Restore Azure blob container snapshots or individual blob snapshots

Cloud Snapshot Manager enables you to restore entire blob container snapshots or individual blob snapshots within a blob container.

About this task

To restore Azure blob container snapshots or individual blob snapshots, first browse for the container snapshot using the resource type, Blob Container, resource group, storage account, and prefix in the Snapshots page.

Steps

  1. In the Snapshots window listing the snapshots for that container, select the required snapshot and click Restore.
    Click View Details against the snapshot to view details such as the total number of blobs in the container, the number of successful blob snapshots, and the number of failed blob snapshots.
  2. Select one of the following options based on your requirement:
    • Entire container
    • Specific blobs
  3. If you have selected Entire container, go to step 5.
  4. If you have selected Specific blobs, select the blobs to restore, and then click Select Target.
  5. Select one of the following options to restore:
    • Restore the snapshots of the blobs to Base Blobs - A copy of the snapshot of the blobs is restored to the original container and the original blobs are replaced or overwritten. This process is called promoting a snapshot.
    • Restore the snapshots of the blobs to New Blobs by selecting an existing container - A copy of the snapshot of the blobs is restored in the selected container.

      The copy of the snapshots is stored in a virtual folder within the selected container with the name: CSM_<SnapshotTime>_<CurrentTimeStamp>.

      You can use the Azure prefix search to find the restored blobs by searching using CSM_<SnapshotTime>_<CurrentTimeStamp>.

    • Restore the snapshots of the blobs to New Blobs by creating a container - A copy of the snapshot of the blobs is restored to the newly created container. The new blobs are created in the virtual folder within the new container with the name: CSM_<SnapshotTime>_<CurrentTimeStamp>.
  6. After selecting the required option, click Review.
    A confirmation message with the container name that the blobs will be restored to is displayed.
  7. Click Submit to restore the snapshots.