Opening Content Database Manually

You can restore the Microsoft SharePoint content database from the storage snapshot with file-level restore and open it manually.

1. Perform VM guest OS files restore for the virtualized Microsoft SharePoint server. For more information, see Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Microsoft Windows).
2. In the Veeam Backup browser, locate the MDF file and double-click it or select the file and click Application Items > SharePoint Items on the ribbon.
3. Veeam Backup Free Edition will attach the content database to the Microsoft SQL Server on which the Veeam Backup Free Edition database is deployed and open the database in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint. After that, you can browse the database and restore items you need.

Detailed information about Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint is provided in the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint help. To open the help, do one of the following:

• Open Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint and press [F1].

• Select Help > Help or Online Help from the main menu of Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint.