[SOLVED] NFS/DIRECTORY in VM

[voarsh]

Hi,

I have Macrium rescue media ISO that will restore a proprietary backup file I have created on another machine.

The ISO will boot up and look for the backup on a USB/disk, etc.

I can put my backup files on a NFS shared directory, but I've no idea how I can attach it to my VM.

Perhaps put the file into a disk (no idea how to do that) and attach it to the VM???
I cannot convert the backup to an ISO, incompatible, sadly, would be easiest!

(PROXMOX could maybe let us upload whatever file format we desire?)

 

[voarsh]

Only thing I can think of right now is to launch a Windows VM and mount a shared directory on my network and give it the backup files, to then overwrite the disk with the backup.

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slightly easier is to make the VM on the bootable/recovery ISO, mount a USB with the data (on the host) and add it to the VM.
Boot into the recovery ISO and select the data for the restoration

 

[apoc]

I can put my backup files on a NFS shared directory, but I've no idea how I can attach it to my VM.

Can you mount an NFS from the recovery ISO (Macrium)? That is one option.
The other option is to attach a disk to a vm, copy the backup to this disk, detach it from the VM and attach it to the one whichever you want to restore.

 

[voarsh]

Can you mount an NFS from the recovery ISO (Macrium)? That is one option.

There is no NFS/directory option in hardware on a VM?
Otherwise I am not sure what you mean? I don't think the recovery ISO is running Windows Pro for NFS client

 

[voarsh]

The other option is to attach a disk to a vm, copy the backup to this disk, detach it from the VM and attach it to the one whichever you want to restore.

I've attached a disk to a VM. I am not sure how to put files on it?

 

[apoc]

You would need to write a filesystem on it. Place data and then mount it to desired VM.
But honestly, this is very complicated.
Build yourself a small VM with either a webserver, FTP, NFS or whatsoever service where you simply can drop and pull files. Everything else is not practical.

 

[voarsh]

You would need to write a filesystem on it. Place data and then mount it to desired VM.
But honestly, this is very complicated.
Build yourself a small VM with either a webserver, FTP, NFS or whatsoever service where you simply can drop and pull files. Everything else is not practical.

The disk was the easiest - the recovery ISO wouldn't connect to a shared network drive from another remote Windows PC on the network.
FTP/NFS is not supported/not working.
This issue is resolved using the disk.

Normally, with a proper OS, NFS/FTP, etc would be fine, and I wouldn't be asking this.