Rolling back a file system

Virtual Storage Platform One File Administrator User Guide

Version

1.7.x

Audience

anonymous

Part Number

MK-24VSP1F003-09

ft:lastEdition

2026-04-07

A rollback restores a file system, or a file system that is used as an object replication target, to a selected snapshot.

Review the considerations for a rollback in Rolling back a file system from a snapshot.

Navigate to Data Management > Protection > Snapshots > File System Snapshots.
In the Snapshots pane, select the EVS and file system associated with the snapshot from the list of EVS instances.
Locate the snapshot that you want to roll back to, click the more actions menu, and then click Rollback.
In the Roll Back File System pane, select Regular Rollback
Review the details for the file system that is associated with the snapshot: EVS name, file system name, and file system mount status.
Review and configure the rollback steps. The steps include automatically unmounting the file system.
1. In the Recover file system to snapshot created at list, select the snapshot that you want to roll back to.
  The snapshots are listed by date and time. The name is also shown for the selected snapshot.
2. In the Remount file system as list, select one of the following options:
  - Mount read write: This option mounts the file system in read/write mode and is the default. If you roll back a file system and mount it in read/write mode, you cannot undo the rollback or roll back again to a different snapshot.
  - Mount read only: This option mounts the file system in read-only mode. If a file system is an object replication target, it must be mounted in read-only mode. You can also mount the file system in read-only mode for other reasons such as to verify the file system status and decide whether to remount the file system in read/write mode or to restore to a different snapshot.
  - Do not mount: This option prevents the file system from mounting. Some features, such as formatting a file system, require that the file system is unmounted. You must also unmount a file system to remove it.
Click Rollback, and then click Continue to confirm.