NOTE:For Windows, the command is recover.exe. For Linux, the command is recover