Retrieving Individual Files from MinIO Server

Although restoring individual files from S3 backups is not directly supported, you can retrieve individual files from the vStor-embedded MinIO server where the S3 backups are stored.

To retrieve individual files from the vStor-embedded MinIO server, follow the procedure below.

  1. Log in to the target vStor.

  2. Go to the Storage view, identify the volume where your S3 bucket backup is stored. Volume names for S3 buckets are structured in the following way: <S3 node ID>-<bucket name>-<job definition ID> , e.g. 680a26835485bc57247ea1a0_my-bucket_aa2230a0-320c-4b2c-8e6d-c047bda6b4db

  3. In the volume’s view, go to the Snapshots tab.

  4. Select the snapshot from when the version of your desired files has been backed up.

Note. To retrieve the most recent version of your files, you can go directly to the MinIO tab of the target bucket volume, skipping steps 5–7. However, for your backup’s safety, we recommend following the full procedure.

  1. Hover over the snapshot and click the icon. The Clone Snapshot dialog will open.

  1. Click Save to clone the snapshot to a separate volume. The default volume name consists of the original MinIO volume name with the clone- prefix and the UNIX timestamp suffix. You can edit the name before saving.

  1. Click the clone’s name to enter the volume details and go to the MinIO tab.

  2. Click the Go to MinIO server button and log in to the MinIO server using the credentials provided in the MinIO tab. Use buttons to copy the credentials.

  3. Retrieve the required files from the MinIO server bucket.

Note. We strongly recommend deleting the clone volume after file retrieval, as each MinIO server embedded on a vStor machine occupies two ports from the range 9000–9100, which may be needed for future S3 bucket backups.

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