You can restore a file from a drive instead of restoring the entire drive by performing a Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere attach operation. The attach operation creates a clone of your primary backup and lists the virtual disks that are included in the backup. You can then restore the disk that you require.
You must be running clustered Data ONTAP 8.2.2 or later and have registered VSC with SnapCenter.
You must use the primary backup copy when you execute the attach operation. This operation does not work with secondary backup copies.
When you perform an attach operation, VSC clones the selected virtual disk and attaches it to the virtual machine as a new disk. You must log in to the guest operating system and mount the newly attached hard disk as a drive. At that point, you can restore the files from the mounted disk inside the guest operating system.