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Curated Snapshots

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Allows restore of malicious free and secure files to an endpoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, or server.

Overview

After you find out about infected resources, you can use Druva’s Ransomware Recovery feature to isolate those endpoints ,servers , and Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint). This will restrict those resources from interacting with other resources and help contain the spread of malware. 

But there is always a risk that existing securely backed-up data might already be infected and when you restore such data, you run the risk of infecting the destination resource. This is where the Curated Snapshot feature comes in.

Using the Curated Snapshot feature, you can create a customized snapshot that is the latest, cleanest, and safest scanned file version available for restore. You can restore files for endpoints servers, and Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint) from the Curated Snapshot without any security or malware risks. Curated Snapshot is the default snapshot selected for restore for endpoint and servers in their respective restore wizards. 

When you create a Curated Snapshot, Druva scans all the files from the specified date range for potential viruses, blocks the malicious ones, and only restores the latest version of the cleanest file available.

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  • Endpoints: You can create only one active Curated Snapshot per user per device at a given point in time.
  • Servers: You can create only one active Curated Snapshot per Backup Set per workload at a given point in time.
  • OneDrive:You can create only one active Curated Snapshot per user per device at a given point in time. However, if one user is associated with two devices, the user can have one active Curated Snapshot for each of these devices.
  • SharePoint:  You can create only one active Curated Snapshot per site at a given point in time. 

Druva uses an industry-leading encryption check and antivirus engine to search the data for potential viruses and malware. Based on the added pre-identified hash values of malicious files to the scan engine, Druva will also scan the data for these file hashes so that malicious files can be blocked from restore. 

Know your Curated Snapshot Dashboard 

Overview

This page displays the information about the Curated Snapshot that you have created for endpoints, Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint), and servers (File Servers and NAS Share).

Access path 

Click the  icon to access the Global Navigation Panel and select Cyber Resilience > Ransomware Recovery > Curated Snapshots. The Curated Snapshots page is displayed.

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The following table lists the details on the Curated Snapshot dashboard page.

Field Description
Last Updated The date and time when the details of the page were last updated. 
Snapshot tab
Snapshot The name or title of the snapshot.
Resource Name The name of the data source.
Resource Type The type of resource. Example: SharePoint, OneDrive, and so on.
Snapshot size The size of the snapshot.
Retention till The date and timestamp until which the snapshot will be retained and can be restored.
Job ID The unique ID of the scan job.
Jobs tab
Job ID The unique ID of the scan job. Click on the Job ID to view Job details.
Resource Name The name of the data source.
Resource Type The type of resource. Example: SharePoint, OneDrive, and so on.
Start Time The time when the scan job was initiated.
End Time The time when the scan job finished. If the job ended prematurely due to cancelation, or due to failure, this field displays that timestamp.
Snapshot Creation Status

The current status of the job. It can be any of the following:

  • Successful - The job completed successfully and you can view the details of the scanned files in the Curated Snapshot section.

  • Failed - The job failed due to various reasons.

  • Canceled - The job was canceled by the administrator.

  • Queued - The job is yet to be processed. 

  • Running - The scanning is in progress.

Action

Button  Description
Delete Snapshot Deletes the selected snapshot.
Cancel Job Terminates the scan job initiated.

Filter for Snapshot tab

Use the filter to narrow down the search and listing of created Curated Snapshots for endpoints and servers.

Field  Description
Resource Type

The type of the data source. Example: File Server, NAS, Endpoints, OneDrive, or SharePoint.

Retained for

The duration till which the snapshot is available for restore. 

  • Next 24 Hours
  • Next 7 Days
  • Next 1 month

Action

Button  Description
Apply Applies the filter and displays results based on filters applied.
Reset To cancel the filters applied.

You also have an option to search using Resource Name. 

Filter for Jobs tab

Use the filter to narrow down the search and listing of created Curated Snapshots for endpoints and servers based on Job status.

Field  Description
Resource Type

The type of the data source. Example: File Server, NAS, Endpoints, Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint).

Status

Select the status from the listed options as per your need. The following options are displayed:

  • Successful

  • Failed

  • Canceled

  • Queued 

  • Running

Started in

The duration when the job was initiated. Select one from the following as per your need:

  • Last 24 Hours
  • Last 7 Days
  • Last 1 month

Action

Button  Description
Apply Applies the filter and displays results based on filters applied.
Reset To cancel the filters applied.

You also have an option to search using Resource Name.