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Granular recovery (iSCSI)

This article explains one of the VMware restore options: the iSCSI target method.

Xopero ONE offers a granular recovery feature that allows you to restore individual files and folders from a VMware virtual machine backup. This makes the restore process faster and more efficient in many unexpected situations.

Restoration process

1

Open the VMware tab (Virtual Machines > VMware) in , then click the Manage & Restore button next to the host whose backup you want to restore.

2

Select the VM you want to restore and click the restore button.

3

After choosing the backup plan and VM version, click Restore under the backup copy you wish to recover and select the iSCSI target option from the drop-down list.

4

In the next aside, XMS displays all disks included in your virtual machine backup. You can choose which drives to include in your iSCSI target by clicking the Restore all button or selecting specific disks using the checkboxes and clicking Restore selected.

5

Next, configure the following settings:

  1. iSCSI worker — allows you to select the device that will host and share the iSCSI target. You can choose any device added to the system that supports iSCSI target creation.

  2. iSCSI settings — allows you to select the network adapter through which the target will be shared, as well as the port to be used — by default, port 3260 (dedicated for iSCSI targets).

Devices running macOS are not supported for restoring VMware data.

6

Click the Run iSCSI button to start the process. If everything is configured correctly, a new entry will appear in the Tasks tab and will remain active until you stop it.

iSCSI initiator

Once the iSCSI target is running, you only need to access it. To do this, use an iSCSI initiator (on Windows).

1

Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog, then type iscsicpl and press Enter to open the iSCSI Initiator Properties.

2

Use the Quick Connect option to locate your iSCSI target — enter the address of your iSCSI worker into the Target field and click Quick Connect... button.

3

The system will display a report of the targets discovered at the specified address and indicate the connection status (whether it was successful or not).

4

Click the Done button to close the report. The target should now appear in your Discovered Targets list with a connected status.

Disk Management

At this point, the target is connected to your device. Now, you have to open Disk Management.

1

Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog, then type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter to open the Disk Management tool.

2

Look for a disk that is marked as Offline ℹ.

3

Right-click the offline disk and select the Online option to bring it online.

4

Once the disk is online, you will see the drive letters assigned to its partitions. You can now open File Explorer to access your files.

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