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Recipe: NAS restore of entire file share

Expected deliverables:

• Restore of an entire SMB or NFS file share

Time to complete: 5-30 minutes

• Note times will vary depending on the size of the data being restored

Ingredients:

• A backup of NAS using Veeam NAS backup

Assumptions:

It’s assumed that you already have a Veeam Backup Server fully working in your environment.

Before you start

• Ensure that you have sufficient file systems space to allow for restore of the backup
• Ensure that you have specified required ACL handling settings for the root folder before restoring.

Method:

1. Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console and go to the Home view.
2. Click in Backups and select the backup that holds the share that requires restore, right-click the backup and select Entire file share.
3. In the wizard press Add and select the share(s) that require restore. Click Next
4. In the Destinatop step select either Original Location or This server to specify a new server and path.
   • Then select Preserve folder hierarchy if requured to keep the folder hierarchy of the original file share in the new location.
   • Click Next.
5. Select restore options according to requirements and click in the Restore permissions and security attributes check box if you want the restored files to keep their original ownership and security permissions. Click Next
6. Select Finish to start the restore

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums
• Veeam Best Practices

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