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Dismounting all recovery points, Mounting a recovery point for a Linux machine

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Dismounting all recovery points To dismount all recovery points: 1. Navigate to the Core Console, click Tools → Mounts . 2. On the Local Mounts page, click Dismount All. 3. In the Dismounting the Recovery Point window, click Yes to confirm. Mounting a recovery point for a Linux machine Using the aamount utility in AppAssure, you can remotely mount a volume from a recovery point as a local volume, on a Linux machine. 1. Create a new directory for mounting the recovery point (for example, you can use the mkdir command). 2. Verify the directory exists (for example, by using the ls command). 3. Run the AppAssure aamount utility as root, or as the super user, for example: sudo aamount 4. At the AppAssure mount prompt, enter the following command to list the protected machines. lm 5. When prompted, enter the IP address or hostname of your Core server. 6. Enter the logon credentials for the Core server, that is, the user name and password. A list of the machines that are protected by the AppAssure server will display. Each machine is identified by the following: line item number, host/IP address, and an ID number for the machine. For example: 293cc667-44b4-48ab-91d8-44bc74252a4f 7. Enter the following command to list the recovery points that are available for a specified machine: lr 8. Enter the following command to select and mount the specified recovery point at the specified mount point/path. m 9. To verify the mount was successful, enter the following command, which should list the attached remote volume: l Removing recovery points You can easily remove recovery points for a particular machine from the repository. When you delete recovery points in AppAssure, you can specify one of the following options: Text Box Description Delete All Recovery Points Removes all recovery points for the selected agent machine from the Repository. Delete a Range of Removes all recovery points in a specified range before the current, up to and Recovery Points including the base image, which is all data on the machine as well as all recovery points after the current until the next base image. NOTE: You cannot recover the recovery points you have deleted. To remove recovery points: 1. In the left navigation area of the Core Console, select the machine for which you want to view recovery points, and then click the Recovery Points tab. 2. Click the Actions menu. 3. Select one of the following options: 55

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Dismounting all recovery points
To dismount all recovery points:
1.
Navigate to the Core Console, click
Tools
→
Mounts
.
2.
On the
Local Mounts
page, click
Dismount All
.
3.
In the
Dismounting the Recovery Point
window, click
Yes
to confirm.
Mounting a recovery point for a Linux machine
Using the
aamount
utility in AppAssure, you can remotely mount a volume from a recovery point as a
local volume, on a Linux machine.
1.
Create a new directory for mounting the recovery point (for example, you can use the
mkdir
command).
2.
Verify the directory exists (for example, by using the
ls
command).
3.
Run the AppAssure
aamount
utility as root, or as the super user, for example:
sudo aamount
4.
At the AppAssure mount prompt, enter the following command to list the protected machines.
lm
5.
When prompted, enter the IP address or hostname of your Core server.
6.
Enter the logon credentials for the Core server, that is, the user name and password.
A list of the machines that are protected by the AppAssure server will display. Each machine is
identified by the following: line item number, host/IP address, and an ID number for the machine. For
example: 293cc667-44b4-48ab-91d8-44bc74252a4f
7.
Enter the following command to list the recovery points that are available for a specified machine:
lr
<line_number_of_machine>
8.
Enter the following command to select and mount the specified recovery point at the specified
mount point/path.
m <volume_recovery_point_ID_number> <path>
9.
To verify the mount was successful, enter the following command, which should list the attached
remote volume:
l
Removing recovery points
You can easily remove recovery points for a particular machine from the repository. When you delete
recovery points in AppAssure, you can specify one of the following options:
Text Box
Description
Delete All
Recovery Points
Removes all recovery points for the selected agent machine from the Repository.
Delete a Range of
Recovery Points
Removes all recovery points in a specified range before the current, up to and
including the base image, which is all data on the machine as well as all recovery
points after the current until the next base image.
NOTE:
You cannot recover the recovery points you have deleted.
To remove recovery points:
1.
In the left navigation area of the Core Console, select the machine for which you want to view
recovery points, and then click the
Recovery Points
tab.
2.
Click the
Actions
menu.
3.
Select one of the following options:
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