NetVault Plug-in for VMware 10.5

NetVault Plug-in for VMware 10.5 - User Guide

Restore selection tree icons

Table 10. Restore selection tree icons
Icon	Description
	Virtual machine
	Failed virtual machine (appears in a saveset for stopped job)
	Configuration file
	NVRAM file
	Virtual machine disk file
	Disk extent information file
	Log file
	Catalog file

Recovering a virtual machine from the restored files

After restoring the virtual machine disk and configuration files, you can use the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client to create a virtual machine using the restored “.vmx” and “.vmdk” files. After a VADP Recovery, you must modify the “.vmx” file so that it matches the disk paths of the restored “.vmdk” files. For more information, see the relevant VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client documentation.

Recovering a virtual machine from a VCB backup

To restore the virtual machine files to the destination VMware Server, start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client Wizard. Follow the instructions to complete the virtual machine recovery. When the prompt “Select source type” prompt appears, select the option “Backup image or third-party virtual machine.” Additionally, set the “Virtual machine file” option to the restored “.vmx” file.

Recovering a virtual machine from a VADP backup using vCenter Converter

To recover the virtual machine, you must edit the “.vmx” file, and change the datastore path to reflect the restored “.vmdk” files.

To change the datastore path

Navigate to the target directory to which the virtual machine files were restored and note the filenames of the virtual disks.

The following example shows some files generated from Virtual Machine Files Only Restore of a VADP backup:

MyVirtualMachine.vmx

scsi0-0-MyVirtualMachine.vmdk

scsi0-0-MyVirtualMachine-s001.vmdk

VirtualMachineConfigInfo

Open the “.vmx” file.

Modify the relevant entries for the virtual disk(s).

For example, modify the following entry:

scsi0:0.fileName = “MyVirtualMachine-000001.vmdk”

It must match the “.vmdk” file generated during restore.

scsi0:0.fileName = “scsi0-0-MyVirtualMachine.vmdk”

After modifying the “.vmx” file, start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client Wizard to create the virtual machine. Follow the instructions to complete the virtual machine recovery. When the “Select source type” prompt appears, select “VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine.” Additionally, set the “Virtual machine file” option to the restored “.vmx” file.


	NOTE: In the scenario described in the article http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1019286, the “.vmx” file is not backed up, but the “.vmdk” files are available.

Searching for files in savesets

The Search option on the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page allows you to find specific files or data items without opening any savesets or browsing through their contents. You can use filenames or regular expressions to find the data items that you want to restore.

To search for data items in savesets

On the Create Restore Job — Choose Saveset page, click Search.

In the Search for files in savesets dialog box, configure the following options:

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Search String: Type the search string.

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Regular expression search: To use POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) regular expressions in the Search String box, select this check box.

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Case sensitive: To perform a case-sensitive search, select this check box.

Click Search. On the Search Results page, you can view the savesets that contain the specified files or data items.

Select the items you want to restore. You can only restore items from one saveset. Click Next.

Complete Step 4 through Step 10 in the section Restoring data.