Granular recovery
This article explains how to restore data from an image-level backup.
In Xopero ONE, there are three recovery options available for image-level backups, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your needs and preferences.
Initiating the recovery process
Open the restore view in using one of the following options:
Option A
Go to the Devices tab and click Restore next to the device whose data you want to recover. After selecting the device you want to restore, choose the plan containing the data you want to recover from the Backup plans drop-down menu.
Option B
Go to the Storages tab, select the storage containing the backup data, and click the folder 📂icon to browse the storage.
Select the device whose data you want to restore. Then, choose the backup plan and review the information about the agent used to connect to the storage.
After selecting the appropriate device and backup plan, the system will display the Backup copies section — here, you can choose the backup version you want to restore. Click the desired date, then select Restore.
Choose one of the available granular recovery options to proceed (click one of the following links to continue):
iSCSI target
The iSCSI target option allows you to quickly create and share an iSCSI resource over the TCP/IP protocol. You can connect this resource to any device without restoring backup copies to another location. This method is useful for granular restoration and enables easy file copying through the file explorer.
In case of a failure, the iSCSI resource can also be connected as a virtual machine disk.
Select all disks by clicking Restore all, or choose a specific disk and click Restore selected.
The iSCSI worker section allows you to select the device that will host the iSCSI target. To change the device, click the Edit button.
Next, in the iSCSI settings, select the network interface—preferably the same one shown in the iSCSI worker section—and choose the port. You can either accept the default values or specify different ones.
Accept the default iSCSI target name or enter a different one. Click Run iSCSI to start the iSCSI service.
If the restoration was configured correctly, its details will appear in the Current tasks list in the Tasks tab.
Mounting iSCSI target
Press Win + R simultaneously to open the Run window. Type iscsicpl.exe and click OK (or press Enter) to launch the iSCSI Initiator.
In the Targets tab, enter the IP address of the network interface from the Xopero ONE iSCSI configuration in the Target field, then click Quick Connect.
The iSCSI Initiator will search for available iSCSI targets and add them to the Discovered Targets list. Click Done to close the window.
If the setup is successful, the target’s status will change to Connected.
Press Win + R simultaneously to open the Run window. Type compmgmt.msc and click OK (or press Enter) to launch the Computer Management and go to the Disk Management section.
Locate the new disk on the list, then right-click it and select Online to initialize the disk.
After a moment the disk should be available and ready to use.
File image
Select the disk you want to restore and click Restore selected.
Next, choose the image format from the available options:
RAW
VHD
VHDX
VMDK
Select the device where you want to restore the data—to change it, click the Edit button.
Specify the exact path for restoring the data in the Restore directory section.
Keep in mind that the restored image will occupy the same space size as the original disk.
In Restore settings, there are three checkboxes with additional options you can use:
Overwrite existing data — choose whether to overwrite existing files in the restore directory.
Restore file permissions — restore the original permissions of the files.
Reduce bandwidth — limit network usage during the restore process.
Double-check your configuration and click Start now button to start the recovery process.
If the restoration was configured correctly, its details will appear in the Current tasks list in the Tasks tab.
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