To mount any supported file system file share, follow these steps:

1. From the Backup and DR Service management console, open theApp Manager>Applications list, right-click therelevant application and selectAccess.

   Note: You can use theManaged Backup Plan status filter to show onlyprotected applications.

2. Select a backup image and chooseMount.

   Note: For NFS, if you are mounting to a regular host, leave theHost or VM option as default. If you want to mount to aContaineruse the instructions in theMount an image to a container.

3. On theMount page, fromHost, choose the target host serverfrom the drop-down.

4. InLabel, optionally enter a unique name associated with the mount.

5. InMount Drive orMount Point enter the entire mount drive or pointyou want to use. If the image consists of multiple volumes, you can selecta different mount drive or point for each volume. Mount drive is forWindows only.

6. In thePre-Script andPost-Script fields, enter the path andrelative filenames. Enter the timeout values to prevent hanging.300 seconds is a good recommended timeout value.

7. ClickSubmit. Go to theJob Monitor toview the progress and details of the job. The mounted image isavailable in theActive Mounts.

Management of the active mounts

Once you have created a mount, track the image from theApp Manager>Active Mounts. Don't leave any imagemounted indefinitely. This is because the backup image that the mount wascreated from cannot expire until all its mounts have been deleted. When youhave finished using the mounted image, perform one of the following actions:

• Unmountthe image. You canremount it if needed. You can thendeletethe image later when you are certain it is no longer needed.
• Unmount and delete the image. This deletes the mountedimage, not the backup that the mount is based on.

What's next

• To define backup settings, seeConfigure application details and settings to protect file system data

• To restore backed up file systems, seeFile system restore

Backup and DR for Filestore and file systems

This page is one in a series of pages specific to protecting and recoveringfilesystems with Backup and DR.

You can find additional information in the following pages:

• Backup and DR for file systems
• Manage hosts and their connected applications
• Configure application details and settings to protect file system data
• Apply a backup plan to protect a file system
• Restore a file system to the source
• Mount a file system or file share
• Mount and migrate a file system for instant recovery to any target