Backup Agent - Trigger restores

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We recommend using the File-level restore (FLR) wizard. This is the primary and most common method. It lets you restore one or more files or folders from a backup, without restarting the server.

Danger

WARNING: Full server restore from a recovery ISO (Bare Metal Recovery) is not supported and, therefore, is outside the scope of this guide; our customer support teams cannot assist with it.

Info

For more information about the Backup Agent product, see our Backup Agent - Product Overview guide.

Requirements

A Bare Metal server with the Backup Agent installed and configured on it (see this guide for more information)
At least one backup has been performed (see this guide for more information)

Instructions

File-level restore (FLR wizard)

This is the primary method to recover one or more files or folders from a backup.

To restore files and folders, click on the tab corresponding to your Operating System:

Windows

Linux

Open the "Veeam Agent" application on your Bare Metal server:

Go to the menu and select Restore File:

Select the desired restore point in the wizard:

Points - Backup agent backup restore

Then confirm:

Point summary

Finally, search for your file and select an option:

Wizard - Backup agent backup restore

Restore > Overwrite: restores the file while overwriting the one currently on the server.
Restore > Keep: restores the file while keeping the one currently on the server.
Copy To: copies the file to a location on your server.
Explore: explores the backup.
Properties: displays the file properties.

Launching a restore will give you a final window that will show the transfer:

Transfer - Backup agent backup restore

To restore files and folders on Linux, you have two options: via the graphical interface or via the command line.

Via the graphical interface

Connect to your Bare Metal server via SSH.
Launch the Veeam interface by typing the following command:
```
sudo veeam
```
In the Veeam Agent control panel, press the R key to access the File Level Restore wizard.
In the Imported Backups pane, use the Up and Down keys to select the backup whose data you wish to restore.
In the Restore Points pane, use the Up and Down keys to select the restore point and press Enter.
The Veeam Agent will mount the content of the backup file to the /mnt/backup directory in the computer's file system. Press Enter to return to the Veeam Agent control panel.

Via the command line

To restore files via the command line, you must first mount the backup:

List your available backups (use --all to show all imported backups:
```
sudo veeamconfig backup list --all
```

List the restore points of a backup:

sudo veeamconfig backup info --id <backup_id>

Mount a restore point:

Info

The point_id is the OIB ID from the previous command's output.

sudo veeamconfig point mount --id <point_id>

This will output confirmation of the mount and state the session id.

Restore point is mounted.
Session ID: [{<session_id>}].
Logs stored in: [/var/log/veeam/Mount/Session_########_######_{<session_id>}].

Once mounted, you can access the files via the mount point (usually in /mnt/backup/).
Copy the desired files from the mount point to their destination.
Once the restore is complete, use the session ID to unmount the backup:
```
sudo veeamconfig session stop --id <session_id>
```

For more information, see the Veeam documentation and the command line restore documentation.

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