Mounting A Recovery Point Volume On A Linux Machine - Dell PowerVault DL4000 User Manual

– In the Actions drop-down menu for that machine, click Mount.
– In the Mount Recovery Point dialog box, select a Recovery Point in the list, and then click Next.
– In the left navigation area of the AppAssure 5 Core Console, select the machine you want to mount to a
local file system, which launches the Summary tab for that machine.
* On the Recovery Points tab, select a recovery point in the list.
* In the expanded details for that recovery point, next to Operations, click Mount.
The Mount dialog box is displayed.
2. In the Mount dialog box, edit the text boxes for mounting a recovery point as described below.
Text Box
Mount Location:
Local Folder
Mount Type
Sharing
3. Click Mount to mount the recovery point.

Mounting A Recovery Point 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 AppAssure Core server.
6. Enter the logon credentials for the Core server, that is, the username and password.
A list is displayed showing the machines protected by this AppAssure server. It lists the machines found by 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 currently mounted recovery points for a specified machine:
lr <line_number_of_machine>
NOTE: You can also enter the machine ID number in this command instead of the line item number.
A list is displayed that shows the base and incremental recovery points for that machine. This list includes a line
item number, date/timestamp, location of volume, size of recovery point, and an ID number for the volume that
includes a sequence number at the end (for example, 293cc667-44b4-48ab-91d8-44bc74252a4f:2),
which identifies the recovery point.
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>
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Description
Specify the path used to access the mounted recovery point.
Specify the way to access data for the mounted recovery point:
– Mount Read-only.
– Mount Read-only with previous writes.
– Mount Writable.
Optionally, select the check box to specify whether the mounted recovery point can be
shared and, then, set access rights to it including the Share name and access groups.