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Starts the VM guest OS files restore from the specified VM replica restore point. Disks of the restored VM are mounted to the Veeam backup server and the VM guest OS files become available in the C:\VeeamFLR\<vm-name> folder.
Request
To start VM guest OS files restore, you need to send the POST HTTP request to the /vmReplicaPoints/{ID}/mounts URL.
HTTP Request
Request Headers
The request contains the following headers:
Header | Required | Description |
X-RestSvcSessionId | True | The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. To learn more, see Authentication and Security. |
Request Body
None.
Query Parameters
None.
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Codes
A successfully completed operation returns response code 202 Accepted.
Response Headers
The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.
Header | Description |
Content-length | The length of the response body. |
Content-type | The media type and syntax of the request body message: application/xml. |
Response Body
In the response body, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager returns an ID of the task that has been created to perform the requested action, and the task state. You can check the operation results by sending the GET HTTP request to the URL of the task resource.
Additionally, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager returns a link to the task deletion operation. You can send the GET HTTP request to the URL in the link to stop the task execution.
Example
The example below restores VM replica guest OS files from the restore point having ID 7b8f9c7d-4e73-429a-9fc6-1ad2c58902bc:
Request: POST http://localhost:9399/api/vmReplicaPoints/710c0a5f-2783-4222-b669-0da996b09b97/mounts
Request Header: X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj
Response: 202 Accepted
Response Body: <Task xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Task" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/tasks/task-1"> |
To trace the status of the operation, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the received task resource:
Request: GET http://localhost:9399/api/tasks/task-1
Request Header: X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj
Response: 200 Success
Response Body: <Task xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Task" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/tasks/task-1"> |
