Perform file-level restore for computers 

Perform point-in-time recovery of backed-up machines with IDrive BMR. During the restore process, you will need to select the particular drive along with the recovery point. Create up to 5 restore paths collectively for computers and VMware servers, irrespective of the authentication type selected. Access and restore the backed-up files and folders of your computers via these restore paths — accessible over the LAN. 

To create a file-level restore path using Samba,

1. Under Computers, click <Restore icon> corresponding to the required computer.  You will be directed to file restore, for the latest recovery point of the computer.
   Alternatively, go to Restore > File restore and select the required computer and recovery point.
2. Select Samba under Select restore type.
3. Select a computer from the Choose system dropdown.
4. Select a recovery point from the Choose recovery point dropdown.
5. Select the drive from the Choose drive dropdown.
   

   Note: Samba does not support file restore functionality for drives with the ReFS file system. 

6. By default Enable user authentication will be selected as 'No'. This will create an open share that is accessible on the network.
   To create a secure share,
   a. Select ‘Yes’ to enable user authentication.
   b. Select the username from the Mount username dropdown.
   c. Enter the mount password.
7. Click Create Restore Path. A summary for the selected computer will be created in the Mount summary section. You can use the path displayed under the Mount path/iSCSI target field to access your backed-up data.

To create a file-level restore path using iSCSI,

1. Under Computers, click <Restore icon> corresponding to the required computer.  You will be directed to file restore, for the latest recovery point of the computer.
   Alternatively, go to Restore > File restore and select the required computer and recovery point.
2. Select iSCSI under Select restore type.
3. Select a computer from the Choose system dropdown.
4. Select a recovery point from the Choose recovery point dropdown.
5. Select the drive from the Choose drive dropdown.
   

   Note: iSCSI supports file restore functionality for drives with both ReFS and NTFS file systems.

6. By default Enable user authentication will be selected as 'No'. This will create an open share that is accessible on the network. To create a secure share,
   a. Select ‘Yes’ to enable user authentication.
   b. Configure CHAP and Mutual CHAP authentication.
   

   Note: CHAP authentication needs to be enabled for configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication.

   c. Enter the username and password.
7. Click Create iSCSI Target. A summary for the selected computer will be created in the Mount summary section. You can use the path displayed under the Mount path/iSCSI target field to access your backed-up data.

File restore via iSCSI protocol allows you to create a virtual disk (referred to as an iSCSI target) from your backup. Once the iSCSI target is mounted on your system,  it behaves like a local disk, allowing you to browse and restore files directly from it. 

Note: Both the IDrive BMR device and the Windows machine must be on the same network for successful access to the iSCSI restore.