Restoring NFS Datastore Snapshots

In this article you will learn how to restore an NFS snapshot. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Establish a connection to your IONOS Private Cloud. For more information, see Getting Started.

2. Open the vSphere Client. You can find instructions on how to do this in the following article: Opening vSphere Client.

3. In the vSphere Client, click on the database icon in the navigation bar on the left (Aria label: Storage).

vSphere Client showing the database/storage icon

1. In the navigation bar below the Summary menu item, click on the greater than sign next to the .snapshot folder.

vSphere Client displaying the .snapshot folder

1. Click on the greater than sign next to the desired snapshot.

A snapshot selected in the .snapshot folder

1. Select the folder you want to restore. To restore individual files, select the desired files.

2. Click on COPY TO. The Select Destination window is displayed.

vSphere Client with a file selected and the COPY TO button highlighted

1. Select the desired destination.

2. Optional: Activate the option Overwrite files and folders with the same names at the destination.

3. Click on OK.

Select Destination window with the OK button highlighted