Restoring NFS Datastore snapshots - IONOS Help

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

Establish a connection to your Private Cloud. You can find instructions for this in the following Help Centre category: Private Cloud
Open the vSphere Client. You can find instructions on how to do this in the following article: Opening vSphere Client
In the vSphere Client, click on the database icon in the navigation bar on the left (Aria label: Storage).

Screenshot: The vSphere Client is displayed. On this page, the button with the database icon is highlighted in the left navigation bar. — Figure: Button with the database symbol

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

Screenshot: The vSphere Client is displayed. The .snapshot folder is highlighted in the navigation bar below the Summary menu item. — Figure: .snapshot folder

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

Screenshot: The vSphere Client is displayed. In the navigation bar, located below the Summary menu item, a snapshot in the .snapshot folder is highlighted. — Figure: Snapshot in the .snapshot folder

Select the folder you want to restore. To restore individual files, select the desired files.
Click on COPY TO. The Select Destination window is displayed.

Screenshot: The vSphere Client is displayed. A file is selected in a folder of the snapshot. The COPY TO button is highlighted. — Figure: COPY TO button

Select the desired destination.
Optional: Activate the option Overwrite files and folders with the same names at the destination.
Click on OK.

Screenshot: The Select Destination window appears. The OK button is highlighted. — Figure: OK button