N-able Backup: How to restore to another device within N-able N-central,

Last Modified

Thu May 03 17:37 GMT 2018

Description

  • How to restore to another device within N-able N-central.
  • Restore to another device with Recovery Console.

Environment

  • N-able N-central
  • N-able Backup

Solution

  1. Download and install Recovery Console from N-able N-central dashboard under Actions > Download Agent/Probe > Third-Party Software > Recovery Console
  2. Retrieve credentials for account
    • All Devices > select device > Edit > Settings > Backup Management > Retrieve Passphrase
  3. Select Add in Recovery Console and input credentials from step #2
  4. Data sources to track window will open; make selections to restore here
    • Data sources here are equivalent to data sources in Backup Manager
    • Note: Virtual disaster recovery (VDR) involves creating a virtual machine or hard disk from Files and folders and System state datasources
      • When performing VDR, it is not necessary to also select the Files and folders datasource
  5. Next will take you to configure what parts of a datasource to restore
    • Note: if you do not choose a Restore to location, Recovery Console will automatically overwrite existing data
  6. Once data has been selected, select OK
    • You will see a pop-up window asking to activate data recovery now
      • Yes activates continuous restore mode, which automatically searches for the most recent available good backup and restores it automatically
      • No allows manual restore to choose session
        • To manually start restore, right-click device in Recovery Console > Force restore