Review the Prerequisites

Consider the following options before you perform a file-level recovery:

• You have a valid recovery point and the encryption password, if any.
• You have a valid target node to recover data.
• When the backup destination of a backup job is source local, then to perform a file-level restore job from the destination you need to export the source local destination through NFS or CIFS and specify the recovery point as available at NFS share or CIFS share.
• You have verified that the Linux Backup Server supports the file system that you want to restore.

  For example, RedHat 7.x does not support the reiserfs file system. If the operating system of the Backup Server is RedHat 7.x and you want to restore the reiserfs file system, you must install the file system driver to support reiserfs. You can also use Arcserve Unified Data Protection Agent for Linux Live CD to perform the file-level restore because Live CD supports all types of file system.

• You have installed the following packages on the Linux Backup Server:
  • mdadm
  • kpartx
  • lvm2

• Review the Compatibility Matrix that provides the supported operating systems, databases, and browsers.