@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ the original location keeps the instance associated with the same Shared
454454Filesystem. Restoring to a different location results in deployment of a
455455regular instance.
456456
457- Restore Guest Files
458- -------------------
457+ Instances Guest Files Restore
458+ -----------------------------
459459
460460Guest file restore requires the backed-up instance IP address to be reachable
461461from the host selected by Veeam for mounting the backup. Veeam can use either
@@ -475,10 +475,29 @@ out from the backup.
475475Windows Instance
476476~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
477477
478+ When restoring guest files from a Windows instance backup, ensure that
479+ ``ntfs-3g `` is installed on the KVM hypervisor hosts to allow mounting
480+ instance backups.
481+
482+ For Debian/Ubuntu-based hosts, run the following commands:
483+
484+ ::
485+
486+ apt update
487+ apt install ntfs-3g -y
488+
489+ For RHEL/CentOS-based hosts, run the following commands:
490+
491+ ::
492+
493+ dnf install epel-release -y
494+ dnf install ntfs-3g -y
495+
496+
478497Unlike Linux guest file restore, restore on a Windows instance may happen
479- over SMB share. Ensure that the instance is reachable from the selected
480- mounting host, or from the Veeam server when an automatically selected
481- mounting host is used.
498+ over an SMB share. Ensure that the instance is reachable from the selected
499+ mounting host, or from the Veeam server when auto-selected mounting host
500+ processing is used.
482501
483502Ensure connectivity over the following ports:
484503
@@ -503,24 +522,6 @@ To disable UAC remote token filtering for local administrator accounts, use:
503522 -PropertyType DWord `
504523 -Force
505524
506- When restoring guest files from a Windows instance backup, ensure that
507- ``ntfs-3g `` is installed on the KVM hypervisor hosts to allow mounting
508- instance backups.
509-
510- For Debian/Ubuntu-based hosts, run the following commands:
511-
512- ::
513-
514- apt update
515- apt install ntfs-3g -y
516-
517- For RHEL/CentOS-based hosts, run the following commands:
518-
519- ::
520-
521- dnf install epel-release -y
522- dnf install ntfs-3g -y
523-
524525
525526Image Transfer for Backup and Restore
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