KB-OLBP-036: VMware Single Item Recovery

The following article provides step by step process for conducting a single item restore from a VMware (vmdk) virtual disk.

1. From the command line (cmd.exe) please navigate to the following directory: "C:\Program Files\Redstor Online Backup Plus\vddk"
2. Run the following command "vmware-mount m:n B:\VMWareBackupPlugin\2014-01-31-09-13-40\172.16.1.250\DC2\host\vSphere-DC2-Cluster-1\Resources\Lab\WINXP\Hard disk 1.description.vmdk" (Modify example path as required where the path is the location of the vmdk file you wish to browse).
3. When prompted select "mount". [mount, unmount, exit]
4. You will then be prompted to select an available drive letter to associate with the virtual disk to be mounted.
5. Next you need to specify the path of the virtual disk to be mounted.
6. Lastly enter a virtual disk volume number. The default is [1]

You should now be able to browse the virtual disk within Windows explorer.