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To mount any supported file system file share, follow these steps:
From the Backup and DR Service management console, open theApp Manager>Applicationslist, right-click the
relevant application and selectAccess.
Select a backup image and chooseMount.
On theMountpage, fromHost, choose the target host server
from the drop-down.
InLabel, optionally enter a unique name associated with the mount.
InMount DriveorMount Pointenter the entire mount drive or point
you want to use. If the image consists of multiple volumes, you can select
a different mount drive or point for each volume. Mount drive is for
Windows only.
In thePre-ScriptandPost-Scriptfields, enter the path and
relative filenames. Enter the timeout values to prevent hanging.
300 seconds is a good recommended timeout value.
ClickSubmit. Go to theJob Monitorto
view the progress and details of the job. The mounted image is
available 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 image
mounted indefinitely. This is because the backup image that the mount was
created from cannot expire until all its mounts have been deleted. When you
have finished using the mounted image, perform one of the following actions:
Unmountthe image. You canremountit if needed. You can thendeletethe image later when you are certain it is no longer needed.
Unmount and deletethe image. This deletes the mounted
image, not the backup that the mount is based on.
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From the Backup and DR Service management console, open the\n **App Manager** \\\u003e **Applications** list, right-click the\n relevant application and select **Access**.\n\n | **Note:** You can use the **Managed Backup Plan** status filter to show only protected applications.\n2. Select a backup image and choose **Mount**.\n\n | **Note:** For NFS, if you are mounting to a regular host, leave the **Host or VM** option as default. If you want to mount to a **Container** use the instructions in the [Mount an image to a container](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/backup/consume-captured-app-data-in-a-container-environment).\n3. On the **Mount** page, from **Host**, choose the target host server\n from the drop-down.\n\n4. In **Label**, optionally enter a unique name associated with the mount.\n\n5. In **Mount Drive** or **Mount Point** enter the entire mount drive or point\n you want to use. If the image consists of multiple volumes, you can select\n a different mount drive or point for each volume. Mount drive is for\n Windows only.\n\n6. In the **Pre-Script** and **Post-Script** fields, enter the path and\n relative filenames. Enter the timeout values to prevent hanging.\n 300 seconds is a good recommended timeout value.\n\n7. Click **Submit** . Go to the **Job Monitor** to\n view the progress and details of the job. The mounted image is\n available in the [Active Mounts](#active).\n\nManagement of the active mounts\n-------------------------------\n\nOnce you have created a mount, track the image from the\n**App Manager** \\\u003e **Active Mounts**. Don't leave any image\nmounted indefinitely. This is because the backup image that the mount was\ncreated from cannot expire until all its mounts have been deleted. When you\nhave finished using the mounted image, perform one of the following actions:\n\n- [Unmount](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/manage-active-mounts#unmount) the image. You can [remount](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/manage-active-mounts#remount) it if needed. You can then [delete](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/manage-active-mounts#delete) the image later when you are certain it is no longer needed.\n- [Unmount and delete](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/manage-active-mounts#unmount-delete) the image. This deletes the mounted image, not the backup that the mount is based on.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- To define backup settings, see\n [Configure application details and settings to protect file system data](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/backup/configure-app-settings-for-filesystems)\n\n- To restore backed up file systems, see [File system restore](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/filesystem-restore)\n\nBackup and DR for Filestore and file systems\n--------------------------------------------\n\nThis page is one in a series of pages specific to protecting and recovering\nfilesystems with Backup and DR.\n\nYou can find additional information in the following pages:\n\n- [Backup and DR for file systems](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/concepts/backupdr-for-filesystems)\n- [Manage hosts and their connected applications](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/manage-hosts-and-their-connected-applications)\n- [Configure application details and settings to protect file system data](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/backup/configure-app-settings-for-filesystems)\n- [Apply a backup plan to protect a file system](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/create-plan/apply-backup-plan-to-filesystem)\n- [Restore a file system to the source](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/filesystem-restore)\n- [Mount a file system or file share](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/mount-file-system)\n- [Mount and migrate a file system for instant recovery to any target](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/filesystem-mount-and-migrate)"]]
