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Dynamic NAS Protection provides File Index, Search, and FLR, which allow you to search the file and folder from the entire NAS backup. When the Search Engine is deployed and the NAS protection policy is enabled with indexing, you can use the File Search option to restore individual files and folders from one or more NAS backups.
Beginning with PowerProtect Data Manager 19.12, you can search for skipped files that have not been backed up by using the File Search option.
Note: Indexing must be enabled for the File Search option to become available.
File versions: Select how Data Manager should distinguish files from different backups if the selected files and folders exist in multiple backups of the same NAS asset.
Option | Description |
In the Same Folder | The restore appends a suffix to the filename. The suffix identifies the backup from which the file or folder was restored. |
In a Separate Folder | The restore uses separate folders to group files from different backups. The folder name identifies the backup from which the file or folder was restored. |
NAS Restore > Location shows the destination restore location options for FLR:
Option | Description |
Restore and Overwrite the Original Files and Folders | The restore operation overwrites any files at the original location with the same names. |
Restore to an Alternate Share or Array | A table of available shares appears. Complete the substeps. |
Beginning with PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11, having FLR restore to the original location allows you to overwrite the existing files on the export/share without creating the entire path hierarchy of the restored file/folder.
For alternate share restores, you can recover the files/folders directly at the root level of the alternate asset/share/export. This functionality helps to retain the complete folder hierarchy when FLR actions are performed.